Military Equipment [1917]

Part 5

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Tan color felt, bound edge, tan band, gilt wreath and number. Cord extra. Sizes, 6¾ to 7¾. =State size and number wanted on helmet.= Shipping weight, 1½ pounds.

=No. 6K20033½= Helmet, without cord. Price, each =$2.45=

Black and Gold Silk Cord for above helmet.

=No. 6K20034= Extra =50c=

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Every garment is made to order and cut to individual measurement. We require ten to fourteen days for making. On caps and helmets allow us five to seven days. In ordering use special order blank.

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Policemen’s Club.

Regulation city department rosewood finish club, 20 inches long. Highly shellac polished. Weight, 14 ounces. Shipping weight, 1¼ lbs.

=No. 6K20134= Price, each =90c=

Policemen’s Overcoat.

Chicago Style Policemen’s Overcoat. Made of a good grade heavy navy blue uniform cloth. Two rows of buttons on breast. Carefully made in all respects. Shipping weight, 9 pounds.

=No. 6K20010½= Overcoat. Price =$35.00=

Chain Twisters.

Quickly adjusted. Handles interlock alike from either side. Shipping weight, 5 ounces.

=No. 6K24551= Price, each =50c=

Policemen’s Club.

Rosewood finish club, 12 inches long. Highly shellac polished. Weight, 10 ounces. Shipping weight, 1 pound.

=No. 6K20135= Price, each =60c=

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Home Guard and Watchmen’s Stick.

First quality ash. Length, 27 inches; diameter, 1¼ inches. Leather loop handle. Shipping weight, 1¼ pounds.

=No. 6K20136= Price, each =40c=

Police and Watchmen’s Clubs.

Made of solid leather on a spring steel core, turned to a hard, smooth polish. 1¼ inches in diameter. As solid as wood and far more serviceable, as it will not crack or chip. =State length.=

=No. 6K24585= Length, inches 10 12 14 Shipping weight 12 oz. 14 oz. 1 lb. Price =$1.20= =$1.40= =$1.70=

Policemen’s Uniform.

Chicago Style Police Uniform. Navy blue uniform cloth. Coat trimmed with buttons, pants with stripe on side seams. Shipping weight, 6½ pounds.

=No. 6K20011½= Price of coat and pants =$25.00=

=No. 6K20029½= Price of blue cap (without badge) =$2.00=

=No. 6K20030½= Price of white duck cap (without badge) =$1.75=

=No. 6K20031½= Price of white leatherette cap (without =$1.75= badge)

Caps, badges, chevrons, clubs, belts and stars are quoted separately and are not included in the prices of our uniforms.

Bean’s Pattern Handcuffs.

Will not lock accidentally when carried in pocket. Always ready for instant action. Light weight and the most popular with detectives and other officers of the law. Shipping weight, 14 ounces.

=No. 6K24559= Polished. Price, per pair =$2.15=

=No. 6K24560= Nickel plated. Price, per pair =2.65=

=No. 6K24561= Extra keys for above handcuffs. Shipping =12c= weight, 2 ounces. Each

Police Club Tassel.

Regulation Cord Tassel. Shipping wt., 8 oz.

=No. 6K20138= Navy blue worsted cord. Each =55c= =No. 6K20142= Navy blue silk cord. Price, each =75c=

Chevron.

Patrolmen’s Traffic Chevron on navy blue cloth. Wheel design. Shipping weight, 2 ounces.

=No. 6K20141= Price, each =50c=

Regulation Police Rubber Coat.

Lined with a heavy weight brown jean material. Ventilation back. Large storm cape with loops for star. Two large inside pockets, one for the club. Sleeve tabs and lapover front, which closes with reinforced snap fasteners. Average length, 54 inches. =State breast measure taken over vest.= Average shipping weight, 6⅜ pounds.

=No. 41K940= Black. Price =$5.85=

For Patrol Rubbers See Page 3.

Police Belt.

Black harness leather; 1¾ inches wide. Club socket for Club No. 6K20134. Bronzed buckle. Shipping weight, 1¼ pounds.

=No. 6K20137= Price, each =$3.00=

Police Chevrons.

Patrolmen’s Traffic Chevron on navy blue cloth. Wheel and horse’s head design. Shipping weight, 2 ounces.

=No. 6K20140= Price, each =60c=

The newest style Police Sergeant Chevron. Shipping weight, 3 ounces.

=No. 6K20139= Price, each =60c=

Revolver Holster.

Audley style. Officially adopted by many police departments. Fits Colt’s Police Positive Revolver only. Shipping weight, 8 ounces.

=No. 6K20143= Price, each =$3.30=

For Police Revolvers See Page 8.

We Ship to the Soldiers in Europe or Anywhere Else. See Page 1.

Clothing for Firemen

Firemen’s Overcoat.

Firemen’s Double Breasted Overcoat. Made of a good quality heavy navy blue uniform cloth. Finished with two rows of buttons on breast. Shipping wt., 9 pounds.

=No. 6K20012½= Overcoat. Price, each =$33.00=

Firemen’s Cap.

Regulation Chicago style, black silk, buttons and strap. =State size wanted.= Shipping weight, 1½ lbs.

=No. 6K20035½= Price, each =$1.75=

Band Cap.

Regulation style blue uniform cloth cap, complete, as illustrated. Sizes, 6¾ to 7¾. =State size wanted.= Shipping wt., 1½ pounds.

=No. 6K20038½= Price, each =$1.50=

Railway Men’s Cap.

Black silk. Two rows gold or white braid, two buttons. Can be lettered with gold or white letters as follows: Conductor, Agent, Flagman, Brakeman, Collector. =State size and lettering wanted.= Shipping weight, 1½ pounds.

=No. 6K20040½= Cap, lettered as desired. Price, each =$1.75=

Firemen’s Helmet.

Standard style Fire Department Helmet. Heavy leather, well reinforced. Furnished lettered as desired. =State size wanted.= Allow ten to fourteen days for making. Shipping weight, 2¾ pounds.

=No. 6K20037½= Price, each =$5.90= Price, 6 or more, each =5.60=

Firemen’s Cap.

Standard style cap. Navy blue serge cloth. Buttons and strap. =State size wanted.= Shipping wt., 1½ pounds.

=No. 6K20036½= Cap, without badge. Price, each =$1.75=

Mail Carriers’ Cap.

Chicago regulation large bell crown cap, cadet gray uniform cloth. Also suitable for rural delivery carriers. Sizes, 6¾ to 7¾. =State size wanted.= Shipping weight, 1½ pounds.

=No. 6K20039½= Price, each (including wreath and any number) =$1.75=

Expressmen or Porters’ Cap.

Black silk, square visor, leather sweatband. No lettering. =State size wanted.= Shipping weight, 1⅜ pounds.

=No. 6K20041½= Each =$1.50=

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Every garment is made to order and cut to individual measurement. We require ten to fourteen days for making. On caps allow us five to seven days. When ordering use special order blank enclosed.

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Firemen’s Uniform.

Popular double breasted style. Navy blue uniform cloth. Coat trimmed with buttons. Shipping weight, 6½ pounds.

=No. 6K20013½= Coat and Pants. Price =$25.00=

Dark Lantern.

Slide is thrown off or on by means of a thumb-latch at the top of the handle. Fitted with a 3-inch heavy bullseye. Burns from twelve to eighteen hours with one filling. Use signal oil only. Shpg. wt., 1⅞ lbs.

=No. 6K24581= Price =92c=

=No. 6K24582= 1-quart can Signal Oil. Shipping weight, 3 =23c= lbs. Price

=No. 6K24584= 1-gallon can Signal Oil. Shipping wt., 8½ =70c= lbs. Price

Heavy Police Whistle.

A very loud, shrill whistle of heavy construction. Nickel plated. Also used as a dog call or referee’s signal. Shipping weight, 3 ounces.

=No. 6K24479= Price =32c=

Police Whistle.

A heavily made regulation police whistle, nickel plated, strong stationary ring at end. Length over all, 2½ inches. Very loud and shrill. Not to be confused with the many boys’ cheaper thin metal whistles. Shipping weight, 3 ounces.

=No. 6K24475= Price =25c=

Police Star.

Police and Officers’ Five-Ball Pointed Star. German silver. Size, 2⅝ inches. Furnished lettered as follows only: Police, Special Police, Marshal, City Marshal, Constable, Detective, Deputy Sheriff, Sheriff, Watchman or Game Warden. =State plainly which is wanted.= We do not furnish any other lettering. Shipping weight, 3 ounces.

=No. 6K24583= Price =75c=

Firemen’s Heavy Double Coated Black Rubber Coat.

Made of a heavy jean cloth which is coated with black rubber on both sides. Deep fly front, closing with large ring snap fasteners. Reinforced armpits. Draw tab on sleeves. Corduroy faced collar and sewed and vulcanized seams. Length, 48 inches. =State breast measure taken over vest.= Average shipping weight, 6⅝ pounds.

=No. 41K935= Black. Price =$5.25=

Carbide Lantern.

Constructed throughout of brass, highly nickel plated; 18 to 20candle power. Burns five to six hours. Has a bullseye lens. Height, 18 inches; width at base, 5 inches. Shipping weight, 3 lbs.

=No. 6K25221= Each =$3.72=

Gasoline Lantern.

Three hundred candle-power. 2½ pints capacity. Burns twelve or fifteen hours. Height, 14 inches. Width, at base, 6 inches. Packed complete with pump, extra mantles and directions. Shipping weight, 5 lbs.

=No. 6K25215= Price =$5.35=

=No. 6K25216= Mantles for above. Shipping wt., 4 oz. Per =58c= half doz.

Campers’ Acetylene Light.

For camping, fishing and hunting. Burns four and one-half to five hours on one filling. Will not smoke and is a very solidly constructed, safe, simple light; no glass, no oil, no wick. Best results with small size carbide. We do not furnish carbide. Shipping wt., 2 lbs.

=No. 6K5210= Price =$1.45=

☛ For Parcel Post Rates and Information, See Inside Front Cover. ☚

Interesting Military Books

=No. 3K6332= Fundamentals of Military Service. By Captain Lincoln C. Andrews, U. S. A. Approved by War Department. 428 pages. Limp cloth. Size, 4⅝×7¼ inches. Weight, 1 lb.

Price =$1.35=

Manual of Military Training.

By Major James A. Moss. Intended primarily for use in connection with the instruction and training of cadets in our military schools and colleges and of company officers of the National Guard and Officers’ Reserve Corps. 666 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Size, 5⅛×7⅜ inches. Shipping weight, 1¼ pounds.

=No. 3K6355= Price =$2.00=

OFFICIAL MILITARY BOOKS.

These military books have been authorized by the War Department. They are necessary for citizens and for every man interested in home defense and military matters.

=No. 3K6336 The Ship and Gun Drills, U. S. Navy.= 289 pages. Cloth. Size, 4⅜×6⅜ inches. Shipping weight, 8 ounces.

Price =55c=

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=No. 3K6337 Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Organized Militia and Volunteers of the United States.= 262 pages. Cloth. Size, 4½×5¾ inches. Shipping weight, 10 ounces.

Price =45c=

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=No. 3K6338 Provisional Drill and Service Regulations for Field Artillery= (Horse and Light). 525 pages. Cloth. Size, 4⅝×6¾ inches. Shipping weight, 1 pound.

Price =$1.10=

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=No. 3K6339 Professional Papers No. 29 Corps of Engineers U. S. Army Engineers Field Manual.= Over 500 pages. Cloth. Size, 4¼×6¾ inches. Shpg. wt., 1 lb.

Price =$1.10=

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=No. 3K6348 Manual for Army Bakers.= 123 pages. Cloth. Size, 4½×5¾ inches. Shipping wt., 6 oz.

Price =45c=

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=No. 3K6349 Manual for Army Cooks.= 270 pages. Cloth. Size, 4½×5¾ inches. Shipping wt., 8 ounces.

Price =65c=

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=No. 3K6341 Coast Artillery Drill Regulations.= 235 pages. Cloth. Size, 5⅞×8⅛ inches. Shipping weight, 1 pound.

Price =85c=

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=No. 3K6343 Regulations for the Army of the United States.= 416 pages. Cloth. Size, 5⅜×8⅛ in. Shipping weight, 1¼ lbs.

Price =85c=

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=No. 3K6344 Combined Infantry and Cavalry Drill Regulations, for Automatic Machine Rifle Caliber .30.= 66 pages. Cloth. Size, 4⅜×5¾ inches. Shipping wt., 4 ounces.

Price =25c=

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=No. 3K6345 United States Army Transport Service Regulations.= 88 pages. Cloth. Size, 4¼×5⅝ inches. Shipping wt., 4 ounces.

Price =45c=

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=No. 3K6346 Manual of Interior Guard Duty.= 88 pages. Cloth. Size, 3⅞×5 inches. Shipping weight, 4 ounces.

Price =45c=

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=No. 3K6347 Drill Regulations and Service Manual for Sanitary Troops.= 239 pages. Cloth. Size, 4½×6 inches. Shipping weight, 8 ounces.

Price =65c=

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=No. 3K6351 Rules of Land Warfare.= 221 pages. Flexible cloth cover. Size, 4¼×6¾ inches. Shipping weight, 6 ounces.

Price =65c=

=No. 3K6330 Cavalry Drill Regulations.= 429 pages. Cloth. Size, 5⅝×4¼ inches. Weight, 12 oz.

Price =65c=

=No. 3K6333 Small Arms Firing Manual.= 283 pages. Cloth. Size, 5⅝×4¼ inches. Weight, 10 oz.

Price =65c=

=No. 3K6334 Infantry Drill Regulations.= 239 pages. Size, 5¾×4½ in. Weight, 10 oz.

Price =45c=

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=No. 3K6335 Field Service Regulations.= 234 pages. Size, 4⅜×5¾ in. Wt., 10 oz.

Price =65c=

=No. 3K6331= Fundamentals of Naval Service. By Commander Yates Stirling, U. S. N. Approved by Navy Department. 572 pages. Limp cloth. Size, 4¾×7¼ inches. Weight, 1¼ pounds.

Price =$1.85=

=No. 3K6325= Writing Outfit. Contains 25 sheets of fine quality unruled white cloth finished paper, 12 envelopes and lead pencil with eraser in metal tip. Fits knapsack. Weight, 10 ounces.

Price =22c=

Do’s and Don’ts in the Army.

By Lieutenant Harold Hersey. (9th Coast Defense.) For officers and privates. Containing everything likely to be of use to the recruit. It will prepare the civilian for enlistment and give him the proper knowledge of how to succeed from the start. Over 100 pages. Bound in cloth. Size, 4⅛×5¼ inches. Shipping weight, 4 oz.

=No. 3K6354= Price =45c=

Selective Service Manual.

By A. L. James, Jr., Captain 15th Cavalry. Prepared especially for men registered under the “Selective Service Act.” 262 pages. Cloth. Size, 4⅜×5¾ inches. Shipping weight, 8 ounces.

=No. 3K6356= Price =89c=

Oxford English and French Conversation Book.

=For Army and Navy men.= A compact and complete handbook of military, naval, aeronautical and other words, terms and phrases in both English and French, arranged for easy pronunciation. Contains what is needed at the front and an easy, quick method of learning it. 80 pages. Cloth bound. Size, 3⅞×6 inches. Shipping weight, 4 ounces.

=No. 3K2641= Price =23c=

=No. 3K6315= A Line A Day Diary. 5-year diary without dates. Start it any day in any year. Flexible cloth binding. Size, 3½×5¾ inches. Weight, 10 ounces.

Price =65c=

=No. 3K6316= 1918 Diary and Memorandum Book. Three days to page. Has overlapping slip-in flap. Has pencil holder and pocket. Cloth binding. Size, 3⅝×6 in. Weight, 7 ounces.

Price =85c=

My Diary.

A soldier’s record. Contains over 200 pages. A book in which the soldier may paste snap shots, clippings and keep a record of his experiences. When the toil of the game is over, the book will be a source of never ending pleasure. Bound in flexible cloth. Size, 3×5⅛ inches. Shipping wt., 4 oz.

=No. 3K6361= Price =22c=

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My Log.

A sailor’s record. Otherwise same as above.

=No. 3K6362= Price =22c=

=No. 3K6328= Fountain Pen with 50 Ink Tablets. Fitted with iridium tipped large genuine 14-karat solid gold pen. Security clip. Length, 7 inches. With this combination you do not have to carry ink. Wherever there is water you can make your own ink. Just drop one of the tablets in the barrel of the pen and fill it with water. Weight, 3 ounces.

Price =55c=

=No. 3K6327= Combination Fountain Pen and Automatic Pencil. Fitted with iridium tipped 14-karat solid gold pen. Pencil end fitted with good quality lead which is automatically exposed by turning the end. Security clip. Length, 6½ in. Weight, 3 ounces.

Price =55c=

=No. 3K6322= Pocket Text Bible. Thin, light and very compact. Bound in genuine French seal (leather) with overlapping edges and button flap. Red under gold edges. Size, 3⅝×5¾ in. Weight, 1 pound.

Price =98c=

=No. 3K6323= Vest Pocket Self-Pronouncing New Testament. French morocco limp leather. Gold edges. Size, 2¾×4⅜ in. Weight, 6 oz.

Price =43c=

The Hasty Note Postal Packet.

For the boy at the front. A packet containing 16 white cloth finish post cards. Shpg. wt., 6 ounces.

=No. 3K6360= Price =8c=

Rosary With Case.

Fine cocoa rosary beads with oval link chain and 1¾-inch nickel plated metal bound wood inlaid crucifix, 19 in. long. With morocco leather rosary case with button clasp. Size, 2¼×2¾ in. Shpg. wt., 6 oz.

=No. 3K6363= Price =59c=

=3K6321=

Key to Heaven. Fine American seal (leather) binding. Red under gold edges. 201 pages. Size, 2½×3¾ in. Wt., 6 oz.

Price =45c=

Crucifix and Scapular Medal.

In imitation leather pocket folder, with snap fastener. Contains crucifix, gold plated scapular medal and identification card. Shipping weight, 2 ounces.

=No. 3K6364= Price =45c=

=No. 3K6326= Small Writing Outfit. Fits pocket in regulation uniform. Contains 6 sheets of good quality unruled paper and 6 envelopes. Weight, 6 oz.

Price =9c=

=No. 3K6329= Leather Pen and Pencil Case. Contains 2 black lead pencils with erasers, 1 combination pencil and penholder, 1 indelible pencil, 1 penholder, and 3 assorted pen points. Weight, 3 ounces.

Price =45c=

=No. 3K6324= Loose Leaf Address Book. Contains 50 sheets (100 pages). Leather tab index. Size, 3×4¾ inches. Weight, 5 ounces.

Price =85c=

Complete Line of Camp and Sporting Goods Shown in Our FREE Sporting Goods Catalog.

ATHLETIC MERCHANDISE

Latest Corbett Pattern Gloves.

First quality olive tanned soft leather, stuffed with extra quality hair, double silk stitched, serge lining, leather bound, laced wrists, padded cuffs, finger grips, ventilated palms. First class gloves for instructors. Weight, each glove, 8 ounces. Shipping weight, 3¼ lbs.

=No. 6K26807= Price, per set of 4 gloves =$4.85= =No. 6K26813= Price, per set of 4 gloves =$4.25=

Our Peerless Bag.

First quality olive green napa tanned leather, welted and triple seams, stitched with linen thread, canvas lined, patent top; 31 inches circumference when inflated. Wt., complete, 11 oz. Shpg. wt., 1¼ lbs.

=No. 6K26839= Price, with blad’r =$3.00=

Approved Battling Gloves.

Good quality wine color California kid leather, with finger grips and toe pads, ventilated palms, padded wrists, good serge lining, leather binding, laced wrists, first quality curled hair. Good 6-ounce sparring gloves. Shipping weight, 3 pounds.

Higgins Soccer Football.

First quality English tanned grain leather, pebble finish, twelve-piece style, sewed with heavy eight-cord waxed linen thread, finished by hand. Pure gum bladder, rawhide lace, lacing needle and inflater. Official size. Shpg. wt., 1¾ lbs.

=No. 6K27074= Price =$4.75=

Official Rugby Football.

First quality English pebble grain leather. Pure gum bladder. Inflater included. Shipping weight, 1 lb. 11 oz.

=No. 6K27060= Each =$4.50=

The Professional Black Mitt.

Black oil tanned horsehide, with leather binding, double stitching, full leather laced, welted edge. Shipping weight, 3 pounds.

=No. 6K26924= For left hand. Price =$4.00=

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For a complete line of high quality Athletic Goods, send for a copy of our Special Sporting Goods Catalog. It embraces needs for all branches of sport. Our prices are low.

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J. C. Higgins Professional Bat.

Thoroughly seasoned white ash, put through a process of hot oil dippings. Hand rubbed and finished in oil. Shipping weight, 2¼ to 2⅝ pounds.

=No. 6K26901= Price, each =80c=

The J. C. Higgins League Ball.