MIL-DTL-29479A(MC)
3.3.4 Thread. The thread for each class of slacks shall be
cotton conforming to A-A-52094 as follows:
Use
Type
Ticket No.
Ply
Buttonholes
III
0
3
Seams, stitching
III
A
3
Overedging
I
70
2
II
16
Buttons
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As an alternate to the cotton thread, a polyester, cotton-covered
thread conforming to A-A-50199, ticket No. 50, 3-ply or ticket
No. 70, 2-ply may be used. CAUTION: Some automatic machines
will not operate properly with this thread.
3.3.4.1. Automatic button sewing. If an automatic machine which
sews and shanks (wraps) the buttons in one operation is used, the
thread shall be waxed.
3.3.4.2. Color. The color of the thread for the slacks shall be
white, shade AG, cable No. 66049.
NOTE:
See DoD Standard Color Card of Official Standardized
Shades for Sewing Threads 1968.
3.3.5 Gimp. The gimp for reinforcing the buttonhole shall
conform to type I or II, ticket No. 8 of A-A-50198. The color of
the gimp shall be white.
3.3.6 Button. The button for the waistband shall be 27-line
conforming to type II, class D, style 4 of V-B-871. The color of
the buttons shall be white, shade BA, cable No. 62031 (see DoD
Standard Shades for Buttons 1966).
3.3.7 Slide fasteners. The slide fasteners shall conform to
either 3.3.7.1 or 3.3.7.2.
3.3.7.1. Metal. The slide fasteners shall conform to type I,
style 3, short tab pull, cam lock size LS (commercial No. 4), of
V-F-106, except that the salt spray test shall not be required.
All the components of the slide fastener shall be brass and from
the same supplier. The tape shall be cotton or synthetic or a
combination. The length of the slide fastener shall start at the
notch and finish at the raw edge at the waist.
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