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INT. AMENDMENT 6 (IH)
In line 6, delete "Except for Style 3 (Marine Corps) buttons."
Delete last sentence.
Add paragraph 3.6.2.4 as follows:
"3.6.2.4 Cap button for United States Coast Guard female officers. All Type II, Style 5, Class A,
Subclass 2 USCG 22-1/2 ligne cap buttons shall have a staple type prong attaching device. Each
prong of the attaching device shall be 7/8 inch 1/8 inch in length and shall be formed from 0.040
inch 0.002 inch diameter annealed gold-colored brass wire. The attaching device shall be
centered on and fused, soldered, or swedged to the back of the button so that, when the prongs are
spread open, they will be horizontal to the button design."
Paragraph 3.7.1 through 3.7.1.2- Delete in their entirety and substitute the following:
"3.7.1 Plating. All plating shall be by electroplating methods. The plating shall be non-
porous and continuous over the entire plated surface. There shall be no cut-through, shaded,
peeled, or blistered plating. Plating shall be smooth, fine grained, adherent, and free from pits,
nodules, porosity, indications of burning, excessive edge build up, and other detrimental
defects. When 24 karat gold and silver plating are tested as specified in 4.4.5, the average
quantity of gold or silver on selected buttons shall be not less than the amount specified in
TABLE III. In addition, no one dozen buttons tested shall contain less than 90% of the quantity
of gold or silver specified in TABLE III.
TABLE III. Weight of gold and silver (grains) per dozen buttons.
ARMY
ARMY
ARMY
COAST
NAVY &
SOLID PIERCED CORPS OF ARMY
MARINE COAST
GUARD
LIGNE
AIR
DESIGN DESIGN
ENGRS JROTC
FORCE CORPS GUARD
NAVY
AUX
SIZE
SILVER GOLD
GOLD
SILVER GOLD SILVER GOLD
GOLD
GOLD
GOLD
20
6.0
----
----
----
----
----
1.0
----
----
----
20
1/
20.0
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
20
2/
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
1.5
----
20
3/
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
0.5
----
22
----
0.545
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
22-1/2
4/
----
----
1.0
7.5
1.0
4.5
----
----
----
----
25
12.0
----
----
----
----
----
1.0
----
----
----
25
2/
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
1.5
1.5
----
25
3/
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
0.5
0.5
----
25
5/
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
0.5
27
----
0.545
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
28
----
----
1.25
----
1.5
6.0
----
----
----
----
30
18.0
----
----
----
----
----
1.5
----
----
0.75
30
2/
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
2.25
2.25
----
30
3/
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
0.75
0.75
----
35
----
----
2.0
18.5
2.0
9.0
----
----
----
----
36
24.0
----
----
----
----
----
2.0
----
----
1.0
36
2/
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
3.0
3.0
----
36
3/
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
1.0
1.0
---
40
----
1.51
2.5
22.5
2.5
----
----
----
----
----
45
36.0
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
----
1/ Cuff link button
2/ Pierced design shell
3/ Pierced design liner
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