MIL-DTL-44105C
TABLE VIII End item visual defects
Classification
Examine
Defect Description
Major
Minor
resulting in loosely exposed lower thread on top thread
220
120
Tight tension (stitches break when strain is applied to
the direction of seam)
221
Stitches per inch
Less than minimum specified
222
More than maximum specified
NOTE: This defect is to be scored only when the
condition exists on one half or more of the stitching or
seam
Shaded parts
Badly shaded parts (except those cut from ends)
121
Parts permitted to be cut from ends, badly shaded
223
122
Brim
Twisted, stretched, or poorly shaped
Rows of quilting stitches less than 3/16 inch or more
224
than 1/4 inch apart
Needle thread of quilting stitching finished on
225
underside of brim
226
Fullness between rows of quilting stitches
123
Binding twisted, puckered or pleated
Outside end of binding not turned under or not within
227
1/2 inch of center back of brim
Binding finished more than 3/8 inch wide on top of
228
brim for a distance of 2 inches or more
229
Irregular in width by more than 1/2 inch inclusive
230
Ends of binding lapped less than 1/2 inch
Brim curving upward less than 3/4 inch or more than 1
231
inch
Crown and sides
Crown twisted or distorted
232
Side twisted or distorted
124
Side lining twisted or distorted
233
Lining extending below edge of brim
234
Side back seam and side lining back seam, not seam on
seam, by more then 1/8 inch
235
Stitches joining top side to crown exposed on inside of
hat
236
Stitches joining side lining to crown exposed on outside
of hat
237
Joining seams of top side to bottom side out of
alignment by more than 1/16 inch at back seam
238
Camouflage band bartacks positioned less then 1- 1/8 or
239
more than 1-3/8 inches apart 1/
Camouflage band attached to side with less than 1/8
240
inch or more than 1/4 inch fullness
1/
Ends of camouflage band not caught in back seam
125
stitching
1/
241
1/
Camouflage band bartacks insecure
Camouflage band bartacks not positioned across width
18
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