The Sword and Sword Knot are the same as those for the officers of the U. S. Navy except that the letters “U. S. C. G.” are etched upon one side of the blade.
The Overcoat for Commissioned Officers of the Coast Guard is the same as that for officers of the U. S. Navy ([see page 116]), the rank and corps being indicated by the shoulder knots the same as those worn on the white service coat, and the rank also being indicated by stripes of black braid upon the sleeves, the number and widths of the stripes being the same as for the full dress and blue service coats.
The Cloak for Commissioned Officers is the same as that for officers of the U. S. Navy ([see page 117]).
The Warrant officers of the U. S. Coast Guard are required to have complete outfits of blue dress, blue service dress, and for all except the Keepers of Life-Saving Stations, white service uniforms. The Keepers of Life-Saving Stations are required to have an olive-drab cotton service uniform in lieu of the white service uniform required for other warrant officers.
The Blue Dress Uniform for Warrant officers is the same as the blue service uniform for commissioned officers except that in place of the gold braid on the sleeves of the coat there is one stripe of black mohair braid one inch in width, and on each side of the collar the insignia of rank are worn, these insignia being for the various ranks as follows:
| Master’s Mate | Two gilt foul anchors crossed surcharged with a silver shield. |
| Keeper | A gilt life buoy surcharged with two gilt oars crossed. |
| Boatswain | Two gilt foul anchors crossed. |
| Gunner | A gilt spherical shell bursting into flame. |
| Carpenter | A gilt carpenter’s square. |
| Machinist | A gilt propeller wheel. |
The Blue Service Uniform is the same as the blue dress uniform.
The White Service Uniform for Warrant officers is the same as that for the commissioned officers except that the shoulder marks are not worn on the coat, the rank being indicated by metal insignia worn on the collar as described for the blue service coat, and the insignia worn upon the cap being two gilt foul anchors crossed and surmounted by a silver shield.
The Olive-drab Service Uniform worn by the Keepers of Life-Saving Stations is of the same design as the white service uniform worn by other warrant officers but the buttons and insignia worn with it are of dull finish bronze metal.
The Overcoat for Warrant Officers is the same as that for commissioned officers except that there are no stripes on the sleeves and the shoulder marks are not worn with it.