Appendix C - TIOH Medal - Exceptional Service.pdf

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20149552
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Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection

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This document is a Detail Specification Sheet for the U.S. Border Patrol's Commissioner's Exceptional Service Award decoration. The specification details two medal sizes (regular and miniature) made of Red Brass 85/15, with a 24K gold-plated epoxy resin finish matching The Institute of Heraldry's Metal Finish Chip Number 8. The decoration set includes a regular size medal (1-1/2 inches diameter), a miniature size medal (3/4 inch diameter), and a service ribbon, all packaged in a presentation case conforming to MIL-C-14633.

Technical specifications include precise thickness tolerances (0.147 ± 0.010 inch for regular size, 0.090 ± 0.010 inch for miniature), a green (#12) enamel color requirement, and specific soldering instructions for attachment rings. The document is a military specification (MIL-DTL-3943/285C) dated 8 October 2019, superseding the previous version from 15 December 2014, and is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.

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AMSC N/A FSC 8455

DETAIL SPECIFICATION SHEET

DECORATION, COMMISSIONER'S EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD,

U.S. BORDER PATROL

This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense

The requirements for acquiring the product described herein shall consist of this specification sheet and the latest issue of MIL-DTL-3943.

DASH NO.:

-1: Regular Size -2: Miniature Size

MATERIAL: Red Brass 85/15 (UNS Alloy No. C-230)

FINISH: Epoxy resin, 24K Gold Plated, Matte Finish, Polished Highlights and shall match The Institute of Heraldry (TIOH) Metal Finish Chip Number 8.

DIMENSIONS:

DIAMETER (Circumscribed, excluding lug):

-1: 1-1/2 inches (REF) -2: 3/4 inch (REF) THICKNESS (At thickest point)

-1: 0.147 0.010 inch

-2: 0.090 0.010 inch

INCH-POUND

MIL-DTL-3943/285C

8 October 2019

SUPERSEDING

MIL-DTL-3943/285B

15 December 2014

OBVERSE REVERSE

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MIL-DTL-3943/285C

DECORATION SET: Decoration set shall consist of a regular size medal, a miniature size medal, and a service ribbon all packaged in a presentation case conforming to MIL-C-14633, Type VIII, Class 2A or 4 pad.

EPOXY: Epoxy enamel shall be applied to the Decoration as indicated above, and shall match TIOH Hard Enamel Color Chip Numbers listed below. Hard cloisonné enamel may be used in lieu of epoxy. If hard cloisonné enamel is used, the required base material shall be Gilding Metal 95/5 (UNS Alloy C-210).

TIOH HARD ENAMEL COLOR CHIPS

COLOR CHIP NUMBER

Green #12

NOTES:

1. The term (REF) refers to the measurements taken from the Government furnished hub or die.

2. A ring shall be soldered on the reverse of the medallion centered in the star point and 1/32 inch above the lettering on the regular size decoration (-1). On the miniature size decoration (-2), a ring shall be soldered at the tip of the star point so that the lettering is clearly visible.

3. The specification slash sheet for the ribbon for the pendant drape and for the service ribbon is MIL-DTL-11589/555.

CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE: Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify changes with respect to the previous issue due to the extent of the changes.

Custodian: Preparing activity:

Army - IH Army - IH

Review activity: (Project No. 8455-2019-394)

DLA - CT

NOTE: The activities listed above were interested in this document as of the date of this document.

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