Beaver County News | 1917-12-21 | Page 4 | Each Infantryman Carries 9 1/2 Lbs, Iron and Steel |

Type	issue
Date	1917-12-21
Paper	Beaver County News
Language	eng
City	Milford
County	Beaver
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title	Each Infantryman Carries 9 1/2 Lbs, Iron and Steel
Type	article
Date	1917-12-21
Paper	Beaver County News
Language	eng
City	Milford
County	Beaver
Page	4
OCR Text	Show EACH INFANTRYMAN TARRIES !H 1,I!S. IRON AND STEEL In the equipment furnished each '. infantryman by the Ordnance Bureau of the War Department are 9 Vi pounds of iron and steel. This is exclusive ex-clusive of the uniform equipment provided by the quartermaster corps. Used in the bayonet .scabbard are 2 ounces of iron and steel; bacon can, 0.04 ounce; bayonet, 15 ounces; front sight cover, 2 ounces; knife 1 ounce; meat can, 0.03 ounce; pack carriers, 0.03 ounce; rifle, 107 ounces; shovel, 25 ounces.
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gx5b23/5340760