1870 musketry manual.pdf
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APPENDiX
TO
THE
FIELD
EXERCISE.
RIFLE
A N D
CARBINE
EXERCISES,
AN~
MUSKETRY
I~S~i~TION.
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~
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RIFLE
A N D
C A RB IN E EXERC ISES I
.N~ote.—T1;cParts ~nt1 Sections referred to ~re t1ios~of
the Fi’c?cl
E.rerc~sc
C MC i Eeolutionsof
1nfantry,~I8,~.
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CONTENTS.
0
~
RIFLE
EXE~I~ES.
I
‘0 ‘ ~ ‘~1• ~
eec.
-~
~‘
1 MANUAL EXERCISS
..
. ‘j5 ~
2 MANUAL
EXERCISE
~ RIEL
JA
C7
3 MANUAL EXERCISE IN
‘IWO
RANKS,ANDTItING
ARMS
88
4
FUISTEUAL
EXERCISE .. .. .. •. ,. 91
6
PAYz l~o
COMPLIMENTS WITH
ALMS .. .. ,,
6 DISMISSING A COMPANY
.. .. •. •.
92
7 Ti~FILING EXERcISE . .
.. ,. .. ,.
8
PIIEPALIND
ro~t
CAVALRY
•. .. .~ .. 108
0 A
FEr.DE-JOIE
..
..
.. .. .. ..
112
1 0
REVIEW EXERCISE .. .. .. .. .. 113
Li M A N N E R
OP
INSI’BCTING A R M S ON PARADE .. •, 114
1 2
RIFLE
EXERCISES
FOR
SERGEANTS
.. ., •. 115
1 3
GUAII~S
AND
SENTRIES.. .. .. .. .. 110
~4B~ ~o~r,R SwoI tD -BAro~ i t ’ r ,
Exnitciar~,,
.. 110
~DDENDUM.—TNSTUUOTIONS
FOIl
CLEANING
TUE
RIFLE
140
,, INSTRUCTIONS FOIl USING
TIlE
SNAP-CAP
161
WITH TIlE RIFLE
(Continued
next pegs.)
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6
CARBINE EXERCISES,
See. Page
1 MANUAL EXERcISE ,. .. .. .. ,. 1 5 C
3
MANUAL
EXERCISE IN
TWO
RAIcKS .. .. ..
15~
7 FIRING EXERCISE .. .. .. ...
..
1 5 6
10 REVIEW
EXERCISE .. ,. .. ,~ 1 6 2
11
MANNER ON INSPECTING
ARMS
ON
PARADE
. 1 6 1
ADDIINDUM.—INSTRUCTIONS
roIl CLEANING TIlE
CAn •
1 6 1
PINE
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PLATE I.
NAMES OF P A R T S OF
RIFLE.
Ait
Barre l
a Muzzlo
L
b Foresight
• c Back dLeaf
X eight ~e
i~iide
A
~
)flle~
C ’ 1 1 1 3
Stock
8C•
a’ Forend
a
b’
No s e
C ap
C ’
Upper
bind
d’ Lower
baud
e’ Beti
f’
Butt
Die ts
C Body
B
Trigger
U
TriggerGuard
e ~ F Guard swivel
O Band Swivel
I’
ii
Le’eer
I Sling
J
Cleaning rod
c • 0
XK Bayonet
a
Blade
b
Bend
M
Socke t
a
Locking ring
L Scabbard
~
It Small’
&
iieei
~
For
drill
0
ToE ) purposes.
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i.CI;I7l\l l,’1l;I1I
I’;
Ill.
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MAI~TINI-IIENRYRIFLE
EXERCISES.
GENERAL
DIRECTIONS.
I. ~—v~ ~-.
Names
oj Parts of the
R i~Ocrul~n,xfb~othey
mmence to learn the Manutti ahcl Firing Exercises, r~ust
e taught
the
names of
th~
~ilifferent
jar~s
.~ the;riflo.
?Iate
1.)
\ ~ .i~
Formation
of
S ~
f single rank to
the
Manualand Firing
Exercises
by
‘umbers and
in
Quick Time
;
after which they
will
;raCtbSe in two
ranks what they have
learned in one
rank;
s directed in Part I,
S n . 3 7 , 41 .
III.
In.srMc~oro have 1?t,11e.—Tlie instructor should always
o
provided with
a
rifle
when
at drill, in order that lie
nay be
able to
show the recruit the required positions
Ind
movements.
Such
practical instruction
should, as
far
ts
possible, be
substituted
for tile minute detail necessarily
~iveuin
the
text.
Iv.
T u e
R~tte
o
lie
vsed
with
care.—The rifle must be carc~
rully bandied, as any
rough
usage will
injure
it.
V.
Rifles not to
lie
carri’ecl loaded,-—]li les wre not
to be
carried loaded except
when
specially
ordered,
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RIFLE AND CARBINE EXERCISES.
MANUAL
AND
FIRING
EXERCISES.
5. 1 . MaTInal Exercises.
1 . By JYTeTTzbers.
I.
r u , e
Orc/ev.—Tiie recruit will first fail in as directed
Part
I,
S . 24. Tile rifle will then be
placed perpendi
laxly
at his right
side,
the bntt on
tile ground,
its
toe
bIle with tile
toe
of the right foot. ‘The
right
arm to
slightly bent ; tile
right hand
to seize the rifle betw
tile bands,
tilunib
pressed against tile tingil, fingers
sh
iag
towards
thin
ground.
Wllen
tile rifle has
been properly placed
at “the
Orde
the recruit will be instructed always to
fall
in on
pan
or for
drill,
with
it
in
tilat position.
II.
Fi.ç Bayonets. I Fix~nyBayonets—Seize the
so d
of the bayonet with the left hu
knuckles
to
tile
front,
thumb
to I
rear,
fingers
pointing to tile ground, I i
elbow
to
tile
rear ; push
the
muz
of tile rifle a little forward ;
at
salue
time
draw the
bayonet, a
as soon as the point
ciears tile sE
bard turn it up, keeping the
nib
down and
the
ll~~C~
art
of
the
at
close
to the
body.
Place
the socket
the
bayonet
o n the
muzzle (fiat
i~
of the
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
to the front), and
when,
falls
o n the
foresight
turn
it
with
tilu~nl,froln
left
to right, and presi
Ilolne ; tilen
turn tile
locking ring
tile same direction,
and
come
to
“~
Oider.”
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1w LL \\1 :~lI~I\I•.L\~w ~ 27
THE toti l)Eii.
‘ l ’ i u n
Ooneit.
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I1IFLE MANUAL
EXERCISE. 29
III,
ioukkr—Arins,
The
Shoulder frona
the
Order.—.Give
t im rifle a cant
upwards
with
the
right
hand,
and
seize it
at
the lower band;
then carry
it
to
the
left
side,
and
seize
it
with the
left hand, whichwill grasp the
inside of the butt with the first two
joints
of
the
flngers,—the
forefinger
to
be half an inch from,the
thumb
in front
of, the heel, the wrist slightly
turned
out, the
fingers
to rest lightly
against
the
thigh.
The
rifle will
rest
against
the 1 1 0 1 1 0 w
of
the left
shoulder,
the
fore
part
of the butt nearly even with the
front of
the thigh.
As
the left
hand
seizes the
rifle, tile
right
will be
dropped
to
the
side.
iv.
resent—Arms.
The Present
Arrns.—Turn
the
guard
to tile
left and
seize the rifle with the
right
hans
under the
guard,
without
moving it from the shoulder; thumb
and
fingers to be
round the
stock,
arm
clone to the
body.
Two, Without
moving
the
head, raise
the
rifle with
the
right
hand
perpendicularly
in front of the centre of the body;
at
the same time place the left
hand
smartly on the stock, wrist on the
guard,
fingers
pointing upwards,
thumb
close to the forefinger
(its
point in line
with
the
mouth) ;
the left elbow
to be
close to
the
butt,
the
right
elbow
and
~ butt close to the body.
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RIFLE AN D CAR BIN E EXERCISES.
Three.
Bring the rifle down close in free
the centre of t i m e body, guard to
front,
as iow as t ime right
hand
admit without constraint,
and
gras
with
the
left
hand,
immediately
bel
the backsiglmt,
thumb
between stock
barrel
;
the right hand hghtly
hold
the
email of tile butt,
fingers slant
dowawards :
at
t i m e same time place
110110w of the right foot against
the,
heel , both knees eftaigilt. The
~Vei
of
the
rifle
to
be
supported
by
the
hand.
V.
,Shoulder—Arlns.
Til5
Silo
I L
1
C I C T ’ from tilC PresentArIa
By a turn of t ime right wrist, bring
rifle to the
left
side,
and
seize it x
the
left
hand as
at
“ T ime Should
( N o .
III);
fingers
of
tile
right
hanc
remain
under
t i m e
block~
humb o n
“body”
pointing upwards
; at
tIle SI
tune bring t ime right foot to its
orig~
positioli.
Two.
Drop
the
right hand to
the
side.
VI.
Z’o,’t—Arms.
I
The Poi’t.—Seize the rifle with
right hand between
the trigger
gv
and the ioop of
tile
lever, arm doe
the body.
Two. Bring t i m e rifle to a sianting pos i
in front of the body, guard to the:
and
downwards,
t i m e
barrel
cross
oppos i t e the point of the
left
should
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0
II ~\l
\N’’ 1 ,
0
I ’ a I I’.
11111 \I.
I
tli’
I~,,
a~
’ I ’
ArIas.
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juiLe ?1\NFAL
EXF:i~OiE.
~33
Iii, I’lL \,Il.
‘lire Ponr.
KMl.’)
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RIFLE
MANUAL
EXERCISE.
zFront
1la ’ i tA~
Charçje—
Bayonets.
Il
lIner
ltamml~,’
C / C a r q t m —
L’aijonets.
IUldCr—Ar’lllT.
Two.
oulder—Armns.
and meet it at the same
time
witim the
left hand
close
behind time
backsigimt,
thumb and
fingers round t ime rifle
;
t ime
left
wrist
to be opposite t i m e
left breast,
both elbows
close
to
tire
body.
VII.
The U/iarge.—Turtiiiig on
t ime
heels,
po i tm t ti’e right
foot to the rigilt, the left
full to t i m e fioimt, aimd bring t ime rifle
down
to imcarly
a h m o r i z o tm t a l position at tile
righit
side, with
the
muzzle
inclining
a
little
upwards
the
riglmt
wrist
to
rest
against
the
hollow of the thigim
below
the
hip,
tire right hand
to
grasp
the
small
of
tile
butt, the thumb alid firigem
of t ime
left
lm alld to be round t ime rifle.
a s a
Fi~ont
e left
side,
a ,
as
at
“The turning
at
the
same time
to
the
front
;
tile
right
hand remaillillg
as described in
the
first
motion of “The Shoulder from
the
Present
Arms”(No. V).
Drop ti’e right iland
to
tire
side.
The Shoulclcrfronr the Port, a s aRear
Rank.—Bring the rifle with the rigimt
iland
to
the
left
side,
and
seize
it
with
tije left 1~anU
as
at
“Tue
Shoulder”
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liii’
[,i’~ iii:~rA r~
Exr,ricrs,•:.
XtfT.
37
C ~i.i :~
‘Iii
a
Ai)’\’INL’E
Ain~x~.
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RIFLE AND CARBINE
EXERCISES
Pr,s,i’a
X[V
Trr~
SLOIE.
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RIFLE
M A N U A L
EXERCISE. 4 1
I the butt quietly on theground,
dropping
the left
hand
at the same time to tire
t.~side,
XI.
advance—Arms. The
Advance
Arms from tJe~
Order.—
Raise the rifle by a cant with the
right
hand, catching it
with
the left imand
little finger in line with the elbow; am
lay hold of itas
at
“ TheAdvanceArms”
( N o . IX).
Two.
Drop the
left
hand to the side.
xii.
~/wuldcr—Arms.~ The
Shordclerfm.onr
tile
Advance A r m s .
Seize the rifle with the left hand, little
finger
in line
with
the
right
e lbow, arid
raise it about one inch, without moving
the barrel
from
the sheulder; at
tire
same
time
slip
the
thumb
of
the
right
hand under the block, bringing the
fingers
under the guard; both
arms
to
be close to the body.
Two.
By a
turn of
the
right wrist, bring
the rifle up to the
left
side, seizing it
with
the left
hand as
at “TheShoulder”
( N o .
III),
the
right hand
remaining
as
described in t i m e first motion of “Ihe
Slmonlde r from t i m e Present Arms” (No.
V).
Three.
Drop the right
hand to
the
side.
XIII.
Slope—A
rins.
I
The
Slope
from
tire
1
S’horrlder.—Witim-
out
m ov iirg tire
upper
l ) rm r t of tIre arm,
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RIFLE AN D
CAI1UINE
EXERCISES.
raise the rifle until
tire guard
is prer
-~gently against t i m e ho l l ow of t i m e s imou l
I
and
the lower part of the arm becor
•
imor izonta l
; tile toe
of
tire butt to p m
‘(to
the
centre
of tire
left
thigh.
XIV.
S/to
ulder—Arms. f Tile
Shoulder
from the &‘ope.—D
1 . . tire left armgently to its
full extent,
XV.
Order-Arms .
I
T h e
Order
~Jrom
tire
Siroulder.—SI
the
rifl~witir
the right imand at
lower band, keepin~the elbow as c i
to
the
body as
possiIle.
Two. Bring
tire
rifle down to
t i m e
riglmt
I
a r m d place
tire
butt quietiy on t i m e
gre
itt “Tire Order.”
XVI.
Un/~.v—Bayonets .I
Unfixr~nyB ayo ; rc t s.— Place tile
- ‘ ‘ between the knees, guard to
t i m e f r t
and, seizing it w i t i m tire
left
Imami o r
t i m e
top band, witim the second
join
t i m e forefinger
of
tire righmt hand tour
iocking
rilrg
to
tire
left
;
their
ex tend
flurgers undertire bend, raise t i m e bayc
t o t - u it to tire left,
and
remove it
I i
the
muzzle.
Drop
tire point of
bayonet towards tile scabbard, P
resting o n
t imunib, little
finger
err
top of
t i m e
socket ;
at
tire same
seize
tile
scabbard with tire left I n
and guide t i m c bayonet into it, glen
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RIFLE M A N U A L EXERCISE.
43
time
eyes to t i m e
left i r m
so
doing. Lastly,
seize tire
rifle
with tire right lentil
between
tire bands, and, taking tire
tune
from tire right, eonme to “The Order.”
Of
time
foregoingmotions,
Nos.
[V.—XVI.
are
performed
tire “Review Exercise.”
See
Section
10 .
XVII.
Slope—Arms. The Slope
from
1 1 w
Order. — G i v e the
rifle
a
cant
upwards
and seize it ut tire
lower
band,
as in
“Tire
Shoulder
from
Time Order”
(No.
III); then carry it
to
the left side,
r ind
seize
it witir the left
hand as at
“The
Shoulder,” at tire ernie
time dropping tire
right hand
to
tire side.
Tire. Raise the
rifle to
“Tire Slope”
(No.
XIII).
XVIII.
Order—Arms. I The Order from
t1t~
Slope. -—D r o p the
left
arm to
its frill extent,
antI seize t i m e
.~
rifle with
tine right
hand as directed
iii
tire first motion of “T]ne
Order-
f r o m tire
1 , . Shoulder” ( N o . XV).
Two.
As
detailed
in
No.
XV.
XIX.
Trai l—Arms. Tite Trail from tito Order.—Give
tire
rifle a sirarp cant
upwards
witim time
right
imand,
seizing
it
behind t i m e
back-sight,
and bring it
to
a horizontal position at
the
full
e~tenrt
of
tile
arm,
fingers
and
tirumb
round
the rifle.
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RIFLE A N D CAI rC INE EXERCISES.
xx, -
Order—Arms. (
The
Order
from 1 7 w Trail. —[hal
~
tire
muzzle, catcim the rifle
between
(bands
and
come
to
“Tire
Orcier.”
Arms
must never
be
trailed
with
fixed
bayonets,
en
by
tire
front rank bcfore~ciranging.
XXI.
Advance—Arms. ~. As detailed i n n No. XI.
Two. ~
XXII.
Trai l—Arms. I The
Trail’ from
f/ic Advance Ann
Seize tire
rifle with
the left hand, I
finger
in
line
witim
t ime rigirt
elbow,
close to the body .
Two. -~ Seize the rifle with the right i i
beirind tire back-sigim t
;
then brin~
down
to
“Tire
Trail”
( N o .
XIX),
at
same time
dropping
the
left hand to
side.
XXIII.
Advance—Arms.
I T u e Advance
Arms
from tile Tral
Tightening
tire
grasp of the might h~
bring the rifle to a
perpendicular i
tion,
and
seize
it
with
the left
lo
-i
little finger in line with the
rigint e T h
at
tire
same
time
raising
it shglmtiy
seizing it with
the
right hand as at
Advance Arms” (No.
IX).
Two.
1 Drop
the left hand
to
the side.
In the foregoing exercises,
great
care nuist
be
taker
preserve
tire
squareness
of
tire
body,
and
to
avoid
r a i n ’
or sinking either shouider.
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Exsriclnm, 47
XXIV. -
SUng—Arms.
The SUng
f r o r r m
dec
A d-vaim cc .— Raisirrg
tire
rifle
slightly,
turin tire sling to t i m e
right.
Two. Seize tire
rifle
with
the
left
hand
below
tile lowerband, turd turn
tire slingto tire
rear over tire rigid s l m o m n h d e r ;
at
t i m e
sanne time quitting the
rigilt
irarmd.
Three.
Seize
t i m e sling over t i m e
rigimt
shoulder
witim tire
riglmt
-Iraird ; and,, with both
hantis, bring
tire
rifle clown to
tire
s lung,
butt
close
beir inf i
tire
sirorricler’,
uruzzle pointing to the ground about six
inches in frOnt of the rrgimt
toe .
Four.
I Seize tire rifle \vitim the riglmt i r a n r c h ,
at
the
frill
extent
of tire arm, arid drcp
i~the
left
hand to tire sido.
XXV.
dvconce—A’inrs.
T/n~
Advance
Ar’ncs from the Slin,q.—
Raising t i m e m uzz le , bring tire rifle to
a
Irerpdndicular position,
turning
tire
sling
to
the right, and
meet
it
with
the left
hand below the right.
Two .
Bring
the rifle to t i m e side,
turning
tire
- sling to the front,
and
seize it with
tine
riglmt hand as
at
“T ime Advance Arms”
( N o . IX).
Thrce.
Drop
tire left
hand to tire side.
XXVI,
Order—Arms.
}
As
detailed
in No. X.
In
the
S/teller-trench
Erercisc,
on
tire
words
S R I N O
-
nitric are cluing on tire left simouhder. The
Left
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RIFLE AND CARDINE
EXERCISES.
Sling will be taugirt as fo i lows ~—Tlreranks having
1 ~
ope ned ,
and the
menbrought to “Tine
Advance Arnrs~
For Shelter-
‘ 1 With the
left
hand
seizo
tire
s h i n
1
trench
line
with tire smoulder, raising tire
Evercise,
by. ~slightly, as
u n
the first
motion
of
“
Numbers ,
Sl ing—Arms.
J Shoulder
from
the
AdvanceA r m s .
5
( Raising tire rifle, first pass tire I
I
and
then
tire
right
arm
betweentireI
airci tire
rifle.
I Place t i m e sling over the left s h o u h i
Two.
I
and
let tire rifle
hang
diagonally
ac
I the back,
tire
muzzle pointing upwar’,
then
quit
tire
sling
and
bring the i n
hto tire side.
I Seize the slingwith the
left
hand
I line with the shoulder,
raisinc’ tire
n
Order—Arms . 1
at
tine same time with t i m e right inaud
~tire small of tire
butt.
I Pass the shine overthe head,
and
c m
Two.
1 .
to “Tire Order,~
In
escalading , the
rifles
are
slung according
to this
d i ,
but
each rank slings
t i m e
rifle o n the outer shoulder.
XXVII.
Ground—Arias . ~ Ground A r r n s .—Tumn t i m e rifle on’
heel,
guard to t ime right, sink
tine b e
i bending both k n m e e s ,
and
place tue r
I
flat
o n t i m e ground,
guard to the rig
1
muzzle inclining to tire right front,
P 1
I
axis
pin
in line
with
the
heels;
m i i i
o n c e , and return
to
the
posi t ioz
~.
Attention,.
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-‘ 1I1FLE M A N U A L
EXETICISE.
XXVIII.
dc-up-Arms.
~ Sink tire body as
in
grounding arms,
~ take
n ip
tire rifle,
ai~dc o m e
to
“The
(
Order.”
XXIX.
sSlrort—Trail.f
Raise t i m e
rifle
from
tireground,
keep
-
1 . , ing the barrel close to tire shoulder.
XXX.
and-at-Ease. Tire Stand-at-Ease from tito
Order.—
Push
the
muzzle of
t i m e
rifle to
tire
front
witim tire right hand, arm close to t i m e
side
; at tire san’me
time
carry
back
t i m e
right foot as described
in Part
I, S .
2 .
The Stand-at-case with Fi~vcdBayonets.
—In Standiirg-at-ease from tire“Order”
witlm fixed bayonets, tire soldier will
pro
-
ceed as
detailed
in
Part
I,
S .
2.
Tile
Order
on
1
S’cnfry.—Tire rifle being
at
t ime position of
~lmoOrder,” tire bayonet fixed,
a sentry
may place~iris
~ht
imand
flat on tire outside of tire stock, tirumb o n tire
n g,
pressing the
bayonet
into tire hollow of the simoulder.
standine
at
ease
from
this
position,
tire
soldier
will
oceed
as ~etailed in Part I, S. 2.
Tire
,S’eeure.—For tire
protection
of
the
rifle in wet
iather,
tue
soldier may carry it as
fo l lows
Tue rifle to be
under
t i m e
left arm, butt
to
tire rear, t i m e
ock to be close up under the
armpit,
tire barrel
slanting
~wnwards,
and
inclining
to
tire
rrglmt
front;
tire rifle to
~ frrrrnly
grasped with
tue
left
hand, winch is
to be rather
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54
RIFLE A N D
CARB INE EXERCISES .
lower than t i m e hip; left elbowa little to tire rear. (
word
Change Arms, t i m e rifle to be carried
nuder the
armin like manner.
2.
i~
uick
Time.
Time recruit having been timorou~lrly
instructed
i i
Manual
Exercise
by
Numbers,
will
T m taught
to perfc
ill Quick Time; the foregoing words of
comnrancl
given wit imout
the
numbers, arid
executed
as above det
restinrg a pause of quick time
between each
mot i on
pause of slow timo should be made between
tire flrs~
last
part
of each
c o m m a n d .
3. Afotioirs of
the
lUjie
perjorawd on
titc 2 arclc.
The recruit will learn to performthe
following
in n
of the rifle wIrile marcining; flrey may be
taught
a~
wlrile
Ire
is
marking time.
Each
motion should be
do
the
left
foot comes to the ground, the command I
completed as the right foot
c o m e s
to the ground.
When
soldiers standing in
line with
unfixed
bay~
step o ff from“Tire Order,’ they
‘will
c o m e to “The
as they take
the
first
step;
when standing in l ine
bayonets fixed, or in file, they will c o n i c to “The A dq
Aims;” retririning, in each case, to “Tire
Order
a m
bait, or halt
and
front
;— wlren
marching in line o r
flank in fours with
trailed
arms
and
ordered to ttnrnj
file,
or form two
deep ,
they
will
c o m e
to
“Tire
Ad;
Arms”
as tirey turn, or form, arid will trail
again
err 0
big
into line or
fornning fours.
Soldiers will not, as a general rule, be inarched
off h ~
“Tire Order” in field movements ; but will be bronngi
0 Tire
Slope” before
stepping off,
except
when requini~
move
at
“The Shoulder.”
Sold ie rg
marching
with
sloped
arru~,
when
haltedj
remain
at
“The Slope .”
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flIFLE M A N U A L
EXIII1CISE.
IVhren soldiers
are
marched
o ff
from
“Tie
Shoulder,”
1
y
will step ofF, remainninng
at “The
Smou ld e r
; “—when
rcininrg in’slow time with shouldered arias, and ordered
break
into
quick
time, they will slope arms as they
e
t i m e
first
pace in
t imat
time
;—wimen
marching
in
quick
~ewith
sloped arnie, amid
ordered to take
rip tire slow
~e,
tirey will
remain n it “The
Slope.”
lTlren
a
soldier marchimrg witim sloped arms is ordered
~urn to
the right
(or left) about, he will
c o m e
to “Tire
adder” o n tire
first pace of
the tur in , and
will slope
m r g a i i r
‘tire
fourth, t ine
pace on
w im ic im im e
steps
o i l ’ m i
tire
nrow
ection
;—whren
with
trailed
n m r n n s ,
he will
unrig
his rifle
~~
position by
a turn
of
the wrist o n tine
t
pane of
the turn,
and trail
again
o n tire fourthpace.
~Vhmeuoldiers
s tannding
with sloped arms
are required
turn
about, they will c o m e to
“T ime
Slmouldcr” as
tire
t
is
drawn back,
returning
to “Tire ~lopo” w i r e m i they
to
completed tire turn.
~‘Tlreni
rdered
to
eniark
time
from
tine
baIt,
tIre
foregoimrg
is
will
apply.
~“hronmen standing with ordered arms are
directed
to
in fours, to close to the
right
or left, to step back, e m ,
alco nay named nunrber of
paces
to t i m e
front,
they will
i e
to
“The
Short Trail.”
ikirmishers always
move at “Time
Trail.”
Smrpporte
I reserves move at “Tire Trail” when unloaded; w i m e m r
len,
nt
“ Time
Slope.”
t r nms are never
to be
carried at “T ime Trail”
when
led, except by men extended. (Vi’cte i ’ ; page 25.)
~ick Afarch.
r
Fro,’n tire Jlaltat
Ordered
Arnns.—Ste
1
,
or J off (or commuen ice marking
time),
aird
ic~I’.
Nark-
irrimig t i m e
rifle to
“The
‘I’rail” o n thu
Time.
I first
pace . -
vance—Arms.
J
‘
The
Advance
Arnmsfronm
tire
Trai1,—~~
l~t t i m e
h m a l t ,
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RIFLIt
A N n ) CARmNIi EXERCISES.
Trail—Arms. f
The
Trailfrom
theAdvance Arinr
1 at
t ine halt.
~‘hangc—Arms.
I C’han~qinrgArms a t
the Trail.—
flrih
rifle to a
perpendicular
position
0
right
side,
carry
it
to tire
left
side
pass
it
into tine
left ]rnrnd ;
then
i o n
to
“The
Trail,”at the same time
t~ping
in e
right hand to the side.
C~ilançje—Arnis.
5 Clmange t ’ I n e
rifle
back
to the rigit
~,
in a similar manner.
Squad—halt. Halt, and c o m e to
“Tire
Order.”
S’iroulder—Arnae.
As
already
doscn ibed .
Slow-JIarch.
o r
Step off (or
c o m m e n c e marking
I
Slow. Mark- remaining
at
“Tire Shoulder.”
Time.
Break into quick time
and
c o n
ici~m~
“Tire
Slope .”
Fi.v-Bayonets. I
.F ’r rir rg-B ayon e ta— -B rin g
the riflel
as in trailing arms,
but
with the 1
-~slanting upwards in front of the
breast, fix
bayonets
as
at the
halt,~
t~
eturn at once to “The Siope .”
If marching
at
“The Trail”
and
required
t m
bayonets, soldiers will slant
tire
m uzzle s
of their
upwards, fix bayonets as
at tire
halt,
and
c o m e
to
Slope .”
Care should bo taken, in fixing, not to
damnm~
muzzle of the rifle.
iS’/rondder—Arms. 5 Tine
S/ronnlder from the
Slope.—1
1 . the halt. -
Slope—Arms.
As
at the
halt.
I
Change—Arms.
~
C’hanging
Arias
at
t i n e
rS’lopt-~
the left i n and
u p quickly
and
sed
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M A N U A L
EXERCISE FOR RIFLE f lATTALI0N5 . 57
small of the butt, fingers and
th rum li
round tine stock ;
at
the same time seize
tire butt with
the
right
hand,
first
two
joints of the fingers round tino stock
thumb
in
front
of
the
hccl
;
raise
the
rifle to a
perpendicular
position, curry it
- across the body
and
place it o n tire
r ig lm t
shoulder, then drop t ine
left
hand to t i m e
side.
C’lrange—Arin’r. 5 Carry the rifle backto
tire
left s h r m n l m l o r
~
in
a similar manner.
cha r ,q in ,q.— S o ld ie r s
marching
in
quick
time will be
ungirt
to charge as follows.
As a
Front 1
Briu~tine
rifle to “Tine
Trail,” with
-
Rank,
~
out
losnn~tire
square
position of the
i~rreee J body or
time regularity
of the step.
Charpc. f
Bring
t ime rifle to
tire
position
of i n
The
~l.Charge,”
and
break
into double time.
a RearRank,
1
l’rcpare C o ~ Contiane to move
at “Tire
Slope .”
Charge. J
C ’ i n a r , q c . 5 Break into
double
time, continuing n it
1 . “Tire Slope .”
Sqzcad—hlait . 5 Halt
; the
front rank c o m i n g to,
the
1. rear
rank
remaining at, “The Slope .”
,S. 2 . 2fn-in~al
Exercise
for J?r~ieBattalions.
1. By
, 2 ’ T r e m b e r s .
I.
The Order.—Tho
recruit
will first
fall
in as directed
r Part
I, S .
2 4 .
TIre rifle will
then
be placed perpendi-
nlarly
at
hi~
rigirt side,
t i m e butt
o n
the
ground,
its
toe
in
re
with
the toe
of
the right
foot.
Theright
ann to be
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RIFLE
A N D
CARB INE
EXERCISES .
slightly bent ;
tire
right i r a r im d to seize t i m e rifle bela
the bands, thumb pressed against the thigh, fingers C
ing towards the
ground.
When
t i m e
rifle
has
beenproperly placed
at
“The O n
tire
recruit
will be
instructed always
to
fall
in on
p a r
or for
drill, with it
in
that
position.
II.
Shoulder—Arenas. The SJro”]der
from
tinS
Oi’der,—~
tire rifle a cant upwards with
t i n e
I r a n r n l , catching it
with tire left h a n
line
with
the
elbow
;
at
the
same
seize
tire
guard,
at tire
full
extent
ci
arm, \vitlm the forefinger and . thrun~
the ric’ht
hand,
the remaining fin
extended; the upper
part of t ime i t
to
rest
in the hollow of tire shoulde
Two. L Drop the
left
imand to the side.
II’.
r e u e c m n c — A rare. ( T i r e
Prescnt-Arms.—Seize
the rifler
the left hand at tire lower
band,
ni
it
a
few inches by slightly bend i ng
right ar-rn, nvitlmout moving tire b r
from
the
shoulder; thren slip
tire t i n t
of the right hand under the block,
tire fingers
under
t i m e
guard
s i a n
downwards; botim arms close to
body.
Witironnt
moving
tire
Iread, raise
rifle with t ime rig im t lra n rd
perpendicul
in front of
the
cemrtro of
th~body , g r
to the left;
at
t i m e
same time place
left band
smartly
on
tire
stock,
wrist
era
tire guard,
fingers
po i n t
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canrIINrt n’;xr’~rRI~E~
‘ii
‘III r J’iti I’~’I
II H P11 )111 ,
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M A N U A L EXERC iSE F O I L
1 U 1 ’ L I l r 1nATTALIONS. 03
upwards,
thumb
close to
tire
forefinger
‘(its
point in line witim the
mout lm)
tire
left elbow to be close to
tire
butt,
tire
right elbow
and
butt close to
tire
body.
T/nrec. Bring the rifle down close i n n
front
of
the centre
of t i m e body,
guard to
tire
front, as low ire the
right
hand will
adnrnit
witirout
constraint, arid grasp
ii
with tine
left
hand, immediately beh inmd
t i m e back— sigirt , thrirnub between stock
anrd
banish
;
tire right
hand
ligirtly
h o l d —
irng the small of tine
butt,
fingers slanntirng
(1Ow]mwardS
at
tire same time place the
iroliow of tire rigirt foot against
the left
heel , both knees straight. Tire wei~’hit
of
tlte
rifle to be supported by
tire
I’cft
~, baird.
‘V.
S/welder- ‘ l Y r e
i S ? n o , e / c l c r (i’onl tinC l’ceseiet Arms.
Arms. —Bring
t ine
rifle to the right side,
and
seize it with t i m e rigimt hand
at
“Tl~e
Shoulder”
(No. Ii), tire
left
i m a m n d
renrnainmimrg to
steady
it to its place , anna
close to tire body;
attire
sonic time bn i n ng
tire
r igint
foot to
its
onigirral
position.
Two. Drop tire left irand to tire side.
-V .
iS’upport- ( The Snpport.—J3ring t i m e butt
across,
till tIre guard is in front of tire centre of
J
the
body, back of
the
hand to
tire
fr’onrt,
tire
bar-rd
resting
on tire right arm
crossing
tire
point
of
tire
simouidcr ; anal
~l)lricetine
left
hand o n the right.
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nnPara
AN])
CAIUI INE nuxurucisnis.
VI.
Shoulder-
-
(
Tier Shonelclcr,fronc
tire
Support.
- - i
Arms.
J the rifle to
“Tire
Shoulder”
(N o
1
m m d
at
tine
same time
drop t i m e
left~
1,to
tine
side.
VII.
Order-Arms.
(
Tier
Oi’cter J~’onm
t i n e
S/noulder.—t
tire rifle witim tire left
hrarmd,
little I
in line
with
tire point of the
shoulder, rrrnr
close
to
tire body.
Two.
Bring
tire rifle
down
in tire left
I
nearly
to the ground, keeping tire
and
rifle
close
to
t ime
body ; thmen e n
with t ime
right
imarrd between tire i t
as described in “Tire Order,” an d
1
tire
butt quietly
o u r
t ine ground,
drot
tire
left
lrand
at
t i m e same time It
side.
VIII.
F/v—Swords: (
Fixing
~S’worcls.—1’laceire rift
tween tire knees,guard to tire f ron t ,
at
t ime
same
tinre seize t ime
scabbard’
tire
left
hand, turning the i m a m r d l e m l
sword towards
t i m e night front ; I
seize
t i m e
iranrdle with
t ine
nigimt
I n
knruchd
es dowrrwards ,
and
draw
sword
to
tire
front;
turn
the point,
wards
when it
is well clear of
t ine
I n
and
seize tire rifle with t ine left i
unn(Icr
tine
upper band. Piace the I
part
of tire hanrdle against t i m e ric’htl
of
t i m e barrel,
knuckles
to tire rig~rt,r
close
to
t re
body, arid slide tire o~r
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M A N U A L ~x~RC1S~
i r o n rnrL~BATTALIONs . 67
on to the
ca tch , and
the ring o n to the
muzzle; lastly, seize the rifle
with
the
rictht
hand
between the bands, and,
taldug the
time froni
the
right, return
t~
o
“The
Order.”
Ix.
, u f~ ler—Arm8.~ As detailed in
No.
II.
Two.)
x.
~re—Arnis.
r
The
Port.—Seize the
rifle as
in
the
first
motion of
“The
Present
Arms”
( N o . III).
Two.
Bring the rifle to a slanting position
in front of the body, guard to the left
and
downwards, the barrel crossing
opposite
the point
of
the left shoulder,
-~
and
seize
it
at
the
same time
with
the
thumb and
fingers of
the
right
hand
round
the small
of
the butt, the
thumb
and
fingers of the left hand remaining
round the
rifle close behind
the back-
sight; the left wrist to be opposite
the left
breast, both elbows close to
the
I .
body.
XI.
a Fron r The Oharge.—Turning on the heels,
m A - ,
Uharge— point
the right
foot to
the right, the
iS~words.
left full
to the front,
and
bring the rifle
to nearly
a horizontal
position
at the
right
side,
with
the
muzzle
inclining
a
little upwards; the
right
wrist
to
rest
(ir.i.) z
2
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RIFLE A N D CAI1OINE
EXnUctsEs.
-
against
tire i roi low of
tire
tlnighr
tire irip,
t i m e
righnt iraird
to grasp t I n ,
of
tire
butt, tire t i m r n n r b arid
f in
1
t i m e
left
i n and
to be round tire
r i f l e ,
As
a
I/ear
‘)
Rank, U/rarge— ~ Remain steady
at
“Tire Pont.”
1
S ’ w o , d s .
XII.
~S’irouZder—
The Shoulder
fronr
t i n e Uhcsrg~
Arms. Front Ran/c—Raise tire rule to
peindicula r
position
at
the
rigitl
and seize it with
the right
h r
“Tine
Shoulder” No. II), turit
the
same time to tire
front
;
hand remainiing in its
plaoe ,
armi
tire body.
Two,
lb-op flue left
hand
to tine side.
S ~onnlrZnr—Arnus.
~
T / u e
Siwrdder
frone
tiu~
’ort as
Rank—Bring tire rifle
with
i i
hand
to
the ririrt
side, and
seize
the right lnand’a t “T im e Shmoulden’ -
II),
t i m e
left Imalid
r ema i n i n ng
in i t s
a rm
c l o s e
t o t i n e body.
Two.
L Drop tin e he ft hand
to
t i m e side,
XIII.
Slope—irons. I Tier Slope freon the Shoulder,-
the rifle as in the first motion o f
Present
Arms” (No.
III).
Two.
Carry the
rifle o n to
the
left
s i n
aird seize
it with the
left I m a n d , I i
two
joints
of
the
fingers
graspingt
side of thebutt, the fore{imrgerl
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I,
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ii
I ii,
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~6ANUAL~xIIfl~IsE ron ItIFLI’~ BATTALIONS. 71
1 inch fromthe heel,
the thumb
in
front
of the heel, the muzzle slanting to the
~
rear,
and the guard
pressed
gently
against the ho l l ow of the shoulder. The
upper
part
of
the
left arm
to be
close
to
the side, the lower part of the arm to be
horizontal, the toe
of
the
butt to point
to the centre of the left
thigh;
the
right
hand holding the small of the butt,
thumb
and
fingers
round the
stock,
arm
close i n
to the body.
Three.
Drop
the
right hand
to
the
side.
XIV,
~~wuUer—Arm3. The
Shovlc~crrom the
S?ope.—Scize
the
small of
the butt
with
the
right
hand, fingers
and
thumb round the
s tock, arm close in to the body.
Two.
Bring
the
rifle
to
the
right
side,
and
seize it with the right hand
at
“The
Shoulder”
( N o . H);
the left
hand to
seize the rifle close above the lower band
to
steady
it to the shoulder.
Three. I .
Drop the left
hand to
the
side.
Order-A rrn*.
}
As detailed in No. VII.
XVI.
th—i5~word8. Unfia2-ing Sword~.—Placethis rifle be-
tween the
knees,
guard tothe
front, and,
placing the
left hand
on the guard of the
sword,
knuckles
to
the
front,
seize
the
handle
with the right hmid, knuckles to
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RIFLE AND CAflIIINE EXERCISES.
tiro
front,
fingers
pointing dowIrr~,
forefinger
o n
tire
spring.
T i g i n l e
1
knees o n t ine rifle, press
tire
s p r i m u ~
J gently raise
the sword
upwards
~)
clear of
tire
muzzle drop
the
poinrt
tine edge to t ine
front, towards the
bard,
raising
tire rigirt elbow as
at tire
same time seize t i m e scabbarl
the left imand anrd guide the
swoni
it, glancing t i m e eyes to the
left
doirrg. Lastly,seize
the
riflewith
the
Imand
between
the
bands,
and, t r
tine time from the right, c o m e to
1 .
Order.”
• Of
tine
fo regoin rg motions, Nos. III—XVI are
pci-fe
in n t i m e “Iteviow Exercise.”
See
Section 10 .
XVII.
-
,Sir~pe.-Arons.
I
Tire
Slope
from
tire
Order.—Givu
rifle a cant n ipwards with the right
and
seize it
at
tire lower
band;
can-ry it to
tire left
side
and
s e i z a
butt
with
the left band,
tire firrt
joints of t i m e fingers grasping
t i m e i n
of tire butt,
tire forefinger
inaif a n ]
from
t i m e
ireei,
t i m e
tinumb
in n
front
o f
Ireel ;
at
tire same time drop then
hand to tire side.
Two. Raise tire rifle until
tire
guard p r o
gently
against t ine i ro l low of tine short
~muzzle to point to
tire
rear.
XVIII.
Order—Arias.
~
Tine
Order
from
tier
rSlope.—DrO~
left arm
to
its -full
extent,
and rein -
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nANUAL
lIxEncIsie
FOP. RIFLE
BATTAL IONS .
Th
J rifle with the right hand between the
~ bands.
Two.
Carry
the rifle to the right side
and
L c o m e to “This Order.”
XIX.
~‘ail—A,’rns. ( The
Trail
from the Orcler.—Give
the
rifle a sharp cantupwards with
this
right
J hand, seizing it behind the back-sight,
• )
and bring
it to a
horizontal
position
at
this
full
extent
of
the
arm,
fingers
and
L
thumb
round the rifle.
XX.
7ioutdei’—Arms. r The
Shoulder
from the
T raz7 .— T igh te n .
ing the grasp of
this
right hand, bring
the rifle to a
perpendicular
position, and
seize it
with
the
left
hiatid
close
above
the lower band, at the
same time
raising
it
shight i
1
,
and
holding it
at
“
The
Shoulder ‘(No. II).
Two. Drop
this
left
hand to
the
side.
Xx’.
Ti’ail—Arms. ( The Trail from the Slioulcler.—Seize
the rifle with
this
left hand, little finger
in line with the right e lbow, arm close
to
the body.
Two. Seize the rifle with
this
right hand
behind the back-sight
; then
brin~
it
down
to
“The
rI~~~iI,~)
t
the
same time
tdropping the
left
hand to the side.
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RIFLE AND CARBINE
EXERCISES.
XXII. -
Order—Arms. ( Tire Order
(roan
t i m e Trail.—flai
~
tire muzzle, catch
t ime
rifle
between
(bands
and come
to
“The
Order.”
Arms
must
never
be
trailed
with fixed swords,
e n r
b y t i m e front
rank before cirarging.
1 m m
tire fo regoin rg
exercises,
great care must be take]
preserve
tire
Squal-eness of tire body,
and
to avoid rai~
or sinking either
shoin lder .
XXIII.
Sirommlder—Arm8.
}
As
detailed
in n
No.
II.
XXIV.
SUng—Arms.
I Tine
Slingfrom t i r e Siroulder.—Rain
t i m e rifle slightly,
turin tine
sling t o
i-igirt.
Two. Seize tire rifle with the left irand
low
the
lower
band,
and
turn
the
n ~
to tine
rear
over t i m e
rigimt
shoulder:
the same time qinitting the rigimt I r a n
Three.
Seize
t i m e sling over t i m e rigirt s i m o n
witin
the rigirt Irand : and, with b
imands,
bring t i m e rifle dowim to tire
o h
bnntt close
be im i nd t ime s im ou lde r ,
nun
pointing
to tire grouird
about
six i n c
in n front of
the
rigirt toe.
Four.
Seize tire rifle w i t i m t im e n ’ ig lm t hi
at
t i m e
full
extent of t i m e arm, and d :
~tlmcleft hand , to the side.
XXV.
. S im o u l d e r — A r n m - s .
I
The Shoulder
from
t i n e
Sling.—llah
tire muzzle,
bring
t ime rifle to a
per~
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—
• ]-~
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•
x A X V A L flZ1W li ron
xuni iana.won
70
I
dicular
position, turning tire s i i n m g to tIre
righrt,
a m i d
mnee t it with
t i m e
left
hand
~ below the right.
Two. I Bring
t ine
rifle to
t i n e
side, turnin
tire
slimrg
to
t ine
front,
a i r m i
seize
it
with
t i m e right
lrand
at
“Tire
S h m o i m h d e r . ”
Three.
1 .
Drop t ine
left ioand to
t i m e
side.
XXVI.
Order—Arms. } As
detailed
in No. VII. -
Two.
In
t i m e
Sineltcr-trcrncio Evereise o n
tire
words
SLrNo~
juts, armsare slung on the
left
slmeulmier. Time Left S h im r g
-ill be taugiot as fo l lows : — — T b e ranks
i o a v i m m g been
open ed ,
od arurs brougimt to ~The
Shoulder”
For
Shelter—
‘ I With
the
ieft imand seize tire
sling i n n
trasoch-
I
line with the simoulder,
raising tire
rifle a
Exercise,
by
?‘few
iuehres,
as in
t i m e
first
motion of
Numbers , “The Pr
Slung—Arms.
, J
esent Arms.”
( Raisinrg
the rifle, first pass the
m e a n
‘and
tlmen tine right armbetween tiresling
and
t ine rifle.
Two.
Place
t i m e sling over
tine left
s looulder ,
and let
t i m e
rifle
hang
diagonally across
t im e
back,
t i m e
muzzle
p o im r t i m r g
upwards
tiren
quit t i m e sling
and brinrg
tine
imand
to t im e sinie.
Seize
tire s h m n g witir tire left Iraud irn
litre with t ine sm oulde r,
raising
the rifle
Order—A
at
t l m e same time
with
tire
right
hand by
t im e small of
t i m e
butt.
5
Pass
tire
siinr over
tirehead, and c o m e
oo, to “T im e OmderY’
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SO tIPLI
AND
GAMIn
ZX UOIU
In escalading, the rifles are shnng according to this
but eache rank
slings
the rifle
on thie
outer shoulder.
XXVII.
Ground—Arnie.
(
Ground
Arms~—Turn
the
rifle,
heeh,
gnard to
thie right, mnhc
t h i s
bending both knees,
and
place t b
flat
o n this ground,
guard to the
muzzle inclining to the right fronç
axis
pin
in line withi
the
heels
o n c e ,
and
return to
thie
posi t i
Attention.
XXVIII.
Take-up—Amis. ( Sink
the
body as in grounding
4 take up the rifle,
and
c o m e te
(Order.”
XXIX.
The
Short
Troll.
5
liaise
the
rifle from
the ground,I
ing
thie barrel close to theshionhde,
XXX.
Stased ( The Stand-at-Ease from the O r d
at—Ease. Push
this muzzle of thee rifle to thief
. 4 with the righit hand, arm close t
side ;
at
the same time carry bid
I . righit foot as described in Part I, i
The Seeure.—For this
protection
of
the
rifle
ii
weather,
this
soldier niay carry it as fo llo ws :— T h e c i
be under this right arm, butt to the rear, tIm block
close up
under the
armpit,
the barrel
slanting
dowrn
and inclining
to the left front; the rifle to be d~
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F
F’~
]
‘I ‘
F
F
F •~
F;
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MANUAL
txsncIsE
v o n nIFL~ nATTALIONS. 85
aped with the right hand, which is
t o
be rather lower
a the
hip
; right elbow a little to the r e a r . On the
rd
C/icingS
Arms, the rifle to be carried under this left
a in like manner.
2. lie Quick Ti~m e.
C u e recruit having
been
thoroughly instructed in the
~neia1
Exercise
by
Numbers, wihl
be taught to
perform
it
Quick
Time; the foregoing words of command
being
en without the numbers,
and
executed as above
ailed,
resting
a
pause of
quick
time
between
cache
t i on .
A
pause of show time should be made between
first and last
part
of cccli command.
3.
Motions of
th e
Rife
peiforincd on
t h i s Marc/c.
~hie
recruit
will learn to perform the fo l lowing motions
he rifle
while marching
;
they
may
be
taught
at
first
u s
his is
marking
time. Each motion should be dons
die
left foot comes to the ground, this command being
iploted
a . ’ s the right
foot comes to
the
ground.
~‘hen soldiers standing in line with
unfixed swords,
o ff
from
“This Order,”
they
will
c o m e t~
This
L I
1
”
as
they take
the first step ;—when
standing
in
s with swords fixed,
or
iii files, they will come to
he
Shoulder”;
returning,
in each
case ,
to
“This
her,” when they halt or halt
and
front :— whicn
rchiing in hine or to a flank in fours with trailed arnis,
ordered to
turn
into file, or
form
two
deep ,
they
will
m e to “This Shoulder” as
they turn
or forin, and will
ii again o n turning
from
file into line,
or
forming fours;
en theyhalt
and
front from
ifie
they
will order.
~‘hensoldiers
standing
with shouldered arms receive
c o m m a n d
Slow
(or QnicL) Ma rch, they will step off
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80
flitLE
A~ CA I DXXZ
EXEItCIBES.
remaining at
“
The Smoulder;”
wimen
the word
is
Hence/n
tirey will c o m e to “T ime ~lop~~’~
Wiren soldiers
mareimimng
with sloped arms and
swords are im a lt ed, tirey will come to “Time
Order;
swords
are
fixed,
timey
will
remaimr
at
“T ime
Slope .”
soldiers
c o m e to
“Tire
Smoulder” by word of
e n
before being marcired off, on halting they will re
“
Tire
S m ou lde r.”
Wimen a soldier
marelmiimg
with
trailed
arms is
to turn to t i m e right (or
left)
about, Ire will
bring
to a perpendicular position by a turn of
tine
wrist
first
pace of
the
turn,
and
will
trail
again
on the
t i m e pace o n
which
ir e steps
o ff
in t ine
new direct i
at
“The Slope” Ire will bring
tine
rifle to a perpn
position o n
tire
first pace of
the turn, and
slope a~
t i m e
fenrtir pace.
The
above rules will equally
apply
wimen the s o
erdered to mark time frour tire bait.
When
men
standing
with
ordered arms
are
d i r e
form
fours,
to close to
the right
or left, to step l i m o
take
any
named number of paces to the front,
tl
c o m e t o
“Tine
Short
Trail•”
Soldiers will never be mare lmed off from “Tire I
when their
arms
are
l oaded ,
but
will be directed I
except
wimen
required
to nnovo at Tine
Simoinider.”
Skirmishers, supports,
and
reserves, if unloaded
at
“T ime
Trail.”
Quick—Jlfcerch. ) From
t / m e
lieU wit/n
ordered
o r
LStep
o ff
(or co m m en ce m arkin g
Quick. hark
~brimrgiongirerifle to “The Trail’
Time. J first step is taken.
Shoulder—A
r a m s . f T i m e
Shoulder from the
Trail.
-
h _ t i m e irait.
-
Trai l—Arms.
5
T i m e
Treilfrom
the
&‘monlder.
-
t tire I m a h t .
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XA VAXa Z X Z R C I S 1 G ron
X U V L Z
BATTSLXONB. Si
øAan
ge—Arms.
I ch~fl~grms
at the
Trail—Raise
the rifle to a
perpendicular
position at
j the right side, carry it to the
left
side
~
and pass
it into t i m e left
hand
;
then
lower it
to”
The
Trail,”
at
t I m e
came
t inee
~dropping the right imand to the s im i e .
~bnge—Anns.
Change the rifle back to time right side
in a similar manm i e r .
IoulderArm8. As already taught.
[Slop
s—Ames.
As o n
this bait.
gicange—Arms.
~ Changing
Arms
at theSlope.—Pass
the
left
hand
up quickly
and
seize
the
small
of
the butt,
fingers and tlnimb
round
the stock; at the
same time seize
the
butt with thie right hand, first two
joints of the fingers round time stock,
thumb in
front
of the heel ;
raise
t h m e
rifle to a perpendieuharposition, carry it
across
the
body
acid
place
it
o n
tIm right
shoulder,
then drop
this
left
hand
to
the
~side.
‘hmcmnge—Arms. f
Carry the
rifle
back
to
this left shoulder
1. in a similar manner.
Squad—Ha l t .
Italt,
and
c o m e
to “The Ordei~”
charg in g .— — S old iers will be
taught
to
charge
as
foF~
pvs :—
J’~x—Sseerds..
As already taughit.
Slope—Arms. As already taughit .
~uiek—Morch. Step off
at “The
Slope.”
As
a i?ont ( Bring the rifle to “ This Trail”
witim
-
l i a c m k ,
Prepare
~
out
losimig this
square
position of the
to Uharge.
(body or t i m e regularity of the step.
Charge.
( Bring t im e rifle to theposition of“The
~
Cimarge”
(No.
XI),
and
break
imi to
(double time.
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15I~LI~ND cAP.nINn ExERcIsEs.
As a ilear
Rank,)
Prepare to ~ Remain at “This Slope.”
Charge.
)
Uharge.
5
Break
into double time, cont ina
“T ime
S lope .”
Squad-Hale.
f
Halt;
thee front
rank c o m i n g
1~rear
rank remaining at “Time S 1 a [
Fixing Swora’~s
on the
Jf ar ch .— W hien soldiers m a
at
“The
Trail “are required to fixswords,
timey
wilh
t ime rifle into
t i m e
left
hand, t imen
draw
t i m e
s w o r d
the
right
hand,
bringing it out
of t ime scabbard
Ii
the left arm and the body, inclining the barrel
rifle upwards, muzzle opposite the
left
breast, and
f
sword as on thee halt :—tlus done, they will c c
“Ties
SIope,’~and
drop
t ime
right hand to the side,
If
marching with sloped arms, acid reqmured
swords, t ime soldiers will briug their rifles to “The
(but with thee muzzles inclining upwards to thee left)
will theu proceed as above described.
Care
should be
taken,,
in
fixing,
not
to
d a nma~
muzzle
of
the rifle.
S.
3.
2mTanua f Exercise ice Two Ranks, and Piling
i
1.
Manual
Exercise
in
Two
Ranks—When
m c
have been
taught all the motions of t ime Manual
E m
either
singly or
i c e
squads
im i
single
rank, they
e
practised in
squads
of two ranks.
2.
Ifoveinents
performed
at Open and Close O n
The Manual
Exercise is performed with ties rat
open order. Before
troops
formed in hine are requi
calcite by
presenting
arnie, they will take open
order
aeo t
when
they salute in quarter column.
3.
Distance
betwesn
Ranks
witim
trailed Amnea—W
squad ire two ranks
standing
with ordered arms is re
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y~Aa~UALX 1 O r m C I S E
nn TWO f lANKS.
~tep
o ff
witim out
slroulderim ng or sloping,
t i m e
rear-rank
i n
will make
tireirfirst
pace
a
simort o n e , to give
sufficient
e m for
their
rifles wheir
t railem l ; wiremr ordered
to
trail
t i n e
mnarcii , tire
rear rank
will
step sirort o m m e
~
:—
m e n
the
squad
is
halted,
the
rear rank
will
regain
its
t a m r c e
by
taking a
long pace as
it
comes to
t i m e mal t .
E m e r r ordered to trail at
the
I m a l t , t i m e rear rairk
will step
a
pace
of
9
incires; r c s m n n m i m n g
its distamrce
o n c o m i n g
“T ime
Order.” Wimen
ordered
to slrouidcr
a r nn s from
‘ I r e Trail”
on
the
marcir,
t ime rear rank will leimgtiieu its
~e
to regain its distance.
L
h[otions
of
bode
J?enk~
/ m c
san’~.—T1ie
motions
of
rifle in
t i m e
M a m m a l Exerckm~r~i,’—r~Qrmucln tiLe
same
n m m m e r by both
ranks,
cx p~i~a~iiiJie
~~rsree.”
i . Piling
A r m s . — I n i am Icliri~ei-todie
nim~ti~n~f
he rifle
girt i m r
s i m m g l e rank, tlr&
~piad in t~vnrarLiss, at close
er,
will be
taught
to
1
i~nmnm~r~oflr~u-~,
I’ile— I
On t imq—’~r i’m
1
t~c i
err,’
~anmkwill
step
i~.u’
1~
oz
1
-~
--i.~i~iik;.
nd
tire
front-rank n m ~ / m
1ilb\k,I~kt~me
ight
foot
ready
ti trim t~
heiqlrt
o r lo m n t .
Ammo.
On
t i m e wurd Jrm~,
the fru~trankwill
turn about, bringing
t imeir
rifl~with
timem
at t i m e
simort trail;
t i m e
wirole will
tiren
place timebi.mtts
of t im eirrif lesbetweem i
tireir feet,
guards
to
t i m e
left
;
after
winch
tire
rigimt
file
rear rank and tire left
file
front
rank
will
inclinet imeir rifles
towards
eacim
otlmer,
and
cress rods.
This
done,
-
tire
f ront - rammk man
of
t im e
right file
will
witim
his
left lmand
seize
tire
rifle of
t ine
‘front mu r k man
of
I m i s left
file by
t im e
muzzle
bearing
it
from i m i m , and with
I m i s
rigLt
I r a m r d
lock
rods
by ~)assingiris
own by
t i m e left
of the
rods and
to the
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90 JtIFL]t AND CA1U3IN IS zxgmtclszs.
r igimt of
t i m e m uzzle s
of
the other
wlmen firmly
locked ,
the even m m
fmon r t rank, seizing
his
rifle
betwe
bands, will move tire heel of
t I m e
1
his
r igimt
front
so
e m s
to form
at
of equal
sides
with
theother
twe~
lastly,
tire
left
file rear
rank
w i l l ’
1 m i ~ rifle betw~oent i m e m uzzles
rifles of
t i m e
front
rank,
sling
u p p m
-
Wlren t imere
is an
odd file each
tire
file will lodge his rifle a g a i i
~pile
nearer~
is rigirt
hand.
~5’tanci—clcar.
f Banks will step back
a
pate
1. inci res , and turn
to
t i m e direct ing
m S ’ t a n d — to .
Banks
will
t r i m inwards, and
~ their a r i a s by taking a pace o f
-
(forward.
Unpile—
I
On
t i m e word
Unpile, seize t i
witir
the
right hand
,mnder
tire
t
o j
the front rank
m a c n
at
t i m e
ear
drawing back their right feet m m
turn to t i m e r igimt about.
Arms. On
the word
Arms,
the
m en
lock
the
rodswithout
lnurry ,
by i t
the butts i r rwards, and
c o m e
Order.”
Tine
frorrt r a e m k
will
t h i t
and
the
rear rank
close
o n
itbyt
~pace of 9 inches
forward.
In
piling
arms o n
parade,
the word Break-oi?
given after Stand-clear.
On
again
failim ig in,
t i m e m e
place themselves as they stood before breaking off
It is
necessary
to be careful in piling and
arms,
to prevent damage
being
done to
the it
sights.
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-
musien tA t
nxieacisie .
01
5. 4. Funera~Exercise. -
The men will be
drawn
up
at
open
order.
‘~outdcr—Arrns.~As usuaL
‘resent—Arms.
~
~ Tlmrow
tire
rifle o tn t to the front to t i m e
full
exteirt of tire
left
arm, give t i m e butt
a cant witim t i m e r - i g i m t
Imand towards tire
body, ~
1
tire left
arm,
and
tti
thèrnnzzltvhlglrt
over
to
tire fm~nt
seize tire
rifle
with
\he riglrt
l m a n m d iih~ller
i m e
~r~r- -b~ui~1;c1~arrel lo -
tIre fi’ot~snum~mo
mdfn t immg-d~m~vnivnrds ,
~everse—Aron.s.
,
guard ~m~~glr-~st~mechin
. 4nd
seize
the
small
of t~~/~j~ttt
j~’.~re’eft
lrand
witim o ut
rno~dflg--the~mflo;r e na
close
to
tire
body.
Two.
Give tine rifle
a cant under tire
left
arm, bringing
tire
nrnzzie to
t i m e
ream, sling mnpper iaos t ;
arid
with t i m e
right I m a n id belmind t i m e body s~mizo
t ine
tm ifle .
I Quitting t i m e rifle with the
r igint
im a n rd
i~
e t
on
bring
it
with
t ine
left
to
a
perpendicular
a
A r m s
~ position, and lower it unrt i l
t i m e
muzzle
~rcvcrsecl 1 rests upon the toes of fine
left
foot;
t l m e m k
place
t ine
right
lmand
open upon t i m e butt,
- l~ann1coverit witlm
t i m e
left.
~anclat—Ease. J Tire soldiers’ heads will lean o n t i m e
1. breast.
Attention. The soldiers will raise theirmends .
-
I
Lay
mo ld of
t i m e
rifle
with
tire
left
h e r m r c l
at
t i m e small, nerd bring it under the
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1UFLE AND C A m U m I N z nexufloIsEs.
I
left
arm, muzzle
slanting
to
tiit
Reverse—A
vms . i
sling uppermost, graspinrg it
wif
- riglmt Inand
in
rear
of
the body ,
I S L
described.
Armms—rev’~’rsed.
}
As before described.
I 1st.
Seize
tine rifle with tire l e f t
-
immediately bein ind t i m e back
thumb
in front,
back
of the Inand
t o
tine
body.
2rrd. Seize
tire rifle
between
t h
1
ger
guard
and
l oop
of
t i m e
l e v e r
PresemmI—ArIns. the
riglmt
brad, tire backof it to ft
thumb pointimmg
down .
3rd. Turn t i m e rifle withtine b r r t t
to t i m e outside of
the
rigirt
a rm ,
F
lug tire
muzzle to t i m e front,
t .
p o s i t i o n
o f
“Tine Present A rm s , ”
4 5 ’ b o z e ld e r — A r m n s ,
1
Glose
---
Order.
Marc /m.
~
As
usual.
Order—Arms.
Stand at—Ease.
5. 5. Payihg
UompUmnents
wit/c Arms.
Whren
a non-commissioned
off icer ,
or soldier,
pie
addresses
an off icer , Ire wili doso
at
“Tire Advancel
(or “The Slrouider” in Rifle Battalions); w i t i m
t i m e If
brou~hnt
across
t ime
body,
and
the
Imand , fingers ext
mn e e tmg tire sling of the rifle in line w i t h m the right i
S. ~3.Dsmissing a Company.
Right-Turn.
f
The
men will
port
a m - m a ,
at
t h e
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rxeexnu lexEP.CIsie.
95
I
time takin~ a
side pace
outwards
by
Dmsnnss. 1 ran ks; after a
pause
they
will break
l ,off .
kiterbreaking off , the m en
must
l e a v e t i m e parade
in
a
L e t and
orderly
manner,
carrying
their
rifles
at
“ T im e
[Vance
Arms”
(or
“Shoulder”
in Rifle Battalions).
S.
7.
T I m e Firing
Excrei8e.
flee
recruit, leaving
acquired a thorough
knowledge
of
Manual
Exercise, will next be
taught
t i m e
Firing Exer
-
e ,
The
s~uad
will
fall
in
at “T im e
Order.”
the
recruet will be
instructed
istly. To
load
and fire standing.
~nclly. To
load
and fire
kneehieeg.
~achiof tlmese exerciseswill be
taught
:—
istly. By Nemrnbers .
~ndly.
In
Quick Time ;
~quadsare
teo t
to be instructed in the Firing Exercise
Neefubers ,
standing
or
kneeling,
except
in single
rank.
1.
To
Load
and
Fire
standing by
2V~uneZicrs,
from
“ T i m e Order.”
Daution,—Firing
E.cercisc
by Nunibers Standing.~’
At —
yards.
( Turn o e m both leeds half right, car-
. ady. J rying the rifle round
with tlee
body;
1 the right foot to point to the right front,
Leyes
to look to t i m e front.
Two.
I Advance thee
left
foot,
moving
the
body with it, ten
inches
to the
left
front
(viz., s i x to t i m e
f r o n t ,
and eight to the
left),
toes to point to
the front; at the
same time, bring
thee rifle to
a
hori-
zontal
position
at
t im e right
side, with
the
small of
the butt just
in front of
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~FLE
AND
CAIOr i INE EXERCISES.
tine
hip, grasping
tire
stock
wit
left
hand inimediately beirind
t h e
sighrt, thrumnb between stock and 1
lroiding
tire
small of the butt ~
with
tire
right
brand
between
t i m
ger-guard a m i d the loop
-o f
tire
elbow to t i m e rear.
The left
ethos
~kept close to
tine
body as a sup~o
tine rifle.
T / m m v e .
( Placing
tine
t i m m r m b inside
t i m e
the
lever, open
the
breechby a o
downward
pressure,
take a
c r u ~
between the forefinger
and
thui
tire right
hand,
andput it into thei
her, pressing it well home wit
~ thumb ; then close
the
breech b
1
.
ing the fingers under the lever, I
resting on tire top of
tire
butt.
I
pressing
the
lever
I r om e
to tire
eat
I
this, when
unloaded,
is t e r m e d
~“
Ready
position.”
Forty.
I Adjust the
back-sight,
and f i r
J eyes steadfastly
orr
some objec~inl
1 r1~1mOflreturn tire hand to tire “I
f_posit ion .”
Time back-sigim t
will be adjusted as fo l lows :—Wt
forefinrrer
and
tirunib of
tire right
hand,
move
t h e
until
t ~metop
is even with tire line, or
at
t ine place
bed
showing t ine
distance named
;
t imen,
if nets
raise the leaf carefully, preventing it from
springir
with a jerk,
and
return tire
Imand
to tire “Ready
p c i i
Wimen
men are
required
simply to load, the r o a r
will be.Load,
and
they will perform the first t h m r e e r n r
of
the
“Ready
;“
when t i m e
word
R e a d y
is
given
t~
already l oaded , t iney will
proceed
with the four tbr
n m m ~
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riiuucm EXERCISE.
b giving tine command Ready, some distance should
øys be
emamed
; if
t i m e
distarme be omitted,
the
soldier
~t
judge
it for l n i nm self, and
adjust
his
sigint
accord-
~‘i-esnrt.
Bring
t i m e rifle smartly into
the ho l low
of tire
right sbromnider (wlrielr nrmrst
not
be allowed to
give
way)
carrying
it to
t i m e front,
so
as to clear t i m e body
in
e lo ingso , pressing
it
to t i m e
shoulderwitlm
t i m e
left
Inanid ; and at
the
same instant
bring tire left
elbow
nearly
umrder tiro
rifle, and t i m e r igint elbow nearly square
witin,
and
well to tire
front of
the
riglmt
simouider to form
a
bed for
the butt,
without moving tIre
hotly,
or
eye
placing
the foretimrger round the
trigger,
but wit lm o ur t pressing it ; the top
part
of
tire
butt plate to be in
a
line witir t i m e
tel)
p~t
of tire sm ou ld er ;
the
rigimt
baird
to
hold tire
small of
tire
butt
l igintly-,
thumb point inmg to t ine
uruzzle
winicin is
to be
directed
immediateiy below tino
mark ou w im i c im tire rigirt eye is i~ed
tire
left
eye to be
c losed . -
Raise t i m e
muzzle
steadily, until
tire
top of t ime fore-sight is
brouglmt
in a
lirre
with
t i m e
object
through
tire
no t ch
-
or over
t i m e centre
white line* of
t i m o
back-si~1rt,pressimmg
t i m e triggerat t i m e
same trme wit inout t ine least motion of
tire
i nand ,
eye, or arm, until tire spring
i s released, still keeping tire eye fixed
o m m
Two.
he
thin
wimite
iine~
n
either
Mdc
of
the
centre
line
are
L o
be
used
only
a
mirong
what
is blowing acroec the
range.
( n . m . ) a
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OS ItIFLE A~{D CAIUIINE EXERcISES.
- t i m e
object. Tire
breathing
to
lstrained in
per f o rm imrg
this moti
-
Three. Bring
the
rifle to tire “Ready p m
open t ime
breecin
as in tire 3rd
a
t i m e
Ready,”
but
sharply,
to tea
cartridge case, then, placing the
on t i m e tim um b-seat, arrd t i m e f o
o n
the
trigger, t i m e remaining
under t1r~
gmrard, ~ the
fna-inly w i t i m out touching the
secure
tine lever in
t l m e catc imby
tire
l o op
a r ì m . 1
~niaIl of
t i m e
butt
~y
right Imand ; lower t ime slid
down t i m e
leaf of
tire
bader
raised, and return the hand
Ready positiour.” N.B. Spring
never be
eased winen a
cartridr
- tire chamber.
When the word
Ready
is given to men at i
motion
of
the
“l’rescnt,”
tlrey will
proceed
with
t
and
4 t i m motions
of t i m e “Reuetm~,.”
As
the
first mo t i o n of
t i m e
“J’reserm~”will not be~
~without
practice m m d
mrich
care , tire instructor
qne~rtlygive t i m e c o n i n n a nd A~ou were,
‘when
t h e r
will bring
t i - m e
rifle to t i m e rigirt side ivi t imont
m i n i
body, or m is eyes from t ime
object
to be
aimed
at.
~tructor will
t imen
point
out
the
defects
obse rved .
I
means t ime recruit will e o o n m be
accustomed
to get i i
~ If
the
lever
m i m o o k i
fail to cloc~
en preos ing the trigger, tb
t
that
the
action
is net in
good o r d e r , and
the
leeer inumt
their)
home with
the
right imataL
NorE.—The~namuepring
hou1d
oeycr be allowed to r e m a in c i t
except when thu c - m i l e is loaded.
The j,osi)iOn
of
the
indicator
eimow~
when
the
spring
1~ang,
when
rereased.;
in the former
coat
the
Inilirator
points
t~the
hOr
~n
th~
atter, it p o i n t s upwardm
at
right engies
to
t i r e
block.
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~‘IIUNG ~XEItCISL
~tionreadily,
and
will acquire
a
full command of Iris
~with
t i m e
left
baird.
T i m e
squad will also be
brought
back to
t i m e
“Ready
~e
the
c o m m a n d
Asyouwere
after t i m e
let and 2nrd mot iomne
~
“P,-~nt”
for
the
instructor
to
explain
the
nro t io r r
t fo l lows next in order; t ine recruits mrmintaimning the
~tposition of the hotly, and keeping t im e eyes fixed
co t
I object they are to aim at.
~Imeost minute attention is to be
Jiiven
to cacir man’s
i t i o n
wlren
at
tire “Present”; mo r e especially to see
t i m e
body is firm and
erect, that t i m e
sigirts
areupriglmt,
1 .
t i m e
rifle
is
pressed
f i rnn ly
to
t i m e
sm oulde r
with
the
band so as to
resist
t i m e
recoil o n tire explos ion of tire
~dcr; t imat t im e
trigger
is
pressed
steadily
without
the
htcst motion of tire
hand or
armwhile the muzzle of
-rifle is being r~iscd,n rd
until
the spring is released
that the eye is fixed
upon
the
mark during and
after
pping ,
to
asecrtain
if the aim has
been
deranged by t im e
rement of tire trigger
or
burly.
‘he
position of
tire
headwith reference
to tire
butt, w i m e i n
hig a im ,
must
depend entirely o n tire
elevation
used.
t i m sma l l elevation, tlro
butt
mon e t lie brought to
the
~ by ~dsing tire
shoulder,
or
t i m e
cimeek
irmust
be
so
red o n tire butt, by bending tire head a little
fos~vard
I
sideways),
as to get time, eye fixed o n
t i m e
object
a i g i m tire
n o t c h
or
over
t i m e centre wimite line of time
k-sight
;
as
t i m e distances
increase,
tire
head must
ho
ed
or tire sironliler lowered.
o o
much
pains cannot
be
taken
to
ensure
that tire
ler takes a deliberate aim at some o ln jc ct wim en ever
brings tire rifle to the “Present ;“ fo r this purpose -
Ii
bull’s-eyes
are to be
marked
o n
t i m e
barrack wall.
uP
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100
RIFLE ANfl CARniNE EXERCISES.
2. To Oi’cler Armsfrom
tire
thirdposition of’ t i m e “Jr
standing.
Order—Arnie.
(
Turn
on
tine
rigimt
m ed
to
tire~’
at the same
t i nme
briimg
tine
l i
-~
back
to
t i m e
riglmt, seize
t i m e r u
t i m e right
Irand close in
f r o n m t
oft
L arid
c o m e
to “The Order.”
a
7’o come
to
t i m e “Ready” standing by Xuerrricrr
“
T i m e
S/wielder”
or
“
Thai
Slope.”
f
Front”
Tire
Shoulder”
Frenrm
“Timeh
-
or “ Tire
Slope”
-in
1l~jle
Psi
Turn o n b o t l m
Turn
o n
By aVuinbcrs , heels half right
;
Ireelshalhn
Standing J at tIre same
time
the s am e t i r r
At
— parole,
seize
tire relic
with
thenf lewrt)
Jlecocly. I
t i m e right
imand at
hand
i l n r h r-
tire
small of the be in ind th~
butt. sigint l i e r o d i
rigimt
arm
[
Trio.
( Proceed as detailed in the i t
Three. ~and 4tlr motions of
the
Finer. -
((No.1).
4. To fire a
Volley
s t a m c U m o g ,
and Orde;’,
by
. i r ’ u n d
C autio n ,— -B y .Yurnbers, Fire
a
Vbltey.
At—yara’e. ~
-
Ready. I
Two.
~-
As
before detailed.
Three.
Four.
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FnIUNG EXERCISE.
Present. )
q’wo.
~
- As before detailed.
Three. )
ode,’—Arins. As before detailed.
To Unload Arm,s.
load—Arnie. ( Open tine
breech as in time 3rd
motion
of t ine “Ready” but with only
sufficient
strengtlm
to withdraw tire
‘~cartridge from
tine
cimaruber.
Return
t ime
cartridge
to
t ime
pouch
and close the
breech
as
directed
m r the
~,,3rd
motion
of
tIre” Present,”
C . To
load
and
Fire
standing, in Quicf’ Time.
C h i c
recruit
having tinorouginly learned
tire
Firing Exer’—
r by Nunabero, standing,
will next
u n
taughrt
to per
-
m it
in Quick
Time by
time
following
words of
connmanci
1 c m are to be executed as before detailed, resting a
se
of quick
time
between
e a c i m
motion.
- -
~autionn,—Firing
Exercise.
Standing. -
~ —
yards.
~
Irafoirr motion-s.
Ready. j
Present.
In thrive motions.
rtter—A a ’ a m t s . Iii one motion.
hurt- ion ,
— — - - F i r e a Volley.
— yards.
In
four
motions.
Ready.
Present.
In
three
motions.
rder—Arms. As before detaiied.
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102 RIFLE
A1~DC A R n m l E
EXERc I SES .
7. To
Load
and
Fire
kneeling, by i V i r m m a b e r : .
Tire squad, being
at
“Time Order,” or “The S i r
1
will
ho instructed
as follows,
C autio n ,— Fir e’n g
Exercise
by Numbers.
£meelierf
(
Proceed as
detailed fo r
t i r e
At — yards. tion of
tire
“Ready” f rom
Ready.
Order’” or
“The
Smoulder” ( N e
No.
3).
T w o . I Bring the
rifle
to a lrorizontd
tion
at
the
right
side as
in tI
-
motion of the “ Ready” fiori
-
Order”
( N o . 1): at
tire
s ame t i n
on tIre r ig lm t hen ce aboo r t tweirn
to
tire
rear ann twelve
to tire r i g h t
left heel, and nearly square it-
i-ighrt foot, bringing the weight
body
at
once on the
right
h c e ]
place
the left forearm
six
i n c h
bind,
and
nearhy
square with,
knee ; left toes to
point
to the
fri
I~utt to rest agnmins t the r ighmt silt
Three.
As
detailedwhen
urine staimdir;
Four. ~ -
Present.
I
As
detailed
when firing
m l
placing
the
left
elbow
at
on c e o ’
-~eft knee as a support. The I
motto be raised off
tire
heel i n h n
I t ime rifle to the shoulder.
T m o o . As detailed when firing s tandin;
Tie
eec. -
~‘
As
detailed
when firing sti-
J bringing
the
left
forearm
as o h
I
i n n
the
2nd
motion
of
t i m e
“ I
Lkrieeling.
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in
uuxmn
C C X :u(o,rn.
103
-
L1y~t
~ ct-i--I Mu).
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FIIUNU
EXERcISE.
~ime
iinstructions wiricim
follow tine
“ Present “ s taudiim g
applicable to this position iviren
o n
t im e knee.
W l m e m r reqrrired to
c o m e
to time “Ready”
k m r e e b i m r g ,
f reon
Ready position,” s t a nd immg , time left foot will be
iueimt
back
to
tire
right
on
t ime
command”
Ready,”
t ime
o~ im rk i nmgo n t i m e knnee as
usual
at
the word “Two.”
8. To Order Arens from tire third
position
of
t i m e
“l’rceent
“kneeling.
Spring to Attention, turnning on tire
‘cler—A ems. ~ left
heel
to
t i m e
frorrt, and order’
as
(before
detailed.
-
To
Fir-c
a
Vol ley
kneeling, and
Orden,
by Nmernmbei’e.
h iu t i emn ,—By Yunthers, kneelirm,q. - Fiee~u,~i-olley.
f_parole. ~ /~~h
tiJ~
-
1 ’ a c l y .
/
--~ ‘~---~
Tire. ~
As
before
Lletailed.
-
Three. ~
:-~JUN~
:’
i’bnrr.
J
\~_~_
Present. 1 - ~ ~—-,‘, ~‘~/
Trio.
~-
As before de~iomfeUfC] ~‘~ >~
,~
Three. J
-dee—Aries. As before
detailed.
1 0 .
To
Load arid Fire kneeling, in
Quick Tim e.
~imo
ecruit
having been t imorougimly
i m m s t r ’ i r c t e d m r
tire
n i o m m s of l o r m r l i m r g aird firing on time knee by Nulnmbers,
I next be t n m m n g ir t to performthem in Quick Time by
tire
owing
wormls
of command, whicim are to be executed as
re
detailed,
resting
a
pause of quick
time
between
r-
m o t m o n .
- -
m urtioIr,_~_FiringEvem’cisc.
It”neeling.
-
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10 0
RIFLE Ai~flCAXlflfl~XEXEI1CISES.
Ac ——
yards. ~
In
four motions.
Ready.
Present. In
tirree
motions.
Order—Arms. In one motion.
Cnmution,—KnccUng,
Fire a
Volley.
At
yards.
In
fourinot iomrs .
Ready.
Present. In
tirree
motions.
Order—Arms. As befor’e detailed.
11. Loading
and Firing
in two Rand-s.
Wiren
t ime
recruit
I n n s
learned
all
t ine
motions
Firing
Exercise,
s tand i rm g and
kneeling,
in single
willVractice them in two
ranks
;
also
tire fehiowik
of
firing
1.
Volleys,
front
rank kneeling.
2. Independent Firing,
both
ranks standing.
3.
Independent P u - l u g , botlm ranks kneeling. -
4. Inclepenrlcnot firing, f roar t rank kneeling.
In both
Volley
and
Independent
Firing, t i m e
fri
will
kneel
o n tire word Ready, unless
tire
cacti
yenderitfring is
preceded
by
the
words Both rankn~
(or fneeling).
When tire
preliminary
caution Both ranks s t a r e r
kmieeling), is given, on the caution— Rounds, Ini~
firing,
tire
rear rank will
take
a pace of ten inches
i-iglrt
front,
viz.,
six
to
the front
and
eigirt
to
t h
reemning its distance after returnine to “Tire
O r m i e :
In t ime case of the rear
rank, wimen
standing,
will be pressed against the side, four
inches above
and
when kneeling tire heft
forearm will be
placed
knee.
In all other
respects, tire
instructions laid d o
single rank will apply equally to both ranks.
When
firing
Front
rank
kneeling,
and
the
order
i n
to
fire, Both
ranks kneeling,
on the cnnut ion~
— I
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FIXING EXERCISE.
~ependesm(
~°b’ing,
he rear rank
will
advance t i m e r igint
,t tenm e m o s
in a
diagonal direction
to t ine
rigimt front,
i ng in re the
left
m e d up to t ime r ig im t
;
on t ine command
~eady” the rear rank
will at
once
sink
down on
t ine
ce,
and proceed as
before detailed; resuming
its
distanc
er
returning to “The Order.”
r n
firing
volleys
or
independently,
the
number
of
ron rmds
II always
be specified. W l m e n tire
order is
to
fire more
in
one
round, t ime
lever will
not be closed after
re
-
snag the cartridge case (in volley firing t ine timumb will
nain in tire
i o op
of
t im e lever until after
tire
word
heady”
is givem r),
neither
wnll
the
leaf of
the
back
-
nnht,if raised,
be
pint down until alter the last
round. In
all
lies, on
ceasing
to fire, the
men
-will order by word of
nnman r l , first removing
the
empty
cartridge case as
‘ected
in
the 3rd motion of tire “Present,” or unloading,
directed
in N o . 5. 1 c m
coming
to “
Tire
Order” after
icy firing,
the directions
given
in .
No~.
2 and S
will be
rerved.
In
volley
firing
the
time
is
not
to
be
taken from
~
particular man, hut each man will,
after coming
to
“Present,” wiren
tnr~king
aim,
make a
pause equal
to
r~ee
beat-s
of
slow
time
before
firing.
-
[I menhave beenbrought to t ime “Ready “and are nq~re-
ired to fire,
they
will
mnnload
by word of command.
~rhe
mode
of
firing
in square
is detailed irs S.
8.
12 .
Inclepczodentfirimmg,
.standfng
or
kneeling.
~antion.—
Rounds,
independent
Jithrg.
tt
~yards. } As
before
detailed.
V o n o n i m - e m c e .
Each man of the
front
rank
will
come
to
tine -
“P-resent”
independently
of
his
right
or
left hand
n m r m n , antI
w i m e n
i r e
returns
to
the
“Ready posi
-
tion” his
rear
rank irnan will come
to
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108 M F L Z
AID CABIWE JIXZBCIBES.
tire
“ Present.”
When
firing
beg-
staudiug or botir kueelnng , q
of a
file wl
tirus continue
a m m d load i r m g , the rear rank man
to
tire
“Present”
wimcn
t ime
fret
man is
at
tine “Ready
positier .
vice
s’ersd, until
the
Cease
ordered.
Winen
firing front sari -
lag,
t ime men of a
file
may f r i
pemmdeut ly after the first round.
Each
man
sirould t ahoe a cci
deliberate
aim
;
all
lmurry
is
l~voided. -
Cease
—Fs,’e. As detailed in No. 11.
Order—Arms . As before detailed.
When firing independently, t ime commands “Fit
“C’ease
Fire”will be
givenon tire drnln
or
bugle.
1
S ’ .
8.
Preparing for ~‘avalry.
Time recruits,
having
a
timorouglm knowledge
o f
t i n s .
cut modes
of
firing i n n
the
mules,
will
now be p r
j i m
receiving cavalry,
as in
square, two arid
four
d e c
Tins practice will be comnneuced on
ti’e
m an
trailed annns ; on t ine command
halt,
or Halt, l U g / n -
Turn-, t ime macn will
orderarms and
fix
bayomrets (o r
r
Wben r
t i m e
movement is performed
from the
h r
leading
company
will
order
and
fix
wimen
tire
reo
got the command Quick (o r Double) A/arc/n. T i m e a n
halt
without
word of c o n m m n n d will, in
either
e r r s
turd fix as they
malt.
l’rerare
for— ~ If
the
square is four deep, the:
C-arab-p
and fourth ranks
will take a
p 1 1 c m
- inches to t i m e right front. T I -
and
second
ranks
will
tlren
m i n d
t i m e rigirt knee, lint without I t ,
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1 . I I I~
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F I r m I N G E X E I C C I S E . 111
- tire weight
of t ime
body
on
tho
med
7
-
and,
at the same time, place tJr~buttr
- of their rifles on the ground against t ime
i nns ide
of
their
right knees,
guard
to
tine
i’ir~int,
witin
t ine
muzzles
siantirrg
upwartl’S ~o
tim a t
tire poirrt
of
tine
bayonet
~or sword) may be
about
the
imeight
of a
Im orse’s
chest; t ime
left
harmd to grasp t i n e rifle
i i rnn ly
m m m c c-
diately
above
tire
lower
band, t ime
right
baird to hold
the ~mall
of
t ime
butt,
the left
Li.rnfl
to
rest
upon
t ime
thigir about
six inches from
the knee.
Time third
m m d
fourt in ranks
will
c o m e
to the
“Ready
Position ( t ime mmnuzzles of
the rifles
to be slightly
inclined up~
wards).
W in e m m
men standinrg \vitim unifrxed
bayonets
(or
swords)
ordered
to
prepare
for
Cavalry,
they
wrll
at
once
fix,
ii proceed as above described.
f t i m e square
is required
to
fire,
unless it
is intended
to
fn’om all faces of t ine
square at
onmee,
the
caution
~‘ace
o r
Faces)
will precede
the caution
to fire.
—Rounds,
insdependent. Time third rannk of each face , or’ -
firing, t ime n i a m m i e d face (or
faces) ,
will proceed
— yards. as before
detailed. Time fourth rank
l m ’ e a a ’ y . will raise
the muzzles so
that
their
rifles
Uonrmence. inlay Ire at
an
angle
of
450, resuming the
ease—Fine. “Ready” positiomn on the word “
Cease
or Fire.” Any face of tue square that
a
V o i l e - p
m ay not have been required to
free
——yards.
will order at t i m e s m e n m e t i e n r e an
tire
Ready.
r e n n n m i m n d e r .
J ’ r e s e ; m t .
J
-
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112 IUFLE AND C A T U I I N E IexTitacnsES.
zcseelirmg RarmA-s)
(o r Kneeling . This caution to ije given,
m l
J l a n m k s oft/me— s-be deenned ueccssam -y
for
t b
5
Fhce,
0 1 ’
Pieces)
I
k~eelimngranks
to
fire
a
volley.
—Fire
a
Volley
J -
it —
yards.
(
As before detailed ; a m m d I
Ready. e t ime
weig lm t
of
tire
body
0 m m
II
(med.
~, ,. As before
detailed
theme h r - :
resen ~
rifle
again
to
resist Cavalry.
Order—Arams. As
before
detailed.
If
considered
expedient, tire
fr-oat
standing
audi
ranks may fire volleys alternately,
time
hieing
betwcenr
t ime
rounds for
tIme smoke to clear
away.
T ime above detail
applies equally to squares
I c -
four deep,
with
tire except ion
that
tine front raicke
Jcnn~el
o resist Cavalry.
S.
9.
A
Fmcu-de-Joie.
For tins mode of
firimrg,
t Ine
line will be
dr-as,
o m e n order, as
described
j im Part
III,
S. 3
; c x c i ,
-
t ime commanding officerwill take post
i n n
t ine rear-,
lilt/n Bias-k ~
- Muzzles
of
miles
to
slant i t
Uartrmclge. ~
.
.
Ready. ~ winen l o n m d n n n g , and to m e m a n a
m e ,
]‘resent.
Thiles to
be elevated at an
a m m g l e
-
Timrigint hamrd man of t ine Im-on t rank c o m m e r
-fire,
winich
will run
down
the f r -out a m m d
up t i m e :
quickly
as
possible.
Where t ime
r ig im t I m a m n d a n a l
s-ear rank Imas l imed , t ime wlmole will glance tineir e y e
might to bring t ime rifle to t ine
“Ready
posi t iomm.”
Ready. I
As
before directed.
. s
resent.
T ime
s c o n e to be
repeated
a
tlnird time.
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REVIEW E T U I n C I S E .
, ‘ d e r - —
Areas.
Ire ~omnmauding
officer will
t imen move
to tire front
and
t I m e followimrg
commands
~r
Bayonets
(or’ Smcords).
,unonrlder_Arm .
epal Salute.
r e s e m r l— A r
ins.
~onlder—Arins,
rder—.Arms.
Irree cheers .
~nfl.var,’onets
or
S’reords).
~fmeir
rtillery are
present
and
are
ordered
to fire
21
sevefl will be
fired before
each round of t ime Femode
-
Rzvmzw E x r c n e c n s m e .
8. 10.
Review Exercise.
inespcctiomrs or re-views, t I m e Manual arrd Fining
~ciseswill be performed in Quick Three. Tire m m c m
- T h m g
at
“Time Order,” with
tnxcd
bayom ne t s, cviii be
-red
to
shmomnlder a m m d
take open
order,
as
described m m
VII, S. 1, lie-id Exercise ;
after
wim icim tim e words of
n r n m m m l
will
be
as
follows
For hi/is
JJatlalionn~.
ion .
? , IANuAL—Exlcmccxsmc .
Caution.
M A N U A L — l n i x e I e c x s m n .
I. l ’nnmnsxxr—Anens. I. Pinicszxr—Amnnrs.
1 1 .
Suouaumcn—Aimirs .
II. S rmoua iucmm—Anxms .
II. l ’ omer—Amunr .
Ill.
S m x r r o m m r — A r e sm s .
V.
O m t . u w m c — B . ~ v o x m c r s
IV. S m m o u x n x m n n r — A i m n s .
- V .
~JeOULnRmr—Amnnrs.
V.
O n r m m n — A n n s c s .
rI. A D v A N c E — - Airjis.
VI.
Fnx—Swommns .
II. O a n m r a — A n m s e s . VII. S u o u L m n m r n m — n j m r ~ j s .
II.
A n v . m s e c m n — A r m m t s .
Viii.
Pome r—Amrm i j .
I. Suomran l rmm—nt lmns . IX. Cmwa e n—Swo n n s ,
Ii
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114 RIFLE -AND C A aIIIN E EX E R C IsE S .
For
Rifle
hiatt,,
X. StorE—Am m m c m .
X.
S n oua n sm -
XI.
SIioULDnlTa—ABM5~-
XI.
SLOPE—Al
XII.
O m e n m e n m — A m m r s c s . XII.
SNOULDIIIr.
XIII.
Urei’Ix—BAYONmmTm.
XIII.
Onnzn—A;
Oaos~—
n n m n i e .
M A m m c m I . XIV. TIxvxx—~i
C L O S E — O J S D E a ,
Cau t i o n ,—FI n Ix rm—EXEI1CIS Im .
Caution.
~‘IIlINO—l
-
Fnamz
A Voaazv. Ar
400 Y A m c v s .
FnnzA
VOLLEY.
AT
f
READY.
P E E S T I N T .
READY. Pri~ri
or or
FIRE — VOLLEYS. FIRE — VOLt
AT 400 Y A n D 5 . AT 400
Y A m i r :
R E A D Y . PRESENT . R E A D Y . Primi~~
O n n E m e — A C a M S . ORDER—ACt
STAND AT—EASE. STAND AT—L
8. ii. Jfanncr of Inspecting
Arms
on Para~
The
company having been
inspected as
direck-
II, S. 27,
Field
Exercise-, bayonets (or sevords) I r r r
unfixed, and arms
shouldered,
tire
inspectimrg ci
proceed as follows
Wineim
at
“The Port,”openr I I I
For
Inspection,
and grasp
tire
small
of
tire I ’
Port—Armn.
tIme
nigint
hand,
thumb
point in
m uzzle .
T ime officerwill go down
tire
ranks to see tirat i t
is
free from rust, and otlmerwise
clean;
also, un-
to
see tirat
it
is
free in
its
action.
-
C’lose
Order—~ifarch. -
Examine—Arms. ( On the word
- Excr-nnine, i - i r e
will take apace of ten i m m c h m e s ti~
front. On
t ime word Arms,botlin
come
to the
“Ready” (let
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RiFLE
EXERCISES FOR
SEaSEANTS.
115
motions)
with
tine muzzle
of
t ime
rifle
so
I inclinemi
as to enable
the
officer to look
I .
t imro im~lmt ime barrel.
o oflicer
will
now
proceed
to
look tirrougim ernein barrel,
t ima t
it
is
clean
and
free
from
rust.
Tine
soldien~
‘ t ime officer
passes
t ime
file
meanest
to
inim,
will
close
r e e c i m
by easing
springs
as
directed im r
the
3rd nmot ion
o
“Present,”
order arms, resume Iris distance (if a
‘ r ink manm) , and stared at ease.
S. 12.
Rifle
Exercises
for
Serjeants.
serjeam ets of
ail imrfantry regiments
will
be
taught
[an imal
Exercise
I a im l
down for
Rifle battalions.
jeamrts ,
wireme moving
witlm
tineir
c omp amn i e s or with
attaliou,
will renmrailr with m m i m f n x e d swords, except
tiney are escortimmg
the coloitmrs, and
wimein
t i m e mcmi
r dcfcnnce againnst Cavalry, in winch
eases
tiney will
their swords fixed.
eants
will s tam rd at ease and come to attentiomr with
c m i
;
tirey will also
sinoi t r lder
arms,
slope
(or
trail)
m i n d
order
a rma s witim them. The serjeants, during
,rfornmanece
of
t ime Ma m r u a l
and Firing Exercises
by
irk and file,
will
remaini
steady at “T ime Shoulder,”
~
t i m e
llayolret
Review
Exercise at “Time
Order.”
v c m ’ — A r m s .
I
q’~~eco m c c i ’ . —
Serjeants
will recover
arms
as
follows :-— S e ize time rifle as
dim-ected
in
tine
first
motion of
t imo
“P r e s emm t Arms,” tireni raise it perpendi-,
cular-ly
in
front
of
tire
face,
r ig im t i m a m m d
.~
gm -asp in g tine small
of
t ime
butt, thumb
as high as
t ime m o u t l m , barrel
to t ime
-
front ; at
t ime
same time place the left
irand
cinder t ime butt, timumb ire f rome t of
t ime Imeel ,
first two
joints
of t ime
fingers
round
t i m e
side of
tire
butt.
ii
2
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116
RIFLE
AND
CAI~INEExEmtcmsxs. -
Wimi l e a
serjoant
marking
a
point
irr a line I ,
extending
an arm, ire will mold iris rifle by
t ine butt
witim
th~
other Irand,
restimrg tIre
toe
chest.
8.
13 .
Guards
and
Sentries.
Guards, reliefs, rounds, and patrols will ii
sloped arms and
fixed bayonets,
except i m m ‘se
wimen
they icill nnarch
at “Time
Secure,”
n i - i
bayonets. Reliefs
marching with
sloped
smoulder when at 10 paces from t ime
sentry,
again
when
at 10
paces after relieving.
Tine
same
rules
apply
to
Bide
Battalions,
swords
are not
fixed.
Semntries
are
to
walk about with
tine-jr
i n
simouldered or sloped, bayomne t s fixed.
If
rnovk
Siojne “ they will
not
rnecessarily smoulder
as
‘nbout at
each
end
of their walk,
bat
may
r e - r e a l
Slope.”
In
Rifle Battalions,
sentries
do i t
specially
ordered,
fix
swords
;
amrd
are
per
srmppoe-t arms when at t ine halt, and to illS
Sling” or
“Trail.”
BAYONET ExmmcmsE.
8. 14 .
Bayonet,
or Sword-Bayonmet Exert
1. General Directions.
For-mat- ion of
Squad.
— When recruits i
t imoroug imly
instructed
in
tine
Marmm i a l
arid Fir
cises, tinny
will be
tauglmt tire Bayomme t Exercism
purpose they will, in
the tmrst instance, b e
squads of not more than sixteen men in s i i rg l m i
JIet/rocl
of Teac/ci’ng.——Tlre
recruits will first
the
exercises
in
slew
aird
quick
time by
N r r m m i
cvhicli
tirey
will
be
taught
to perform them,
ju
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DAYONET Oh SWOI1D-DAYONET EXERCISE. 117
f n
tire
review exercise, a m i d witim sue-In variation from
g u m h a r order
o f
t i m e
drill as tire instructor may
ro
-
f iequem n tly ciramiging quickly from one movement to
or.
i t io ,m.—In
attaining a
good
and firm position, care
ho taken riot to allow time h i m n u b s to
be
rigid, as any
i s - s W I h l prevent tine promptness of action
requisite
to
hoot
to time
bayonet.
i i m g l’oints at Marks.—In order to teacir thee recrui t
ivcr time timrust in a proper direction, a cross barupon
may be cm-acted,
f r o m n i t
whichbails can be
susp~nacd,
squad
being
drawn
up
iir
f r o n t
should be
practrsed
in
point
at them. -
2. Preliminary Drill.
I squad having fallen un in
single rank
a m
above
c r 1 ,
will
lie
fornrcd unto two deep,
as
follows
ulitl~r—~Arniti.
r~or Bayonet) Odd numbers
stand fast,
oven
, ,m o v d . D a y o n c c - )
numbers turn
to
t ime
right about.
Even numbers
move
four pac~s
~mnck—2farclm.~
to
t ime rear,
halt and front.
Port
— A
ran,. As usiral.
As
m n s u n a h .
In tiro
bayonet
exercise
mrge—Bayonet~.
~
this
is
called
time
“First
Position.”
fineryDrill in~
Cnnmtion.
orQuick)- Tinite.
i feet will be kept at
rigirt
angles to each
other
ginou t tine-
following
exeroises.
(
Draw
back tiro right
foo t
twenty-four
inches; tim body to bo
balanced upon
J
both
feet,
the
heels in
line
with
e r i e - i n
nl-Posn-tron.
other, both knees
beunt ,
an d kept well
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118 n m m r L E ~rrn CAD . n INE EXERCISES,
L
apart directly
over
tho
feet,ointing to t i m e -
front.
nigirt leg arid bendimrg for-ward-
Tim
ct
Position
I
Advance
the
body
by
cite5
leg
wit im o ur t
mov immg
or
raisins~
still keepinrg time body uprigin;
head well i m p .
Second- As before.
l’osit ion.
Move forward time
left feet
r i
Advance.-
{
and fo l low
withthe right
tire
m n ~
o f
step.
Step back
with
time right;
Retim. inches, and follow with the
same iengtir
of step.
Bring lip the r ighmt
foot t o -
Advance. and step
oat again with thr
I n
“ S e c o n d Position.”
Bring the left
foot
back
to i
Doin~le—Retirc. amid St5
1
) back
again
with t h m
the “Second Position.”
First—Position. ~ Bring up
the
right lmeel
t o
straigintening
t ime
kmrees .
lmoielder—Arnm-s.
As
usual, resuming tire prop
Order—Arms.
Stand at-Easc.
In
this
and
tire
following drills,
each
movemner
-
repeated as often as
may
be
necessary; but h i
must not be kept
too
long in t ime same position.
is
necessary
for-
an
awknvard
man to repeat ~~ym
portion
of time drill, t ime rest should be allowed t o
ease.
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I Ion-rE _\Nr) c-c,nrcran: I-;xr;ra-r~Es.
In.
S
n r c
X X T
~-
Grrrnni.
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, cAYONFr
o r i t
sWlcD-]r-(YONEm r~xc r a - n i - ~ n - c .
] ‘ n . m n ’ n c ~ \
\.
-— 1 ’ ~ , r e
i t
n m u m Oncmnno .
— I
15,1
a
i.
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I ~-I
)irT-~eE ANT)
C. RPINE
o c x
r n u o c m s n - c m - r .
1’IATS
XXXI.
Jun (h-mar,.
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irA V S IN T 1 T O1’~ s S r - o n u s — Ir~v() u - c r
m - ; x
r-:ac u s m m .
J’r
sir: ~‘cX\ II
J’ur
a
i t
n
n n , , e r
1~’
v
S 11.
/
/
K
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UAyOTSET 011
SWOIID-BAYONET
EXERCISE. 127
3. Guards and Points &y .~Vnermubcrs.
1
U t e n o t i o u u .
~oulmler—Armns.
J’ort
— A
runs. ~.Asusual.
(Tharge—
I
J la y o u m e t s . . 1
Guards and
nuts by
Xum- Caution. -
~rs;
r e m
Slow
r Quick) Time.
I Fall back to
tire n S e c o m n l ~
witim
t ime
knees we11
apart, t ime Imead and
body erect, m m d t ime c imes t expanmled ; the
Guard . rifle retairmimmg tine position of “Cirargo
Bayonets,”
-the
point of t i m e
J~ayonet
directed towards tire
i reiglm t
of m
mnan ’ s
breast.
Plate
XXIX.
r
Witirout quitting
tire
hold, or l o s im n g
t ime balance of t ime
rifle, advamrce
it
gra
-
dually
to t ime
f m m i l
extem r t of t ime a rmmi~
Point. -~t t ime same time inclirre forwards to
t ine
“T im i r d
I’ositiori ,”
t i m e
rigimt
elbow ratiner
murde r and close- to t ime stock. Plato
l~XXX.
Two. Resumeslowly t ime positionof
“
Gun rdn”
I liming
t ine
ride to the “Low
Guard”
by turning t ime sling uppermost, arid
ra is im ig t ime bmr t t
and
right elbow
as
high
Lore
Guard,
as t ime head, tire back of
t ine
hand
towards the right ear’,
a m n d
tire bayonet
pour tim rg
downwards to
the
front,
Plato
- XXXI. -
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128
RIFLE AND CAXIZ3RiE
EXEI1CISES.
C As before, but dowmmwards,
s r i - u -
Point. ~ rifle gradually descemnds,
turn
t h m
(upwards.
Plato
XXXII.
Resume t ime position of
lE n
Two.
Guard.”
C
Brinrg
the
rifle to tire “high
- - .
by lowering t ine
ri”irt
wrist
to
t i
lhglr-Uuard.
t ime
left
i m a i m d to be opposite
t h u
Plate
XXXIII.
Point.
As
before,
but upwards.
PlateX~
Two.
Resume t ime posit iomm ef
“Iliglni
(
Raise t ime
rifle,
turning
tine
m l -
wards
till
t ine
left wrist is as h i g h
opposite to, tire forehead, t i n e
I
directed
to t ine left front ; t i n e I
Icad-Pw~’y.
1
slant downwards. Tire
f lmrgers
o f;
hnarnd
to lie
closed,
and
the
t l o i
temnded, to
avoid a sabre
c u t ,
1-XXXV.
I
Direct tine bayonet
to
t i m e fr
drawirm g t ime butt towards tl~
Point. -~and advance
tire
rifle to t ine
f u l l
I
of
t ine
arms, trimming
the
bar-re 0 ]
Land opemming
t ine fingers.
Plate
X l
Ttt’o.
Return
to t i m e
“Head
Parry.”
Tirrow back t ime rifle to the f u l l
-
of t ime rigint arm, lowering
the
tine
bayonet direct to tire frn~-
Simortein-Arm-s. -~barrel resting
upon
t ine left
m a
above t i m e elbow
;
and carry Is
body by
extending the
left l e g .
LXXXVII.
As
before,
direct
to
tire
front; I
Point.
t ime
left
leg
extended.
Plate
XXI
Tiro. Return to tire
“Sinorton
A r n m
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—\\1:I
I;(~’’~u-rr:xm--m_—
I’m,: \\\II1.
//
1
0’..
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( m n c
sWuntTr-mrAVuNI-Yn’ rxrsru-rsm :. 1:31
J’, ~1. \\\I\. J’,’lcc
5 n-ncr J [nsnr
j~u-n’
3 :
‘ ~ ~ - J - - ~I~/
‘---
)s :
~
I
/
~
/
V -
~ --~:-:~~~c
I’,’iNT.
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~NI~I
Olt ~WOlU)-
B A Y O N E T EXEU(1~E.
i,~
E
X\ \ V.
JFI~1
]‘\B]~Y.
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n u m : \\~\1.—Vuri-m-
mum
i’rar.
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n - :x m - :r ”
c—c.
l’s
sni;
\\\VII.
I: :
II,,,:, 1~ I:
-
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:.eI,\n-:n n-:xn-:niSnan-c.
- \ \ III - - -
I’,:
in- I
Icuon ~:ln,n: I
r;i ~\
n:,~.
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nn~oroSwr’
OR
S)VOriD-flAyO51~T
iex~nmcmsE. 141
Grrard.
As
before.
Br immg
rip the
right heel to time left,
5
tier~hiu m s . ~
straigimtemi
t i m e knrees, c o m e to t i m e front,
(anti s im o u lde r.
icr-A
r u n s .
i e t a t - l i’ m e s c .
T m c n n it is
mmccessamy to repeat
a thrust
in tine above
tice,
t i m e c o m m r m a n n s - I
“
As
yoee
were
“ willbe
g i v e m m im rstead
Two.”
Ire
first gnmartl anti ioint
are i m m t e m m d e d
to lie used r r g a i m m s t
an o m m
foot,
o rm
level
ground
;
t ime low
guard amid h m o i m n t
n
s t n m r m d i m m ~
o n m a
imeigint , sucin
nsa
parapet, against
a
main
w tire
h i u g i m
guard m m d
point agaimmet a
m m n a n
sta nm d ing
Ireigimt, or r m g a i n m s t a
m o u m u n t e d
mann . Time t inrust of a
)flet o n ’ l n u m c e
earn be parried
by a shigimt n r o v em em r t
of
rifle to
tine right
or
left wimen
at
e it lm er
of time
three
ale. In n
order
to protect
t i m e
imead fromasabre cut,
t i m e
will be raised to “Time
Ilead
Parry.”
ruards
curd
I’oints i’m an
ObliqueDirect ion,
by~Viesumbcrs.
nftts’mstwrm. -
m u m b l e i ’ — - A urns.
rye—Jiayou u i t S .
briutiomn-e
of
Guard
)
t Pomnt k~Vunsbers ,
~
Caution.
‘ t e r m ’ (or
Qmmicl)
Time.
G m r i t o ’ d . As before .
Keepiumg t i m e
feet steady, and
retaiuminrg
~
time position of
“ Gunand,”
turnr time
bomhy
to time right fmonr t ,
so
as to present time
bayonet in t ima t direction. -
As
before,
ter
timo right
f r onn t ,
Two. Rctmrrn
to
“
Guard°to
time
right front,
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142
RiFLE
AND CAI tB IN I S EXERCISES.
Left.
Point.
Two.
Low-Guard.
J’ovnt.
Two.
]I,’gh-Gucerd.
J’oint.
Tmco
Rug/mt
Point.
Tire.
Low-Guard.
Point.
Iluarcl.
S 7 c o uldcr-Arsns.
O n ’ d e r - A r i n m e .
4
S’tanci
at-Ease.
Turn t ime body as before,i
~
heft
front.
As before, to
tire heft
f romnt
Retummm
to
“Gmma rd
“to
t i m e I
}
As
before ,
to t i m e left
f n - o u m t .
As
before, to
tire left front,
S
Retaimming
the
position of l b
~
Guard,”
tm-n
tIne hodytô
ther~
As
before,
to the
riglnt f r on t
Return
to
t ine m ~Right G u a
5
~ rigint
f r - o m n t .
As before, to t ine right fr-o~~
As
befome.
As before.
5. Points to t i m e Rear, by Number’s.
In
order
to hiring t ime
body
a m m s i
limbs into
e q u
on both sides, t Ine precedinrg practices
slmouthd
be
with
t ime
r ig im t
sinomnlder
turd
foot
foremost,
tine
r q u
turned
about, as
follows
:—
--
Attention.
-
-
S / n
‘adder-A
rams.
J’ort-Arras.
~iear,qe—
Bayonets .
Time
caution will be
given
as
before ,
a e c o i d i n n
exercise wimich
is
to be performed.
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m m A r o N E T
0 1 0
swoan -BAY0NE’ r EXERCIsE.
Guard. As befo re .
Stmaigimton tireknees and
raise tine
rifle
~merpenndieularhyn
front
of
t i m e
centre of
time
borhy;
at
tire same
tinuo
turn
to the
right
nnbout
u p o m n
t i m e
h n e e h s ,
t i m e
r i g h m t
foot
po immt iug to time huropo r r o am , timleft foot
About.
to its left,
and sanartly Clnrumgirng
time hold
of tire rifle witin time
mig in t hmand
at t h r u m
ba l ane o ( c l o s obe im immd time
backsigirt), and,
gras~miag
im e snma i l of time stock witim the
left imand , simile dowrn Rg t o i um to
t I m e
posit ions
-
I of
“
Guard,”
by
bondirng
time
k - m m c c s .
-
C.
Exercises
in Q r r m ’ c k T / r m e c .
TIuc
m m r o v e n m e n n t s detaiienl in t ine
preceding n n n n n m b c m s
u v i r m g
h m e e r m t a o n g lm t i n n Slow Tirnie, thmoy wihl next
be
ucfioenl i n Qaiek T i n n n e t inat
is,
t ine movements
explaiired
Nss.
2
will in c made mnorn i rapidly, arnd in s No- s . 3 an n 4 time
-just
will
be
miolivcned
quicker, especially
at
time
Litter
m c I , crud
in witindrawiung t Ine rifle at time word
Two
; t h m o
otion will also be quicker,
especially
at timo c o n n n n e nm c o-
7. Bayonet
Exercise
in Single
Ran .
nt ino gumareis a m m m l po iumts will noise be huractised i m n
single
‘uk
witinout
im ntervals, tine squad b s i i n u g r e f o r m m n e d
i m n
s i m m g l o
-n k
for’
thmat
p tmmposo .
Tine whole of time practices detailed
un
Nos. 2, 3 , and 4
i h h t h m m a m ire pe rf om n r eu l, after whnicin
the
squnad
will
h u e
viugiut to its proper frunnt fronrm time positiomm of “ G m m n n - d , ”
f o l l s m w s :—
About. As before
directed.
l i e elder-An u n s .
Ore/en-A
ron.e,
t a i n t st-M isc, -
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144 . IIIFLE J~ND
C A I U 3 I N E
EXEItCISES.
8.
Revi~ew
Exercise.
In the
review
exercise the
soldiers
will
perfc~
second
motion,
judging the Time without the
word
the
point
being given, and the rifle drawn
back
position from
whichit
was delivered in quick, butt
time.
for
this
exercise the squad, c o m p a n y , or battali
be
(Irawn
up in line.
Prepare for 1 The odd
numbers
of the f r a a
Baj~onet
(or
J willstand fast; the remainder, i n
Sword-Basionet-) -~
the
colour party,
tire
captains,
L~vereisc.
I markers,
and
supernumerary rat
~go
to the right about.
I Those who have turned ale;
move olirect to
tire
rear
;
the e v e r
hers of the feont rank, four pact
odd numbers of the rear rant,
paces
the
even
numbers
o f
aauk,
eleven paces the
colour
Q
uec~-~eareo.
right
guides,
and
markers cighteem
and tire
captains
and superno
rank fifteen
races ;
each m an
and fronting at his proper (listat
thee
ranks dressing by the right
jeauts
will
stand
at
“
The
Order:
Review
Exercise.
Caution.
Seize the small of the butt s
Guard .
I
right hand, and
c oma e down a t ’
t ime
position of
“Guard.”
Deliver the
point
to the hot
a
pause
of slow time,
and
r e t
“
Cluard
;
“
each
niovemnent
being
~jendsmartly executed .
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‘ h e r e m m m c m i n r i u g poirrts will be
performed
in
like
m u u n m m e i-
t i n e
f o h lo w im n g c o t m m n r a m - n h s ,
viz.
Low-Guard, l’on’nt.
r i m - G u a r d , Point.
llead—J’an’ry,
Point. S i n o r t e n — j A row,
at, Guard.
Rnqlmt,
Point. Left, l’oint. Low-Guard,
~nt.
JIfg/m-Outtrel, J’oin-t.
Rig/nt,
Point,
Low-Guard,
n u t .
Guard .
A
bout.
he
abon-e
oxen-cisc will tiren be performed witim t im e
m t sirommkler and leg
foremost,
amid w h m e m n it is courspieted,
wou’d
About
will
be
given
amid
line ~vill
be fornmmed as
m w - s
l o n n ld n ’ r — A r ’ i n r s . Form Lune, QuncZ—.iTarci~,—Tlme ranks
ear
will
niove up
to
their
Proper
places
i n n
two
deep.
‘dcr-~rans .
‘anal
at-L~nsC.
-
0.
1 /c
i’iene
Ex~rciscin
Two
Bard-s.
~e
exen-ci-so
slnonnini alsobe practised i n n two ramnles, witln—
Intervals, thins c— tin e n r e n r s tanndinng i n n t ine fo rmnna t ion r
inntervalS mlesen-ibod i n n t ine ~nn-ecedinng ec t i onm, will
ye
tine
connnnnanicl
1br’rn
Rann~s, QunicL—Rar-cle
;
e m
n h tine
evenn
mnunnben-s of eacln
rank
will m m n o v e
up
team
tine
odd
nsrnnnnbers ;
t hnoy wihl tlrenm
be
brouglmtto
- m m Ginard,’>
after
which time words
Odd
(or Event)
dune,
Abont
will lie given, so that t ine nmove nne nn t s
m m r a y
er fo rmmred ,
by
alternate
men, to t ine
f r omn t
and i-ear at
n a m e m e
t i m m m e .
1 . 0 .
Review
Evercise in Quici T i n n m e ,
hen tire m m c m are
perfect in
tine
exercise, it
may be
* m n u c d witimout a m m y f e r n - t im e r words of c o m m m m n r a u r d tinan
airEo-crcise
in
Quint-
Time—Guard: u p o m m winicin t iney
- g o m-egularly t lmrough
t i m e
movearcnmts , execomt ing
t i r e m m
- U y ,
b n m t
nesting n o pause o f slow
t ime between
e~eh
)II.
X e
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XUf lE
£~CA~Dtfl
zxi~xtcxsra
ADDENDUM.
Instneetions
for
Cleaning tine Rifle.
1.
Open
t i m e
breech.
2.
Pass
the
c l eamn ing
reel
tim rougln
t ino
lnoio
in ~g
the
sight
protector,
sere\v f ine
jag
c n n
to
tine
clue
wrap
a damp
rag, flannel, or tow,
round
t ine jag
Cover it, pass
it
into tine
barrel,
pressing
t i n e
firmly
en to
the
muzzle, and
nib
time barrel
r a w
m ud down so as to remove
t ine fouling.
No wale
m u s e d .
Should tine rod stick fast in
the
barrel,
n w
is
to
be
made by
the
soldier
to
dray
it
out
la~-~
force, but
t ine
armounrer
is
to
be
eaileS
upon to r e m
3. Replace
time
aforementioned
rag
by a~dry
maying dried the barreh, finally pass an oiled r a g
if possible, a few times
up
and
down
time barrel,
4, Wipe
t ine
inside
of t ine
body,
as
far as p a
and tine block, with an oiled rung, to
r em ov e
prevent
rust,
also
rub
the
exterior
of
t ine
barrel
a n .
oil tin e ehnamber. -
5.
Close tho brooch by easing springs.
0. No
hard
substance, sucin
as emery,
sand-i
is on any account
to be used
for cleaning either
or
outside of
the
rifle, and care is to be taken
tine
browning
being rubbed off tine
barrel.
7.
Every
morning,
and
o n all
occa s i ons
before
rifle tine barrel
should
be wiped
out
perfectiy~
a rag sligirtiy oiled.
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1 48
CARBINE
EXERCISES.
PLATE 1 .
NAMES OE
PARTS
OF CA1tBIN~
1 c i . Leaf,
e . Slide,
. 3 f.
B e d ,
J3.B.
Stock.
a’.
Forennd.
b’.
Nose-cain.
c ’ .
Upper- Banal.
ci’.
Lower
Bamnd .
e ’ . B m m t t
f ’ . Bnutt-plate .
C . Body .
D. Trigger.
E
Trigger-guai-d.
F.
Lever.
C.
Cieanning rod .
~ ~
For drill pun.
Tue. . 1 i’°~’~~.
A
.A.
a.
i n .
Barrel.
T v
h l u n z z
i~.
Fone-s igin t .
c .
Backsighnt
6,
A C ’
, 1
C
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C A I I D I N I
flZ~C2UL 14 0
kRTINI-IIENRY
CARBINE EXERCISES.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS.
I.
t a n n n e of Penn/s of
tine
G’arbimne.—Beeronits , before
they
m i m e - t r e e to learnt
t ine Maannal
annd
Fin imng
Exercises, mnnns t
m, e l> t
tin e n an n ies of t ine dif le rem n t pants of t ine ea rb inne ,
.tel-)
II.
b u - n n n a t n o n a
of
Squnact.—Soldiens
will
be formed
in
squads
ngle rnumk to
iearnn
t ine Mannuna l
Exercise
icy Nnmnmbe r s
i n n Qeniek
‘linac
;
after
w l n ie im t im e ) ’ wilt
Neact ise in n
two
n s .
‘ J ’ i n e Firinng Exercise
will
onn iy
be
practised
- i n n
I c r a n n k . -
III.
n s t r r n c t o r t o here
(T’enrbina—Time
ianstrnictor
n e h r o u l d
m y s
be
providenl
with
a
earirimno
~vimomm
t
drill,
i n n
om-der
Ire
may be able to show time rocrinit time r eqnmi ron i
d o r m s n n u m n l m o v e m e m r t s . S n m e h practical iunstrimetionms
In,
n~s far
as possible, ir e
suiistitonteei
for
t i m e
nnimrto
ii unecessunrily
giveun i n n t ine text.
Iv. -
to
Uerbiuc
to be
resed
n v i t i n
care—-TIme
carbine
mu.st be
-oily
lnandlen l , as
any
rougin
usage ivihi
i n j nmro it.
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~5O
RIFLE AND
CARBINE EXERCISES.
V.
C ~ a r b z ~ m e e
not t o ~‘e
carr~ec~oa~ed,—Carbincc
rc i
carried loaded, except when
specially ordered.
~ 1. J[eenucel E~’ercz~sc.
1. Dy X~enthers.
I.
The O m ’ c l e r .
—The
recruit
will
first
fall in
as d j~
Part I, S. 1 of the Cavalry 1~egulations. Tue cs
then
be
placed perpendicularly
at
his
right s i d e ,
on the ground,
its toe
in
line
with the
toe
of
foot.
The
right arm
to
be slightly
bent;
the r~
to seize
the
carbine between the bands, thun~
against
t imo thigh,
fingers
slanting towards t i m e g~
When
the
carbine
has
been properly
placed
Order,” t ime
recruit
will be instructed always
tfi
parade, or
for drill,
with it
iii
that
position.
II.
~1w~etcier— T he ,Sieoulder
from
t i m e O n
Arms, t i m e carbine a
cant
upwards
~vjtf,
Imand ,
catching it
with
t i m e
l e f t
hmie with the
elbow
;
at
the c
, seize
the
guard,
a~
he
full
e x k r
I arm,
with the forefinger
andt
the right
hand,
tho rem aluirL
extended
;
the npper
part
o f
to
rest
in the hollow of
the
~ht,
Two. I .
Drop
the
left hand to
the
m i d
III.
Prescmet——A,’mns. ‘
T i m e
Present Arms.—Scize f t
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CAR BIN E MAN UAL EXERCISE. 151
with
t imo loft
m m m d , little
f inmgor
in
line
witin
tire elbow,
raising it a few
inciros
by slig in tly ben n l in g t lne r i g h m t arm,
withmout
moving the barrel from tine
smoulder;
tinon
slip
t ine
thunsb
of
tine
I
riglnt i m a m m n l
under
t ine blocic, and time
l inmgers unnhor thne guard slanting down-
~van-ds botin arms close to t ine body.
Two. Without
movinngç t ime head,
raise
t ime
carbine witin
t ine
rmgimt Imaud perpendiou-
hariy
i n n front of tire centre of t ine
body,
guard to
tine
left
;
at
t ine
s a nmo tinno
m n i a o o
t ine loft
iraue l sm nartly
o n
t i m e
stoehc,
tire wrist
on t ime
gnna rd , f l m m g o r s
poinn t iung
upivards, t inunsb close to t h n o fore f iargor
(its
po imn t
i n n brie witin t ine
moutin)
; tire
loft
elbow to ho eiose to
t ine butt, t ine
r i g h m t
elbow a n n d
butt
close to
tine
body.
Bring
tlmo carbine down close in front
of t ine centre of time body, guard to t ime
front, as how as tiro
r ighnt
hrand will
admit wit im out cons t ra imnt , and grnn.sp it
ivitln
t ine
left
lraurd, tire littlo
fimmger two
imneines
above tire guard, tinumb between
stock and
barrel
; t ine rigint i m a m n d iiglntly
imoldiang
t imo small
of timo butt, fingers
slanting
downnwnrds
at
thro
same
time
j n laee
t ine hollow of t ine rigint footngaiarst -
t ine loft heel, botin knees straigirt. The
woiglr t of the carbine to be
supported
(by t ine left
hnand .
IV.
S’Aonnldcr-.
f
Ties
Smoulder
from
t i m e
Present
Arms.—
Arms. I
Bring
tine
carbine
to t ine right side, mind
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152
RIFLE
AND CARBINE EXERCISES.
seize it with
the right
hand
Shoulder” (No.
IT),
the left
h a n d .
ing
to
steady
it
to its place, a c e r
the body; at
t ine
same time
~
right
foot to
its
original
posi t jo~
Two. l~ Drop the left
hand
to
the
n i d t ~
V.
Suppor t—Arms . I Tile Support.—B
ring
forward
1
J
hand
and
raise it until the m ~
1
nearly
horizontal, the barrel
r~
Lthe
bench
of
the
arm.
To stand at ease at “The
Support,”
draw backt
foot and bend
t ine
left
knee as usual ;
at
t hen :
place
t ine
left heund
ore the right.
On the command “Attentmon” come to
t ine m m ~
171 .
Shou’der—
5
TIne
Sleoufder
from
t,~e
~,
Arms. Bring the carbine to the
“Shei
VII.
Port-Arms. I
Tile
Port.—Seize t ine carbine:
first motion of “
Tine Prone
( N o .
III.).
Two.
Bring
the
carbine to
a
s l a n t
tion in front of
t i m e
body,
g u a r l
left
a m i d downwards,
tine
b a r r e f
opposite
t ine
point
of t ime left
amid seize it
at
the s ame t ime
thumb
an d fingers
of tine ri~
ro um n d tin e
small
of
t ine
butt, tl~
• and fingers
of
t ine
left i m a i n d
carbine close in
front
of tire
I A
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CARBINE M A N U A L EXERcISE,
t ine heft wrist to be opposite time left
[ breast, both elbows close to t ine body.
VIII.
5
u t n ( e r— A ~ ’ i n i s .
1 7 c c S lmondc l e n ’ fronn t i m e Port.—Bring
tire c a n - b im m e with tiLe loft-
i m a m r d
to time
r-igimt side, amid seize
it
with time
rigint
I m a m m i l net “ T ime Smoulder “(No.
II),
t ine
loft
I m a m r d
r e n r m a in n i n n g
in n
its piace,
a r m
chose to time body.
l’eco.
L
Drop t ine
left hand
to t ine side.
Ix.
)~/cr-Ar)?nS. Tine
Order
frons tJe~)S 7 no f l7 Je ;’,— S eize
tine
carbine witin
the left hnamnd at tine
upper band, arm close to tine
body .
Two.
Bring tine carbine
down i n n time
loft
Inaind
n m c a n - i y to
t ine
ground,
keeping
time
- a n n a and carbine close to time body ; t inemi
seize
it witin the rigimt
h m a m n n l
betweenn
tine bands
as describer ir s “ Time
Order,”
a m m n l
place
time
butt
quietly o n
tine groun in ,
dimo~)~ring
ire
left
lm a n n d
at time sanro time
to time eerie.
x,
-
Trail-Arms. I T/ne Trail fr-era tire Orclen.—Give the
carbinne
a
sinarp c a m n t
upwards with
tire
J rigirt hand, seizing it beimind tine back-
1 sight, aind
bring
it to a horizontal posi-
I
tiuni
at
t ine
full
extent
of
time
arm,
flmmgers
amid
t - h m u m b round tire
ear1nimre,
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154 RIFLE
AN D
CARBINII
EXERCISES.
XI.
Smoulder-Arms .
r Tine Shoulder freon
tlm ~ Tran7~
time carbine to a
perpemnd icu lmi
a n n d
seize it
witin
t i m e
left
i n a ~ d
-~upper baud, at
the same
tine
1
- it
sligirtly,
and holding
it n~
Shoulder,”
(No.
II).
Trro .
L
Drop
tine
left
i n a n n d
to
the s i d e
XII.
T rail-dr-m rs .
I
T i n e
Trail
fi.om
tice
Sinomildo
time carbine witin tine left hard,
witin tine rigint elbow, arm
body.
Tnco. Seize t ime carbine witin tine rig~
lieinind t ime back-sigint tires
downs to “ The Trail,’ at the s e
tjlropping
the left
inanid
to
t i m e
n i h
XIII.
Or-rice--A r m n n s . r Tiec
Order
fronn the Trail—~
~
t ine muzzle,
catch
time
c a r b im n e
L time bands annd come to
“T im e
O n
XIV.
Groumrc(—Jrnnns .
Urornnd-Ar,na——Turn tire c a r
1
t im e mcc l , guard to
tire
right, n d
body, bendirrg botin
knees,
an d I d
carbimne flat on tine g r o u n n d ,
g n A
right, muzzle inchinniirg
to
t i m e
r i g i
block
axis
pinn
i n n
l ime witin
t h m
rise
at
omico ,
and
rettunn
to
tlnei
of
Attention.
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CA1II3INE rInSING EXEROnSE. 1 55
XV.
c~t’p_Arms.
Sink
time
body
as i n n grounding arms ,
~
take ui,~the
carbine, annd conic to “Time
(Order.’
XVI.
S t a n n n l
a t — I
The
Stared-at-Ease
from
t / m e
Order.—
Linse.
Pushn t ine
n r tm zzla
of time
carbine
to
tue
-~fnont witin t ine
r ig lm t
hand, arm close to
time side ; at t ine
s a m n n e t i n m n e
carry back t ine
Lrigint foot i n s described in Part I, S . 2.
- 2. In Q n e e ’ c k Time.
Tine recruit maying ireen s tin o ro rm gim ly im n e truc t ed
i n n
tine
~imnnniaixercise, by Nunnbcrs,
will
be
taugimt to
perform
it
I Quick T i m m n e ; time foregoing words of c o m m a i m n i being
i ~ e m mwithmout tine nninnnbcrs, and executed as above detailed,
m s t i m n g
a
pause
of quick
time between cads
mo t i ome .
A
arise of slow
t i m m i c
should be
made
between tire fin-st nnnd
n~tpart of eacinconnmand.
,9~
3.
Alamnua l
Exercise in n T m d - o Rand-s.
1 .
.jlnrnnnal Exercise in n
Two
llamnA-&—Wlnen rccnmits i m a s - o
c o m m tanngint
all
t ine motions of tire
~Iamsual Exea-cise, eitlmer
ugly
or
i n n
squads
i n n
single
rank,
t imey
will
be
practised
i sqerads of two r annks .
2. JTotion~
of
both Ran~i-s
i n e samc.—The
mno t iomis of t ine
a b i m m o
in tine
Mannua l
Exercise
an-c
perfo i -nncd
i n n t ine
sanrne
airncr by both
ranks.
S.
7.
The
Firi~igExercise.
T i m e
recs-uit having
acquired a thorough knowledge of
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156
RIFLE
AN D CAICCINE EXERCISES.
tire
Manual Exercise,
will
next be
taimghmt tire F i r i n
1 ~
cisc. T I n e squad ~vill fail in n at “The Order.”
T ime
recruit
will 1 1 0
instructed
:—
To load and
fire
standing.
Eacin of
tirese exercises
will
be
taugim t .
:—
istly. By
numbers.
-
2nnlly. In Quick Time.
Squads an-c not to be immstructed in t ime Firing E l
my Numbers, except in single rank.
I.
To Load and
Fnrc
s tand imny by
Y n n n n m b e m s , fr-se
Caution. —Firing Exercise by Imhrmnbers.
At— lands. Turn o m n both ineels lninlf r i g h t ,
Ready.
ing tire
carbine
round
w i t - h r 1 l~
Tire right foot to point to t i n e n ’ i g h l
eyes to l o ok to tire
front.
Two. Advance
tine left foot
m o n d r
body
with
it,
ten
incires
to
t i m e
I n - h
(viz. six
to
tire
f r omn t annd
cigirtl
left), toes to
point
to t ine f ron t ;
same time bring t ime
car-bine
t o ,
zontal
ponition at
the r i g h m t s i d e ,
tire small
of t ime butt just
in
f ron t
imip, grasping tire stock witim t h
hand two i n i c im e s iii front of the
t - i m n m n u b between stock and
barrel ,
fire small of the butt
ligirthy r e t
r iglnt
lm f r f l ( l betwcern
tine trigger
-
a m n d t ine 1001)
of t ime
l evem ,
elbow
rear-. Tine left elbow to
be
kept
t i m e body as
a
sulrport for
tire
c a n ]-
Tirnv’c.
~ Plac imng
t ime tinunrb
inside
tire I i
t ine
lever,
open
t ine”
bs-eecir
I c y
m
downward
pressure,
take
a
c a m - t n - i
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~~i~nNE Fill IN G EXISIICISE. 1 57
twecrr tire frrefmtmger a m i n i
t imumnb
of t ine
rigint i n a n e 1 , a m m d hint it into 1 - i r e c h m a m m m l m e r ,
~rmessimmgt well
irome
witin
tire t i n m m n u b
timers close tire breech by placing
t i m e
frrngerrs
under
tire
levem-,
timnnnmrb
restinrg
o in t ine tOlr of t ine butt, a m u n i ~mressilngthne
leven-
l m o m n r e to
tire
catch
—tins,
winein s i n —
loaded, is t e n - m r r e n l time “
Ready
“ position.
four.
(
Adjust
the
baek-sigimt, m m m l
fix
t ine eyes
~ steadfastly o m n s o n m m e
olrject
in s f m - o n n t . Them
(
r - e t r m n - ln t ine
i m a m i d
to t ine “ heady
position.”
T i n e
back-sighmt
will
be
adjnmsteei
as
fo l lows
:—With
t ine
retirrger arid t l rumnnb of tine
r ig lm t
im~nmd ,m n m o v e time slide
gil t~rc
top
is evens witln
time hnne , or at thee
place o n n
t ine
n d sinowiing
time distanrce n n a im n e d t i m e i m , if
niccessary,
in c tine leaf cancfnrlly,
1
rreveertinrg it f r o m m n s~m rilrg in rg up
Itlr a jerk, a n m d returnn time l n a m r d to tine
“Ready”
Imositiorn.
W in e m r Inrdll are reninnired sirrmply to load, tine c o m u n r r a n m d
ill be Load, m ud they
will performs time first
t imnee n m m o t i o m i s
t i n e
“Ready;
“ w h m e m n time
worni 1t’cadrj is
givomn to r n r e n n
r e m m r l y hradeel , t imey will jmn’oceeel witin t ine
form-tin
nno t i omr .
1 m m givinrg t ine
con i rnnar re l
Ready, some-
distance sinould
ways
be
m n a m e e l ;
if
time distanree be onnn i t t cd , t ine so ln i ien
-
u~t
nndge it for
lminnnself,
a r m n l
: r e l j m m s t his sig in t accor -d inghy .
l ’ r c s c n e t . lirinrg tin e c an -lo ire sinan-tly into t ine
lmo l l ow of tine right sirouider, (whmicin nnust
imot
be
allowed
to
give way) carrying
it
to
thne
f ronmt , so
as to ciear t ine
hotly
iii
cloning so, ~nn-essinrg
t
to time shoulder witin
tire left hnanrd ne rd at tire sane i n r s t m n m n t
-
bring
t ine left elbow nearly unrder time
earbmne,and tire rigint elbownearly
square
witir and well
to tire fn-onrt of tire
rigint
-
n i i n o m r k le r
to
f o r - e n s
a
bed
fo n
time butt, witin
-
- out mov im r g t i n e body, or eye ; placing the
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155
RIFLE AND
c A R B I N E xx~micmsmns .
forefinger round tire trigger, bet-
pressing it
; the
top
part
of t i n e b r
to be in
a
line
with tire top
p a n
s im ou lde r
; tine
rigint inand
to
small
of
t ine
butt
ibrinthy,
t i runb
1
to
t ine
muzzle, whic’~ns to be d i r e
mediately
below tire
mark on
r e t
r ighnt
eye is fixed; t ime
left
eye
t o b n
Tee~.
Raise
the muzzhe steadily,
n o
top
of t ine
fore-sight is bromrgint
with the object
tirrongin
the
over thie centre
whni te h i n m e *
o f
t i
sight,
preSsin~
tire
trigger
at
i~
timewithnout tie least
motion
oft]
eye, or arm,
until
t ine
spring is
still kee~ning
h ie eye
fixed o n
th~
Tine
breathing
to be restrained
forming tins motion.
T/nrcc.
I
Br i n ng
t ine carbine
to
t ine
“Re
5
tion,”
open
t ine
breech as
in
t h
motion of the “Ready,”
bert sk
remove
tire
cartridge case, t i n e n ,
tire
thnumb o n s t ine
thum b-sea t,
1
forefinger on t ino trigger,
the r e m
fingers under the guam , press t i n e
frrmly
witinout tosicining
t i n e
* The t n m n n white line, o n either
side
of the centre line are C o b~i
when a strong wind
Is
b lowIng acros,
tire
range.
If the lever
shoumd f a n n to c n o s e
o n pressing the tn-lgger, S n ,
that
the
ae t non
Is
not
in good order,
an d
the levermust
n l r c n r
be ~n-
with the right hand.
N o v E . — T h e mainspring should neyc? be allowed
to
remain s
except when the carbine
i~
oaded.
T l m o position of the indicator showi when the spring Is co rsp~
when
released;
in
the
former
case
the
m n , m n c a t o r
pointe
to
the
bbS
In
the
latter, It points irpwards
at
might
angles
tothe block.
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C A n C I S I N E mInING EXEIICIbE. 150
secure t ine lever ire tire
catch
by clasp
-
i n m g tim e loom ) and email of tire butt
witln
t ine right hmalld
;
lower tire chicle,
pint down t ime leaf
of t ine
back-sighnt,
if
raised,
a rm
return
t ine
i ramrd
to
tine
“Reaniy
position.” N.E. Springs must
never be
eased
when a cmnrti-idge ~is in s
t ine c i rann”ber .
-When t ime
wood
lleadr,
is given
to
men
at t ine third
stiorn
of tire “ l’reseint,” they
will
proceed with the tinird
I fonirtin ruotioll of t ine “
Ready.”
n & s t i m e
first
m n n o t i o n n
of
tine
“
Jh-e-sent,”
will
noo t
be
heamrsed
thornt
1
rractice i n e r t snucin can-c, t ine irstrenetor will fre—
enuly give t ine
connrnand Ac yore were,
winens t ine
recruit
‘U
brirmg tire caob in re to t ine
rigint
side witinout
moving
- body, or Iris eyes f e o n n t ine olnject to be nt ienct l at. Tine
itrnncton-
wilh
tinens poimmt out t ime defects observed. By
e l n n e m m n m s time
recruit
will soon lie a c cu s t o n n n ed to get innto
~
~
readily,
and
will
acquire
a
full
c onnnua i sd
of
cv-lejnne with tire left inaimd.
l 1 ’ h r o squatl
will also
be
brougimt
back to
tire
“
Ready m ~
t i m e comnrarrel
As you
wee-c
after
tire first iumd
secomnd
t io m r s of
time “
]‘resent” fo n
t ine iimstructor to exjmiainn tire
)tiolr thnat
follows nmext
hr order ; tine recruits main
-
ning
t i m e erect posi tmomn of
tire
body, a n n e .
keepinrg tire
eyes
eel c n n tine object they an-c to ainn at.
Tine
roost
n m n i n m u t e
atteintion
is
to
be
given
to
eacin
n n a n n ’ e n
sition wlrcnn
at
t ine
“
Preserrt” ; more especially to see
at tine hotly is firm
aend
erect, tinat tire sigirts are smprigimt,
at t I m e can-bimie
is
pressed
firnrly
to
t ine
s inonni t le r avitin
t ine
t l m : n m n d so as to resist t ine recoil
o m n
time explosion of tire
wtlcr ;
tirat t ine
trigger
is
pressed
steadily without
tino
gintest n n r o t i o m n of t ine baird or a n - n r a whriie tine muzzle of
~
conrb ine
is
being
raised,
amid until
tine
sprung
is
released
d tlnod tire eye is fixed upon tire mark dtr r im rg amid after
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160 RIFLE AND
CAROliNE
EXERCISEs.
snrapping,
to
ascertain if
t ine
aim iras
booms
deraiag~
move r n e i n t of tire trigger or body .
Tine position of t ine inead
withn
reference to tIre b e
t ak im ag
aim,
must
depend entirely
on the e i c v a t l , ,
\Vitln
small elevation,
t ine
b tm t t
must
be
broon ~hrt
o
by raising
t ine
s inouhdem,
or
tire
cineek must ~o ~
tire
butt, by be nd im rg
tire
iread
a little forward
~
ways), as to
get the eye fixed on t ime
object t h i n -
0
moet ch
or over t ine centre winite line of t ime
back-sight
dis tanoccs fincreaoe,
t ine
Inead must
be raised or thtd
lowened.
Toe
mucin
pains cannot be
taken
to
ensure
soldier
takes a tlehbemate aim at some object when
brings t ime carbine to the “Present”
;
for this~
small
bull’s-eyes
are to be marked o m n t i n e
wall.
2 .
To Order j im-ate from tine tidrdposition
o f t
“
Present”
standinng.
Order—A
rare.
I Turn en the
ri”hnt
m od
to t i m
at
tire
same
time
iring t ine left 1
-~to t ime rigint,
seize
the can-limo
rigint inaird close
in
f r o n n t
of
f i n e ]
conic to “Tine Order.”
3.
To conte to tine “Ready”
standing,
(n y 1 V n m r n l r e r e ,
“
T i n e
e S im o n e l d e r .”
By 2 V n s e n b e e - s . (From “ T i n e eS’ieordder.”—Turn i
Stecndienq.
imeels inaif rigint at
tire
sanne t i m
At — yards. ~ tine carbine with t ine left irand(t
Ready.
finger
in
line
witlr
tin e elbo w),
Lthe
rigirt
arm
slightly
to
do s o
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CARIIINu FIlING NXERC1SN.
Two. i Proceed as detailed in
the
2nd, 3rd,
‘ J ’ / w e e . ~ and
4th
motions of the “Ready”
Four, I (No.
1).
To
Fire
a
Volley
standinq,
and
Oi’der,
by
.Z~Tunthcrs.
Ciaution.—By Aunt~wrs,Fire
a lb&ey.
— yaids.
Read
1
j.
As
befote
detailed.
Three.
Fume.
Present.
)
Two. ~ As before detailed
Three.
J
I,der_~irins. As beforo detailed,
5. To
Unfoad
Anus,
~‘n oad--jinins. Open
the
breech
as in
the 3rd
motion
of the
“
1?ead~ ’ ’but
with only sullicient
strength
to
withdraw the cartridge
from
the chamber.
Return
the
cartridge to
the
and
close the breech as directed
in
the
3rd
motion
of the
“l’resent.”
6. T o
Load
and Fire standing, in Quick Time.
r h o
recruit
having thoroughly learned
the
Firing
ercise b~Numbers, standmg, will next be
taught
to
form
it
in
Quick
Tune
by the following words of
coin-
nil, which are to be executed as before detailed, restin~r
euse of
quick time between each motion.
Oaution.—Firing ExerG’i8e.
it—yards.
‘ 1
Ready. j In
four
motions.
iai.) L
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162 OUFLE AWl) C A r m I N E EXERc I SES .
l’resennt. In
three
motions.
Order—A
?~atB,
In one motion.
Oaut ion .—Fire
a
Volley.
At
—
yards. ~-
In four motions.
Ready.
Present.
In
t i m — c e mo t i omos .
Order—Arms.
As
before
detailed.
If men
have been
brought
to tire
“Ready”
a n d :
required to fire, t imey will unload by wosd of C o m m o n
ffote.—In
volley firing tire time is not to be tak~
many particular m n a n ,
bon t eacim
man will, after c~
-tine
“Present,”
when
taking
aim,
make
~
pausm
t inree
beats
of slow time before firing.
/ S ’ . 10.
REVIEW EXERCISE.
Tine
review
exercise
will
be performed
in
Q u i d
The
men
having
been ordered to shoulder,
t i n e
o
c o n s nuand
will
be
as
follows-—
C autio n .— 3 fa n o e a l
Exercise.
1. Pi-esent---Arnms.
2.
Smoulder—Amos.
3.
Support—A
rats.
4.
Sieoulcler-Arsnn
5. Port—Arerns.
.
Sinoulder—An--nns.
7. Order—Arms.
8. Trail—Aemno.
9.
S/nonmtder—Arsmne.
10.
Trai l—Arms.
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C A n U E N I I
FIRINO
EXERCISE.
ii. Orc1er—Arm~.
12. Stand—at--Edtse.
,~‘.
11.
Jfamnner
of
Inspecting
Arnns
on
Parade.
r h e troop may ing
been inspected
and
arms
shouldered,
j n s
1
r e r m t i r m g officer will proceed as fellows :—
,,.
hnspectiosz, Winen at
“T1n~
Port,”open the bo-ecehi,
p
51
-t---J,-ms. ) and
gm-asp
t ine
small
of t ine
butt witln
~ t ine rigint Inand, tirumb pointing to the
nnruzzlo .
r h e
off icer
will
go
down
t ine
ranks to
see
that
the
block
r c e fn-ona rust, anrel otinerwrse clean ; also, if necessary,
see
tirat
it
is free in nts action
anniee—Artns. f
On
time
word
Exasnine Arms,
both
ramrks will come to tire “Ready” (1st
-~
m d 2nd
mo t i omno ) witin
tire
muzzle
of
tire carbine
so
inclined as to
enable the
kofficcr
to
l ook
t im i-o ugh
t ine
barrel.
flee
officer will now
grroceed
to hook
t irrougin each barrel,
sen threat
it is d em o n and
free
from
rust.
Tine
soldier,
en
t i m e
officer passes t ine file nearest to him, will close
t
breecir
by
e a s i m m g
sprinmgs as directed in tine 3rd motion
L i n e c m Present,” order amos, and stennd-a~-ease.
Instructions
for
Uleaning
t i n C
Carbine.
I. Open tire breech.
L Pass the chean im ng-r od through tire m o l e in t ine iop of
sight protector, screw tho
jag
o n to
the chcan in rg
rod,
a damp rag,
flanrnel,
or tow,
round
tire
jag so
as to
er it , pass
it
i lnto the barrel,
press inng tire
protector
ely
on
to
the m uzzle ,
and
rub t i n e barrel carefully up
I
i o w m r
s o
as
to
remove
the
fouling.
No
water
is
to
be
t i n Should
the
rod stick first in the barrel, n o attempt
(sax.)
L
2
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164 RIFLE A N f l CARBINE ExERcIsES.
is to be
made
by tire soldier to (Ira”
it
out by
e n
force, but tire armourer is
to be
called’
upon
to rem,
3.
Replace tine
aforementioned rag by a dry c e
Imaving dried t i m e
barrel,
finally pass an
oiled
r a g ,
~
if possible, a few times up and down time
barrel.
4. Wipe t i m e inside of the
body,
as far as pr~
and
the block, with an oiled rag, to remove d i
0
prevent rust, alson - u b tire exterior of
tine
barrel
a n i d i
oil the
chamber.
5 .
Close t ine br-eecin by
easing
springs.
6. No irard substance, such as emery, sand-pm~
is
on
any
account
to
be used
for cleaning
eitlmer-
t i e
or oor t snde of t ine
carbine,
and care is to lie
t e a k e a r
venn t t ine browning
being
rubbed
off
tire barrel.
7 . Every morning,
and on i all
occasions
beforeu~:
carbine, t ine barrel shnounid be wiped
out
p e n - f e c t h
with a 1-ag shigint ly oiled. -
Instructions for
resilm g
the
Snap
Uap
for
2 I a r t i n i - l i
1
R~tZcs,~fa,-ksland II.
1. The
snap-cap is introduced
to
lessen
t i n e
j a r
several parts of
tire
action, more particularly:
striker, main-spring, and tumbler, wiren t ine rifle i
used for
drill uvit im out
being loaded.
2.
Tine
action
sinould
not
be snapped
witinout
t i m
~Cap .
3. One-Ina l f of tine rim of tine base of
t i m e
s o n
taken off , so thatwhen it is piaced in tire rifler
l o lnger diameter of tine base perpendicular the h o r n , -
extractor pass it,
and
tine action can be opened a n d
witirout
extracting
t i m e
snap-cap;
it
can
readily
b e
m o m
winen
required,
witin t i m e c learning rod, care
beingi
depress
tine
block
as
muc in
as possible.
4.
Time
snap-cap is also intended for use as a C r
1
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING TIlE SNAI’
CAP.
-~I~tm-ini~e”tOemncir recruits
to
force t ine lever well down
-heir e~tracti1rga cartridge ; whrenn orsed for tinis purpose
sinouinl be port unto
tire
rifle with the longer
diameter
o f
-is
l o o s e horrzomnta l .
-
~.
Tire
black pellet
iii t ine base of t ine snaj-crnp
is made
ie b o m n i t o ,
m i n i altinougin
itwill
resist a
connsnderabie n n u i n m —
N~of blows with
t ine
striker a mo l e will eventually be
~amk. Wireir tins m o l e is as (heel) as
tire
Irortion of t ine
riker wiriclr projects beyomnd
tire
block its ~aiue as a
snaln
-
is
g o n m e ,
mind
tire
pellet shiornid c i thmer be
renewed
o n
n p : n i r e & l
before tins
imappens. T ine snal)-eaps sinould t i nero—
-re
be
o f t e m r
imrslrected,
so tinat
tirey
may
be
kept
i n n
a
,rviceable conrdi t io i r .
6. T o replace
tire
pellet n t is only
necessary
to
remove
s o
set-Ow at tine
poinat of tine snap-cal) .
7.
If the Indict
is worn by tine
blows,
tine ho le
c a m n
be
ecreerserl
in deptin and
sometimes
nearly
closed
n ip agailr
y i r o l & h i n m g
tine
base of
tine
snap-cair bear t ine
f lanre of a
undie
fo r
a
few
mimnutes,
tine
ireat
n-estores
tire
elasticity
tine
ebonnito aird restores it to its originai s i m m n p e . This
retired is
rarely
effective
more
timan om r c o ; tire Indict
cmi i ,
our-ever, be made to last a connsiderablo time after t ime
eat inrg
fails to effect t ine desired
o-esult,
by removing
tire
amniaged
imar t
with
a
srnoootln file, and
a
proportionnate
n r a m n t it y
f rom
tire sinotnider of
tine
pellet. Tire
pellet
will
iris i m n - e s e n n t a fresin sorrface
to
t ine blow
of
tire
striker.
8.
Tine
snap-cap
sinouid
be Inarked
about
one-eiginthn
of
m a
i m n c i r
f r o m tine base o n the
brass,
boo t t ine figures sinould
ot
be struck i n n
onmmnrecessan-ily hard.
6.
T i m e irpper
part
of t ine
brass
of t ine
srnap-cap is made
act as a spn-ilrg :
if
it sinould
be
found to fit
tire
bore
too
girtiy,
w i n i c i n
i m n a y arise from alittle dirt being
betweenn
n o brass amrd iron, or tirat tire spn inng is
too stron”,
tire
rmoorrer
will
mayo
ho
difflcrnlty
in n
aeljnrstirig
it.
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M U S K E T R Y I N S T R U C T I O N .
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FtftT I.—SCI~OOL
O1~
CIUS~ETaY. 169
MUSKETRY INSTRUCTION
PART I.
7’taining
of Officers, ~c., a~J~e&1~ooiof~fuskc~iy.
1 .
The
School of
Musketry
is established for
the
special
raining of oflicera and non—commissioned officers, in order
h a t they
may qualify
themselves
to
act
as instructors in
heir respective
regiments or
battalions, and
also that a
iniforut
system
of
instruction may
prevail
throughout
the
service,
C o m m a m l i n g officers are therefore
held responsible
that
~ufticjent number of
of l icers
and non-commissioned
,flicers
who have
qualified
at
the S c h o o l
of Musketry is
dways
available
to
fill the vacancies for instructors that
nay occur.
2 .
Applieation~
to
attend
the
School
of
Musketry
are
to
1 ) e reconmiended by t ime commanding officers of regiments
ar brigade depOts. Officers on
leave
of absence from
Fomei~i istations who
may
wish to undergo the course,
~houl’d
ddress their
applications to the
Adjutant-General
to the
Forces
; but
in each
instance it must be
clearly
~1iowu
that
the
applicant
hm obtained the
assent of
In s
commanding officer.
a
The classes
for
instruction will
assemble
each year
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170
M U S K E T R Y
I N S T R U C T I O N .
on 1st March, 1st May, 1st
August,
a m n d lot
O e g
spectively.
4.
No officer
is
to be appointed Adjrntant
or br
inMusketry
unless m e is
in
possession
of a
I’irst C i a
flcate from
t ine
Sc i n o e l
of Musketry.
5.
Othiccr~
m aviug
o n r c e cem
1
mie ten l a
course
of i n r , t
rat tIme
School
of
Musketry, - m m d i i i
under no eirn~
be
permitted
to
attend
anetimer
course.
0
0.
TIre parties
sent to
tin e Sein ed
of
I’rluslcetry
str,rction
are
to
cons i s t
of one
officer,
two serjna~
corporals, annd
tirree
irrivates,
inmcberdinrg
tire
servant. Lance corporals are
net
to be sent i n
privates. No men
are
to be selected wIn o ean nn eta
-
write,----tine
parties
arc to proceed fully
a c m n 6 ;
equi~mped,—ahi
are to be
medically
imnspccted,
and a
fit
for duty
en
t ine day of
leaving
head-quartet
tine men’s a-ogm uneutal and eonapauy defaulter
tegetiner witia FormM (page 340) , einowinng
t i m e
e n :
wlniclo they Irave been exercised in
the
current:
courso,
are
to
be
sent
with
t im em ,
in
c im arge
of t i r e
c o n nm am n d i u g t ine
party.
Married
mcomarenettote
panicd
by tineir
wives.
Regimental and brigade depot scrjcant-naje
required
to
go
t inrouglm a
course, and wimen
s e n t
appointment are
to be in
addition
to
t i m e
detaii
p i e
above.
It
is
to
be distitnctly
understood
tlnat t i m e
o i~
Should
a
commanding
officer,
under apeenat
an d
exeepimos
stance,,
desOro to
r e c o m m e n d , br the
appointment c C A d jr m tm t l ,
vrl,o less only obos ined a
eeeondelamm
rent i l iente , butwho in
n n tile
enn i o r no ly seenr quabiled for the
m~ppo io tonen t ,n r c
unay n u b n r n i n S
c m n e
a,ijotant—mcnrrat to m i n e Forces ,
r o e e o n , l d e r a t n o n
as m m
then’:
i n n , brtqg
aniowed
to present
hiumcrf
at
one oe
tine n i y n n s e e x n n e n i m n t i r n
end
o r a course,
witin
a view to
ore,mnl”g
e ,
qua lif yin ’ nn Crsi O s
eaten
bt
being understood
linaC
when
eeoln
rer ro inenon
i s g i n
expense in
thereby
toha
chargeable against
m n n e public. -
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FART
11.—DUTIES,
f lSSTIiUCTOflS , icro. 171
~~ncliimg
cm i
to
t ime
School of Musketry is to
qualify
iwni to
render
valuable assistance in time rifle
training
of
heir reg inmCI1 t5~m m c l that, with a view to such end being
~ttained~it is
important
that only those who are likely
~
01~~
tlmemr
uickness, intelligence,
and
good conduct
to
Lu
,~se in
time
inuskctiy training
of
their regiments, are tu
~e
sent to that
Establishment.
PART IL
DLTIES OF OFFICERS
AND
INSTRUCTORS, & e.
Commanding OJ/icers.
7 .
T i m e
musketry instruction of t i m e troops, like
all
othei
mxcrciscs,
is placed
under
t ime responsibility of
c o n m n m i m n d i m m g
uLcers ,
to
ivimoni
time C o nu n a n c le r— in— C h ie f
looks for
f l u e
carry ing
out
of
time
system
detailed
in these
regula—
flons.
T im Commanding Oflicer, not t ime adjutant
or mm
-
~etry instructor, is respoimsible for time (lime traimmin~ of
~otlmff icers
m m c l soldiers.
It is therefore
time expressmlu tv
if the c o m m a n d i n g off icer to report to t i m e Comumandei~—
n-Chief all who, by neglecting to
attain
a
timorough
know—
edge of their duty, disqualify thenmsclves
for
their pesi-
:iolm
as
immstructors,
or
as
compa rmy
off icers .
8 . C o m n m n ~ m m m d i m m g o l licem s are
to
make themnselve~ac~
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172 1dU5KETRT INSTRUCTION.
quainted
with
tins
important
part of
a
s o l d i t n ’ ~
by
careful
stnot ly of these regulations—by
g i v i e g
personal
superintendence to
t ine
companion l o t .
s tr uc tio n — arn d by availing themselves of tire namis~
information to
be
derived
from
t i m e
dopmnty
assist01
tant gemmera l for musketry,
at
Iris periodical
vimik
are
to
conduct all correspondence
en tim is subjet:
are arnsworable
for
tine
accnraey
of
t ine
returns, i r
they
are to afford
every
itnforination
and explanotirn
may be called
for by
t Ine
Itaspeetor-Genmeral
of
l e l m i
Should tlrey be in
doubt
as to
any point
in t h
5
-
batiens, or
deem
it
necessary
that
any exception
should be
made,
tioey-will
apply
to tine deputy o
adjutant gcnme r a l
for
mrmsketry,
wlmo
will
give t h e n :
information or refer
t ine
question to t ime
Gone r l :
Conamandinrg.
Jfejors.
9.
Majors
are to be t imorouginly
acquain ted li
theory
and practice of
musketry
;
annd
are,
e n d
orders of t i m e c emmand i nmg officer , f requent iy
t n
the noero
engaged at
drill and
practice,
to see f i
iustrnctions and ortlerS referrimag tinoreto are t i e
Winon
t lmere is on ly one major present in a d d i t i e n ,
cemmauding
officer,
this dnty is to be taken f i n
the
Senior
captain.
Capta ins
and Sulnatterns.
10.
Captains
and
srnbal terns are to m a k e t h t a
e~ualby
conversant
with
t ine “musketry
instrncti:
wntlr
t ine
company anti bat
talion
drill, of which
d
e ompemnon t
part—-thmey are to be present
at
the i n n
drill and
practice
of
their
companies, and
are
to
r
themselves
with
t ine
proficiency
of
every
mae
t i n e :
s lo ee tim ig
and
judging distance.
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FART 11.—DUTIES, INSTRUCTORS, ETC.
An young officers are to be put thmrou~h t ime entire
as ~or recruits, except those
joining
from the
‘ilitia
~v1io
are in possession of
a
Hythe certificate.
Ojiccr-Iemstmumctors.
ii. In
every
regiment and battalion of infantry, there
to be
an 0//jeer-ins
tructOr
4fl
J U ket7~
2
/(in
possession
o f
a
~rstC?ass £‘er(m/icate), charged with the entire musketry
ainilmg
of t ime young ofhcers,
recruits, and third
class
m o t s , and with
time annual prelinminary drills of time non—
mmumi&siOiie( l
officers
of
time
battalion.
lie
iS
rel)OIlSjblC
to
m e c o n m i m i a m i d i m i g
officer,
that time drills mid t ime target and
ulgimmg distaimce practices
of the
several companies
aro con
-
u c t e m i with i umi fo rnmi ty and in strict accordance with t imese
gulations;
and
lie will
act
as umpire in
t ime case
o f dis-
~tcml
hits. lie is to be considered one of the regimental
~~mjF,
1 1 ( 1
to be exempt from all garrison aimd re~imental
uties
while p e r f o rm immg those
of
i m i s
special appointment,
ut
w i m e n
all
musketry
instnmction
is
suspended,
ho
will
irformn any duty for
which
he may be detailed.
A
ssistant
OJiccr-Instruc~or.
12.
In every
battalion
a subaltern
is to be appointed to
~t
as Assistant officer-instructor,
who is to be
exemptfrom
I I
garr i son a m i d regimental
duties
while
t i m e annual course
i~ orat otimer
times when
employedatmusketry
~stnmctiomi.All oflicerwho has received a
certificate
of
ualiuication
is , when
available, to be selectQd for this
1 1 1 c c .
—
Leave
of
A bsemcee.
18 . T i m e
officer-instructor may
be granted the usual
inter
leave
- w i m e m i t i m e annual
course
hasterminated.
14 . Except in very urgemit cases, leave of
absence
of
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174 M L J S K E T I O Y
m 5 T R U C T r 0 N .
root to be recommended
for
t ine
instructor
a m n d n ~
imostructor
at
t i n e s ame t i n r c — m n o r avlnetn
t ine
a n n n t p j
is proceeding—nor wincntlrereis
any
considerabie
1
.
of
recrnits
to be trainieti. Wlmenmove r
t ine
m a n ia :
absent for
upwards of
fourteen days, tire
aliowarneng
whole
period
of such absence is to be issued to t h n
ant instructor.
Scrjeanet-Inestructor.
15.
Aserjeant
is to be
borne
on
t ine
cstabhisii
0~
evory
rcginoeiot
o r
boot ta l iono of
im afau try ,
witin the i,
tiero of nS’esjeant-Instrseetor in iilnsketrjj. T i n s serje~
pointed to t InS posi t ion
ma r s t
Inave amnderc’ons ae & ;
instrsoction
at
t ine
Se looob
of Musketry, anna bare ti
a certificate of qttalif lca tiom m .
lie
is to be employed~
siveiy
in t ine
musketry
training of
tire
men of the
bat
—to assist
t lnc
offieer-iostrosetor m a all
iris duties~tn
1
tire preliminary drills
and
the target
and
judging i
practiceS—amid to superintend
t ine
company o e n i e
ontructors.
He
is
not to be
subject
to
tlos
orden
m e m o - c o m m i s s i o n e d officer, except as regards
d i s :
He is
to
be
exempt
from
all
garrison, regimsoin:
barrack
duties, except wlren
m a o t actsraiby
rsqoie
t ine
performance of the duties appertaininag to
l o i n
m l :
mucn t ,
when he nray be employed in
any maurns rn
to
lois
rank
as
a
statf-seojeamnt,
at
t ine
discretion
of
h i
naanding
officer.
Conepany Senjeasct-Lmstruetor.
10. In every troop, or company, the colour
s e r j n c
troop serjcaiot:~major,or in m m absence the next
serjeant,
is
to be
tire
coumpamay seo j sa tn t -im n s trn t c to r .
I
attenod
with
l o i s
cempanmy
w i n e o n
it
is
under
inusint
struct ion , to assist tine officer and
ssrjeant-instrac
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l’ART
ili.—INSTRuC’rIoN
OF
TILE RECRUIT . 175
hr am ities; he is to prepare time musketry documents of
•
c emn p a u ”
~nd i~to be
specially clmargcd,
under
the
~ers
of
his captamn,
and
of tlm~o f imee r
and serjcaiit
-
5
tnmcIors , with the duty of
secimmg
t ima t
tho
mon keep
t i m e
imistruCtiorl
t ime
1
have
received
in
t imo
cleaning
~dx n a n a g e 1 m 1 C m ~ l tof their arms.
.Z%~on-cornnecsswfled
Offieer.g.
17 . T I m e
non-commissioimed
officers are
to
assist
as
~1riIls”in
tile
instruction of the mcii of
t im e ir
respecti~o
mnpaulies.
-
~. ~
INSTTWCTION
OF
TI1ETflEOJitTT.
18. T i m e rifle is placed in tIme soldier’s imands for time de-
r u c t i o m m
of his enemy ; i m i s
own
safety depends
upon
1mi~
Uncu t
use of
it;
it
cannot,
timerefore,
be too
strongly
‘cukatemi,
t imat
every i m m a n s v h m o lies no defect in i m i s sight
ay be made
a
good i lmo t ; and t ima t no degree of jerfec_
n m he m ay have attaimmed j im time
other
parts of his
drill
a
i m p o m i service remedy any
~vant
of
pro f ic iem icy
im i
is;
j i m fact all
i m i s other
instruction
in marching aimd
aimnnvrimmg can do no more than ~Iace i m i m n in t i m e best
ssjble
situation for using his rifle with effect. The
urse
of i m m s t m - m m c t i o s m of time
recruit
is
calculated
to
give
m m m a
knowledge of
t i m e t lmeory
of
musketry
; to t e a c h Imim
e rules for
kce~mi img
i m i s rifle and aninmunition
in
order
imiake
I m i m m i
a
fair
average
s imot ,
and to
promnote
Im abits
of
oimglit a i m d
observation.
rj’
00
much
care
and attention
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17 6
m~tusm ta rno r
II(STIOUCTI0N.
cannot tinerefore be devoted to
tire
musketry
t r o i t
t ine recruit,
since
on
the sooundjiess of t i m e i n n s t a e
first imparted,
will
de
1
m e n d to a
great
extent Iris su~
efficiency as a soldier.
10 .
It
is
essential
t ima t
t ine
non-commissioned
em p loy ed
on tins duty ~inould be t inorouginly
drills,
and
wlnen
once
placed in charge nf
tireir
r e q ,
squads, they
should
not, if it cart be
avoided, b e
i
before tire prolirrnirnary drill of
t ine
squad is c o n e l im f e
20 . On first
joininrg,
young officers
anti recruits
o r
under tire
ani j tn tamnt
m o n a d gymna.stic inrstruetor f a r m
two montins
;
m m d are
t i n e m o
to
be
hammded
o v e r
off icer instructor in nnniskeatry,
for
tine purpose ~
put tiorougio a
course
of rifle training according:
(letCnil prescribed
jim paras. 25
and 2G ,
winicin,
w e a l L
nnitting, olnould
be got tlnroiigin
in three
weeks,
21. Winen
the onumberof recruits in a battalio
0
j
and upwards, a party of not less tlnan tweuty~
undergoing musketry
instruction
;
if
under
~
party is
to consist of
not
less t i m a m a ten.
22. The Course ofm usketry in s truc tio n is divil
PmueLxnINAnY
D a m a n
and
PjeAcrncE.
23 .
I.Jmnder
t ine
bmead of ~ J’rcUnthnary flhilf,nn o r
po’iscd
t ine
following subjects
1. Tineoretical iarimmciples .
2. Cleronimng arurs.
3.
Aiming
drill.
4.
Position
drill.
5. l3iank f i r im m g .
6. Judgimag
distance
drill.
24.
The
“I’ractice” consists o f—
(a. Inadividual f in ing.
1. Targetprac-) b.
Volley
firing.
tiCe.
)
c.
Independent
firing.
1
d.
Skirunislr ing.
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n ’ , U I T mml ._ INSTIOUCTI0N
OF
Tiflo rnBcnnuIT.
~ jioni ~imng
ist inmice
practice.
~. Tine
following
table specifies tire v o i n n f i u i u n n m
nmmnnbe r
of
I l l s t irn’Onwin wiiicim t ime recrnrit is to be exercised before
is
n i l owC~
1
to
proceed
to
target
practice.
T in
addition to
~
t i n m r o me r e specified,
wet
danys are to be
taken
advanrta~e
to i n s c e r t a n im n t ine p ro f ie iem nc y of
tire men
and
imnpart
~eIrrrstr’uctiomn
as nray be foumnt l practicable.
S l m o o l l o l tory recruit
after
beiirg pint tinrougin
pant
o r
the
iole
of tire
pre lin m o i na ry drills, not
brave
a C o m m r l ) e t e m m t
~owleolgof t i n e n m , o r sinoirhl
In c winen i
firimag at
tire
first
Itnunce* nnrake soicin
bad
s looo t in rg as to obnow that In c
is
not
flkienrtly
tnaiined, Ire
m m m a y be
pint
back to
ne-commence
e
coorrse witin anotirer squad.
• The
Oral
Ulstance nnayb~conaplcOet.
( n n . m . )
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173:
MUSKETISY INSTnUCTION.
e e.~”’ ~ .~
,~
p ri ~ .~j .5~
0
0
0
~
I
° ~ .~ .~ .~i ~ ,~ ~
a —
~i~iiii~
a ~u1n5 ~ ~
as
,~urnnt
m o ‘tract ~‘ ~‘
“
~
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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a _______
‘g uiy
—, — —
mnue~na
‘z~jJt31si3i
. . — — .4
n4~~n1o~oaIJ.
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CAnT mnn .—JNST f lUCTI0N ~F TILE 1 tEORU~T .
179~
2
1 4
4
0
1 4
0
C s
‘ i i
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180 MUSKETRY mNsTaUCTmoN .
27. TIne
instm’uctiomm of tire
recruits o f
t I n s ~,
to be in nil respects the same as tinat for t l n e i
recruit, omitting t ine
volley
and i m n d ep e n d e n t p r a c t i a
substituting t ine
lying
downo
for t ine knneehng P O s i t i n
The regulations regarding
t ine
training
of
“Tinhi
Sloots,” do not apply
to tbnese reenmits,
all of W i n e 1
completing a reCronit’S course, ~vii practise
a n a m m i
tineir respective troops.
28.
No
recruit is to jour t ine service
Comp a o i s ~
m a n o t i l In c m a n s
completed a
Course of rifle
trainnrug,
it
special aoat loor i ty frono
t ine Ad j n t au t -Gemnem’ a I
te t h o :
in
applyieog
for
tIns
aoutinoa-aty,
tim e reaSom n
for ~k
‘ n od
tlre
date on which
t ine
recruit
joined,
are ts b e n
20 . As soon as men inave e omnmp l e t e d the n n
instruction for t ine recruit,” tineywill be c o n s i d e r ,
sirown
as C O Tra i ned
Soldiers.”
30.
Tirose
men
wino complete
tlneir
recruits
between
t Ine
1st April and
aOtln
September,
will
ercised
as trained soldiers
during
tire
c n e s r e i g
course,
e it im er
watlo tireir e ompaon i e s , or as n i s o m l
1
tlnird class shots. Those wloo complete tlneir
course botweenm t ine 1st October and
31st
Marchi
exerciSed
in
the e rmsunng nunn tn rd course.
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Iv~—ANi UALCOUflS1~.
131
PART IV.
ANNUAL COURSE OF TIlE TRAINED
SOLDIER.
3j, Timis
conrse will
be executed
by all
trained sol(ltcrs
~nhmsallq,
n order
to ensure
t ime
knowledge
and proficiency
i e q m m i r e d
in
time
recruit’s course of
musketry instruction
I e i m m g m m m a i u t a i i m e d
aimd
perfected by
t i m e
soldier
during t i m e
. e m n a i m l i m m g
years of i m i s service.
I az T o
establish
uniformity
of
proceeding and
to inSure
lie immstrnCtjOII being carried out in the prescribed period,
md
in
order that time mumnual practice returns may be
~endereml
at t i m e
appoimi ted time, tile
fo l lowing regulations
n~e
o be
strictly observed.
-
33, The
course
is to
c o m m e n c e at home,
and
in other
eniiierate c l i m m m a t e s , on the
1st
April ;* and in tropical
~ljmates
on
the
1st
October,
or
at t/md b,~q~nn&mg
f th e
co?d
r em ,
unless o tim er’.visc directed
by
instructions
from
time
&d~mmUtimtGCImera lto
time
Forces.
34. General officers are to take care that time course is
) roceeded
witim regularly, without
interruption (otherwi8e
han hmcreaf tc r
directed),
until
completed.
-
35. Previously
to
t ime commencement
of
the
annual
course
lie
non-cOmmflissiOfle(l
officers are to be exercised through,
lie
prescribed preliminary drills,
by
one- four th at
a
time,
y t i m e off icer and serjeant-instructors, and to be practised
a
c onmmnun i c a t i ng
drill as
taught
at Hythme , under the
*
C a v m m i r y
ecU
brigado ~lepOts,
a~
soon
after
the
let ~s~rlm
s the geiivrei
mccc
camn iacd lng nay
direct,
but
~ later t lman m i m e
I
~t Septvinbem.
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18 2
MUSICETIOY
superintendence of a
reginnental
Field Officer.
l~
to be
struck off all
duty
wlnile tines enrployed. ~,
be
impossible, oro account
of t ine severoty
of t h e h
to detail one-fourtir,
then
onoe-eiglntln of t ine nunah r
banded
over
;
but,
in
tIns
case,
sucin
a r r angennenn~
be made
for t im e ir musketry training
as sma l l
pIer
commencenoent of
tire i nos t ruct iomi
of the
troops being delayed beyond
tire
datc~
above
~pecif~
80, When all t ine non-commissioned
off icers
i n n
exercised
tlrrougio t i n e pre lim in ary
drills
(which
effected i n n four
days
per sqtrad, and which
is
n e w
1
any
crcunmstance3
to
bc
dispenncd
with),
tiney are
tc~
ployed to
assist Ito
tire
instruction
of
tireir respmct~
1
panics, whichwill be
exercised
in the
fol lowing
n a a ~
37. Each company in smacCess iomr , with its o f f i c ~ - ,
non-commissioned
officers
(tlaird. class sinots CxCt~
to be
struck off all
duty,
and exercised,
tinder th~c.
tendenco of
its captain
(the
officer and sorjeant i n n i
being present to: assist), in n the preliminary I c :
specified
in
t ime
subjoined
table.
85 .
Ono
complete
troop, or
two ] rabf troops
o f
are to be under instruction
at
a time,
instil
t h e
regiment sloall
have
gone tiorougio the course,
t h a t
being present
to
superimotend and see t ine r e g I c
strictly c om p lie d with; and the instruction
is
tn ~
regulated as to
interfere
as little as possible w i ~
stable
duties.
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IV.—A OONUA L COUnSIc.
183
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A N N U A L COUOOSE. 185
~
Nil.
_Winen
at
aiming drill,
t inose
morn not actuanlly
wgsgenl in n n i l n m i m r g are to
be
exercised i n n
“Position
Drill,”
vithr tire siglrt
adjusted
for
t ine
actual
dis tam rce , so
as to
nrplo~
in e
t i n m r e profitably.
Tinis
rnmlc
is
to
be
strictly
cnn-
owed .
sirort-siglrted nnen arc to aim only at distances
~eonuiinmgo
tireir
powers of
vision,
and
may,
if tlncy
hose, w e a n ’ spectacles.
~ As s o o n o as tine above preiinninary drills
are
completed,
Ire
c o n m m p a m r y
will
pr’ocecd
to execinte tire target
a m i d judginmg
listalflCe
practices,
winicin
will
occu~my
at
t ine
irtnoost
cm~int
oavnniry
four)
woikinrg
days,
as
elnown
in
t ine
fo l lowm ug
abbe—
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lSfi
MUsncn~T~y
o
.~‘a’ ~I:
~ ~.0-n;..
‘I C’ t :t .~C’1
~
on.
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4
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188 IC US RETflY INST8UcTION.
40.
Every snain is to fire at one dis tan im ce d a i u l
0 1
perform
one exercise (eiglnt answers)
in jtndgie~
upon three separate days.
If
from ti’e p r o x i t n n i t s
range, or
other reasomis, tine connmand i i r g of l iCer d ~
advisable,
twenty rounds
may be
fired
in
a
day,l~
number is not to be
exceeded .
41 . The volleyaind nzndependent firings ann to
b e e 5
in
one
day, amid t ine skirmishing
practice
in auctl~~~
42.
Tine
preliminary drillS,
as perforegoing tabI~,
company next fo r
target practice,
are
to
be c o m n n a n a
sufficient time
to enable it to take t ine
place
of
thea
at practice
by
t ine
time
t ine latter 1oa~
completed t h C (
43. The
officer
instructor -will, as
a general ru)e~
sent
with
t ine
eonrpanaes at
preliminary drill, a n n i e
employed, the
assistant-instructor will
be
present
practice.
44. %Vhen
the
men l o a n - c s only
three
nnigints in
company
only is to be
s tronck
off dirty for
ben
Wlaen t ine
course
is suspended owin~to the t r o o p s ,
less
than
three
cnights
in bed, correct
~uty-states,
e p s
the posts
of
sentries, and tine m o u m b e r s fenn-~k,
guard,
are
to
accompany t ine
report
referred
to in
4 5 .
Denriug
tine monotins of Jimne,
Juiy,
and A n n g n
annual
course
many be
suspended
for ‘continuous
h e
brigade, and
division
drills, or for tioetraumning
o f
by
oTde r
of
t ine
general commanding
the
d i s h
district.
The
course
is
to
be
re seonned ,
at
the
l a t e n t
lot
september, a m m u l continued
uninterruptedly
i n n
those days
olo
wldch the troops may be
r e q u n i n
brigade or
divisional drills.
This rule is not ts~
rccrnits nor
to battalions
abr’oad,
in winjein
tine
l e n a
may
be
siospemmded on
\Vednoesday im i
eacin
week.
be clearly understood
that
sinould the weat iner
n~
fine on Wednesday,
t ine rifle ins t ruct ion is n e t
sonspended on
any
otlner
day
imnsteaci .
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PMCT IV.—ANNUAL
coUnesne.
1S t )
n~’
40
.~1nenevertire a n m n i n u a m l course is s m r s p e s n d e n i (except
3 : r c c o r d m n f lc 0
with
padra. 4~),
in e
cause t inereof is to be
~~~silYeported to
tl~eA dju ta r it -G en re ra l,
for
tine infer
-
~t;oun’annnl
rders of
t ine
C on rn ra nde r-im n -C lm ic f.
~7,
Brigade
depots
are
to
proceed
veitio
the
annual
course
r n u u u s k c t r Y
ionstruct iomn in
t ine sannne r n n a m m n r e r
as detailed
~r battahiomis
;
bnn t if desired, one comnjsamny only
mo o d
~ render
i n m s t r n w t i 0 0 0
at the
s a n n u e
tunic. All
recruits,
loot
e n n t to tin e i n o m n n e battalion
o m o
tire
Corrninlnitiono of
tine
drill
neciheni
in
para.
90 ,
will be exercised in
nnnnnskctry at tire
ki’anle Depot.
‘ilne
act inig
ant i ju t tan t
will perform
tire
duties
of
musketry—
:~nnstruicter.
48. ‘When eonnpamrne s are detacined from
inead-qüarters to
taitionos
wirerc
tinere are o n e ranges,
tiney
are to be regn
-
uly
relieved, I
or
t ine
purpose of
ioistronctiomr,
by
c o m r m p n o m n i e s
listl n a v c
previously
gone
thrormgh
time year’s jnraCticc; but
f
stantionoed
svircre
a range
is avam labie,
tire o i licer-i rm struc
-
or
is to
be
semnt
to
instruct
tire
detacined
companoics ,
after
hose
at inean tl-qtm azterS have
completed
their eon r rse of
(iruil
~~nl rac tnce .
4 9 . Every
conn~ramry
is to be as complete as
possible
~hrenr
rarrded
over for
instruction,
and no main is to be
c i t l n l n e l d
or
withdrawn from
this
inniportannt
branch
of iris
luty.
~0.
T i n e
bandomemo of
a
regiment may
be
exercised in a
quad
by tin eon se lve s,
r o e
casuals ,
at
am y
time
during
tine
innnnai course.
6L. ~feu i n n hospital, in pi-isoim , &c.,
who
are umnarblo to
r t tend for rifle
instruction with their
eomnparnios, are, as
o o n n m o e available,
to be exercised as casuals
‘ s v i t l o
tIm
corn
-
n a n n y nnext furnished
for
imrstructioim.
b 2 .
I n n
tire
case of men
detacined
from tineir
regimnemrte,
nat ta l iens
or
depOts,
Commanding
Ofiicet’ur
will
apply
to
n a i v e them
relieved
for
the musketry
course,
or cxerciscd
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100 meusmexr ior
INSTRUCTION.
witlo
t ine regiment
nearest to
wirere
they are
i n n t ine latter ease the nm am e s of men of diflèrent n e g ~ n n
will be entered o n separate registers, winicin are
ti~
-ns-arded
on completion to tire officer
c o n n r n a n n d i n
1
corps,
for
embodiment
in
the
r e t i m r m n n n
of
tineir
r u e 5
companies. Tine
duplicate total points
may be r e t a i n .
tloe officer
under
winose
super immtendence
t ineee
c a m u n n i
trained, until the receipt of the register, & c . , h~
acknowledged.
53. The undermenotioned
Reginnmental
Staff ~ln~
fully trained,
are t ine only
soldiers exennpted f a n
annual
course of
musketry,
viz
:—
Serjeant-Major.
~sIihtary
Band
Master.
Quarter-Master
Ser jeamot .
Serj
cant-Instructor
in
Musketry.
Pay-Master
Serjeant.
Orderly
Roonn i
Clerk.
Druni -I ’ . Iajor .
Arm
ourer-Serjeant.
Tnnnnpet-Major.
- Sadler-Serjeanot.
Farrier-Serjeant.
Trunnpeters.
Drummers are to be trainred
annnua l ly , u n l e m s t h a
lads incapable of bearing arms.
54.
Tine
practice of
exemmmpting
from
rifle
i n s t r a
soldiers who are effective anti (loirmg duty in the r o d
consequence
of alleged bad sighb, or e o n pleas si
valid, would
tend to
prove tire
men
unfit for the s u r e
strictly forbidden, as calculated to
lead to
mali
1
and
otloer
evils
detuinnental to
the
cfhiciemncy
of
t h e t
In the
event of any men being certified by the
o
officer
as
unable
to
see up
to
200
yards,
tiney
exempt from rifle trainimrg, but will be included
i
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r~unTn V . — A N N U A L
coumoera.
~nnnienn
cy
‘,vinicio tire
total aggregate
points
are
divided,
~
t i n s
1
tine
“
l ignrre
of im n e r it” ;
t inose
certified as unable to
~en ip to 800 yards,
are
to fire (accordinrg to
tineir
powers of
Worn) at one or n n m o r e of t ine distances comprised in n
the
m o n a1
course,
bunt nnot
more
t iman
ten
rounneis
at
a n
distance,
lie
poinnts obtained beinrg included i n n t ine totals fronon
, i n i c l n are framed the averages represen t inog the merit of
he s ln o o t i m n g .
~5 Tine
third
class
smo t e
arc to be tr aim oed by tim
ninneketry
Inns t ruoc to r
i n n a squad by t inemnoselves, at any
niteble time d n m r i m n g t ine annual course,
ride
pam. 195 .
sa
Men
of
tire
A n n m y
Service
Corps,
winemi
trained
i n n
nuisketry, will be exercised as
laid down for
cavalry,
ennittiung
tine dismuounted lnractice with
horses.
ô7 . Tine annual conmrse of rifle practice of companies of
bsyaui Enngimrcere detaclned f r o m o n bead-quarters is to be corn-
hi-ted
by t ine m n o n - c o r n m m n o i s s i o m n e t l of l icerns under the s i m p e r —
~terodenceof their oilleers. Not loss t i n a m a one-Inaif of the
~nipaun~is to be under imostoreict ion at a time.
58.
Wince
every
c omonpany
of
t ine
battalion
i n n s
been
exer-
nised, t inose m o m wino nrnay root
have
b e e m n before available
ire to
ice
taken tiruonughi
a n
course of jnrehzumary
drills
amid
~raicticon n a
squrad
by tirernoselves.
59 .
When
a squad of casuals
consists
of
men
of diffcrernt
nomparnice , tire nn c n i connposilng t ine squad
are
to
execute
~1neolley, i nodnapenden t , and skirunisiniugpractices togetirer,
oud
riot
separately by
comunpaunies.
60. Sinouidany men root be available for rifle hnstruc.
~bonm u n t i l
after
tire ammnrual prnnctice return is remndered, a n n u l
~cunmsequentlyppear i~irereiuas “root exercised ,” t iney are
to be struck oil
duty,
a n n u l exen-ciscd previously to
tine conn
-
mencen ie ru t
of t ine
rocxt
course ; t l nen r
perfo~mnnancesbeing
rec~rdenin a drill aird jrnictice rettrrn set apart for tine
purjnose
a i n e l
header
~r
O a u s n n a l s after-
t e r ,mmina t i on
of
a n m a n m a l
n o u n s . ’ . ”
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192
n n U s n c n T n r
61. Wioeu battalions proceed on foreign
sersin~
mandinig
officers are
to
t ra resm uit
to
tire Inrspecte r4
of Musketry, a m a animal Practice Return, conrpiets
date
o n winich
the im ustructio n
ceased
;
tiuis s n a s p e u n s l u a
ever,
should
n a o t
take place
until witboino
a
few
t i n y ,
ba rkatio n m .
Tine
inrstruction
of
tin e battah io nn
i~
resumed immediately
on
arrival
at
its new q u a m l e
winen conmpieted, tire tosnal namonual returno
ad
a
pasnying documemm t s will be furnishncd.
62.
General
officers are
to give
their special a t t o n ~
t ine
musketry t ra ium iug of troops i n n tiocir eonnnaat
bring
to notice
every
inetanee of
neglect
thecela
sviii direct
t ine
deputy
assistant
adjuntannt-gener
mmmskot ry to
accompanny
t l n em , whenievem they cc
aider
it necessary,
c n n
tinoir
t enure
o f inspection,
purpose o f furnaisininog
any
i n fo rn ia t iomi tinat nay
I
quired
to enable
them to
reply to
tine sevorai q n n e s t :
their
confidential reports,
in
regard
to
t ine
iastcno
officers
and
m o r n , annd
their
proficiency
ira t h o e
ene~
arms.
On
tioese occasions the officers of
companies ;
figure of merit is below
SO
are to be required
t o
h :
such explanation as t hoey may be able to give of
lIsa
of
suclobad
sinooting. If thoese expianationos appenoc
factory, or afford ground for supposing tinat t h e
are
not
acquainoted
with
tine
theory
m o n a d
practice
d
ketry,
or familiar witho
t ine
prescribed system of
let
tine inspecting general will,
if
lie
tloiuk
it advisable u s
the officers to
be
examined by
t ine
deputy n o ~
ad ju ta nm t
general, or some other competent
ol l icer
C o
officers will also report
on t ine merit of
t i n e
m l
witnessed at
their
annual
inspections
as
laid
d o n
imara .
243.
63.
Whenever
tine shooting of a
corps or
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v .—VRxL IM INARY
DRILL.
193
~~~tcd by the deputy assistant adjutant-general ns
“tue
attention of the commanding of l iccr is to
be
ilk
to the subject by the general commanding the
~Ivi~iour (ljStriCt ; afl(l
the
non-comniissioned oflicers of
eb
corps
or
company
are
to
be
assembled
once
a-week,
,r
half~aflh0t1I’,
after morning
parade,
for the
purpose
lein~trained undor the regimental instructor or
his
~1st.’Ui, in
the “method
of communicating ~
I
t:ni~ht
at Ilythe—-aiid in
the
firing exercise an1
io n ~Iri1l—thIe
number of n o n - c omm i s s i o n e d ofliceis
ttendiiig
each
drill being entered in the monthly musketry
o~.The Inspector-General of Musketry being held
-esponsible that
the
rifle
training
of
the Army is cou~
hieted
efliciently and according
to
regulation, is
to
eport
every
deviation therefrom which may ccme uiidei~
~js
no t i ce ,
for the
information of
the Commander-in~
,~hivf.
PARTV.
PRELIMINARY
DRILL,
I. Tit~oni~rjcAi~
aINcIPLES.
O~.This bianch of the instruction is confided
to the
)flker-lllstructor, who is to explain the principles in the
c i townig
order,
in
a
clear
and
concise
manner,
and
in
alJgnage suited to
the capacity
of
the
men, it being niest
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194
3rusKarar
zmesvwereoN.
important t lney should
well
un derstutm id tire re~
all t lnose rules wlnieln
have
to be attennded
to
i n n
~‘
A bloack-isoard and a piece of chalk are to
be~
describe the
figures.
Finer
I~mecrnsng.
Gonstructioa of t i r e
Barrel.
00.
The instructor maying
defined t ine
meannin, ,
terms, paronl ie l
straight
hines, angles &c.,
will
~,.
explain
tire comnstrnmctioru of the barrel,
so
far
s o s isn~
to
s inow
tinat
t ine
upper surface does
not lie
i n
~hrection
as
the
inside or bore,
with
a view
that t ine
barrel
tinus con is tanmcted
has
elevation in
Avis oft/ce
Barrel.
67.
That
tine “axis of the barrel” is
a n n
I a
1
straight line tinroughn tine centre of tine
bore,
audi
which
the centre
of tine
bnnllet
(if it fits t i n e baa
take
hi
its passage
thorough
it.
Fig.
1. 27cc i n n s t r s o c t o r ,
t h . a u n
a strai l e t h i
5
cç
_-.~
tile
barrel
V
board,* showing ti
aecsface laid l e n i n
Figure 1.
Linac
of
Fire.
68.
That t i m e
straigiot line in n eontiununation o f
ti~
i~
alled the
r;
line of fine,”
and
shows
the direetioni
NB. Tics
section
of the rifle
may
be cut In card , tine
(a n t ened
to
the
board
icy
a
pt~ot
at
tine
bueceir,
o n
which
tint
turned
in
any
reqnnired
direction.
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~AitT V.—PItELIMJi~AP.Y DItILL.
~)neullet is proceeding from tire force of tire
explos ion
~ the j n n s t an t it
leaves
tine
muzzle,
i n n which direction
~ would c o n n t im n u e to travel with uniform velocity were
t
n o t
j n m r p e d e u h by tine resistance of t ine air, and drawn
l o w m m
f ront
it
by
tine
force
of
gravity.
Describe
t/ng.
1in~
m t
f i r e
1 1 0
fig.
2, on contesnuatnofl oft/ne axes.
Fig. 2 .’
.~.
Fences
/so’iuoenciisg
tirefig/nt qf
t i n e Bullet.
llesnstasicc of tile
air.
6~.
The innetructor will tinen
expla inn that
tine
air
or
ntnnosphlene being tea elastic fluid, colnsistinng of innnnnaerable
nicole
particles
wiiicin
press
a~aiiist
each
other,
anul
uverythinig
t ouchun ig
them,
tine bullet
in
its progress has
to
i i n s h thenno aside as it forces its way t irnougin, and
tinnat
b o n e
I c c i n i g
o~cposedby tine
prossinre
of a conm t i nua l succos-
d e n t
of thenin, it loses
a
po r t i omr of its
m o t i o nm ,
is retarded,
s o u l gradniai ly moves witio less
m m d
lees siseed—that ties
csistanrce of t ine air is greater t ine greater t ine velocity
u f
tire
bun l le t ,— is
gieatost
tat
tire n a o n i e n n t t ine bullet leaves
he nnunzzie, noesl conr t innnnal ly becomes
1o~~
nd less.
Force
of
Gravity.
70. Tirat t ine “force of gravity” is.a name given to
tire
bran by winicli toll unmsmrppor ted bodies are
drawnn
towards
lie eartir, and that as it is a uunifouxniy acceleratieng fooce,
I n t o
l ounge r
t o m m y
body
is
exposed
to
its
inmfiuence
the
faster
t
falls.
(air.)
N
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196 m n s u e n c E T n a Y
Trajectory.
7 1 . That the
result
of
t ine three
forces winch a c t
bullet, viz., the explos ion drivinag it
forward,
t h
5
j
gravity
drawing
it
downwards from
tin e m om en t
t ine
muzzle,
and
tine
resistance of
t hm~air
c a n n s j ~ ~
travel forward a
s loor ter
distanuce
in
eacin
s u c c e s s j
0 5
of time—is,
that it
describes in
its
fhigint
a C aa
called
tire
“trajectory;”
that
at
first, in c o n s e q u ~
the bullet moving forward
\vitln
great speed,
force of
gravity
may i ng very little time to
act
o~
course of tire
bullet
does
not
deviate
match
f~
straight “linac of fire,” but tinat
t ine
curve increna
and
more iii
proportion
as
t ine
bullet bec on s
distant from
tine
m uzzle . here
draw
the cnt
1~
lID,
fig. 3 .
Fnq 3.
SECOND L E C T U R E .
Initial
Direction
to
be given
to
a
Bullet
to
c a u e e
d i
~1[ark.
72. The instructor will now proceed to s h o ~ vI
knowledge of the principles explained in the p u s
lesson can be applied in practice. He will
catneeni
to observe that o f
tine
axns of
tine
barrel be d i e u c ~
any
object,
the bullet
cannoo t hit it,
but
m u s t , i i
sequence of
the
force of
gravity,
fall below
it;~
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rA laT V .— rIOE LhM IN A ItY
DRILL .
197
8
umnteract
tins fa1i, t ine axis of thebarrel and line of fire
Bjtnst be
directed
as muc i n above
t ine
object as
tire
bullet
t~ounlJ
J a n 5 8 below t ine
said object if
tine
rifle were fired
I,ftin theaxis laid
luor izommtai iy
on
it
; that it has
beenproved
~
cxpermm
~nt
that
tire
bullet
fired from
the
Mar t i nn i .
o f e n n r v
rifle with
the
regulation
charge
falls about eight
~neire~n
passizrg over tinefirst 100 yards
from
the
m uzzle ,
l~~eh
irerelOre that iii
order
to m it
t i m e
object at
100
yards,
~
“axis” must be raised
so tinat
“t ime
line of fire” will
i~mss
irrougin
a spot about eight iunchno~above the object.
n~Aanqe
the
directzbsn
of tile axr~s,
and draw
t i n e
new line
of
fre
i jo,
and
t i n e
new
trajectory
passi~ng
tinrougie
D,flg.
4.
Fnq 4.
“Lines of e S ’ i g l n t , ” and arrangessecnt of
Sigln
for 100 yards.
73.
Tire
im n s truc t o r
must next explain m ow t ine firer can
hirect
tine
axis in
the required
line, and will s inow tinat
if
In c
barrel
wore
of
un i f o r emr thnick~ressthrougirout, anrd tire
m e n
were to endeavour at 100 yards to direct tine hue of
ire on a point eigint inc i tes above the mark to be mit, by
ookinng
along
t ine
tipper surface of tine barrei, he would
eec
sight o f flue mark,
a m i d
would t i ne re fore be uncertaium
~ to tin e
correctness of
iris
elevation m od direction. It
is
vislenrt
tiresefore
t irnot
tire
object to
be
hit
must
be
kept
isa
Itw, a m u ( l
i r a
o m d e r
to
do tinis, tine firer must raise
his
eye
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198 ssusscnsnrar INSTRUCTION.
above the breech, so as to see the object over the m n n ~
that
in orderto
guide
him as to
the exact lreightt~
he should raisehos eye above tire breech , i n s
well
~
it vertically above the axis, a back-sight is afl1~~l~
barrel
of such
height
for
1 0 1 )
yards
that
when
h e
~
the tip of the
fore-sigirt and tire object
in a litre~
eye over
the centre
of this back-sight,.
the
line
n i b
directed tat a point exactly
tine
required distance t i n t ,
object
to be
hit. The line
passing from tire e y e
o s C
back-sight and
tip
of the foresight
on
to the centre
object
is
called the
“line of sight.” Draw t i n e ( i n n s I
fig. 5, front tire
mar/c
D to
tile
top of
C l e e fore-su~
continue
it
over
tire
back-siglnt,
t1l~
height
of
whid
i~
arranged accordingly; title
will give the(Ins of
C i g / n i
Ii
Fig. 5 .
Arrangement
of
LIght
for
diferent
D i s t a s u c e e ,
74. The instructor wil[
take
a point on the p r o l o n g i
of the
“line o f sight”
to represent 200 yards,
( F i g n s o
and
point
out
tirat winen
tioe
elevation for
1 0 0
Y a r â l
beenused, t i m e
“trajectory”
(or
actual coturse of the
b n ~
crosses the “line of sight” twice, once a little i n ( t a d
the
m uzzle ,
and again
tn t a
point
100
yards
( c o o l
muzzle
;
that
thenceforward
it
falls below the
5 l iv
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r A R T
y,~~qucLIMmNMtY
DRiLL.
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20 0 MUSKETRY I N sTRUCT I oN .
sight,” more and more for eacio greater distannce~
consequently
the elevation
for 100
yards woni l n
s u i f l i c i e m n t
for
longer distances
;
and
that
additiotni
thou
must
be
taken
for each
successive
greater
d i n t
0
allow
for
tine
increasing
curve
of
the
“trajecten
1
“June of fire”
for
eaeln distarrco being raised u ~ n
above tine
object
as tine
bullet
would at t in t d~
fall below it, if tire “linac of fire” were
I n o r i n o L
s o u n d t inat to guide tine firer as to t i n e h e i ~ ,
which h o e must raise
iris
eye to obtain the c~
elevations, tine back-sight is
furnaisined
witia
leaf, o n winich tine proper elevation for
all
d~,
from 100
yards
to
the utmost extent
to which l~
is
constructed
to
carry witir
accuracy
is marked
if he knows the actual distance, Ire lna.s on ly t o
the sigirt
accord ing ly .
Sinould he mayo occasica t o f
a n o
object at a
greater
distance
thani t i n n a t fo r o c h j ~
mile is sighted, he must
judge
for himself to
w h n t
tionral
ireigirt
iso should raise l o i s
eye ,
taking es,
it
be
kept verticallX
over
t ine
back-sight,
and
t h y
fore sigint be still aligned on the object.
Sinould h ,
to fire at
an
object nearer tiaan 100 yards,he n a s o o t o
allowance for tire slight rise
of the trajectory
o le
line
of sightby aiming
a
little low.
L id
ow
relative
position
of
“LIsie
of
Fire”
and
“ L i n e
Light” by nwans of
a
barrel removeclfrosnn t i n e te l
7 5 . In order to impress more clearly o n the s o l d
nsinod
tine
precedinmg
l e s s o m n ,
a n n d to
make
inim
u r n / c n n
tine extreme importance of tine correct
adjeostmei t n i
back-sigint , tue relative position of tine l ines o f
I n s
sight (winicin tine inos tnoctor loas in i ther to r e p r e s e n t s
l ines
drawn
with
claalk
o n an exaggerated
s c a l e e n
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rAItT v ,—rEELIM INARY
DRiLL.
~ud), will
be shown
by
placing
a
rifle
barrel on a tm-
~rsirng
rest
at a
few yards’ distaince from
tine
black-board,
~rc being taken t intnt tine
bnnck-s igin t ,
w h n i c i n
s h o u m i d
be
4junstel for tine greatest distance marked t i ne reon , be
kept
erfeetly
uprigint. The iuistructorwill then cause
tire men
~take n a i n i m
at
a spot marked
o n tire board, making
t l n e u a o
bserve
t inat
tirey
tare
now looking
along tine actual “line
i f
sight.”
lIewiii afterwards direct them, without moving
~ebarrel, to l ook through tine
bore
along tine actual
“linac
~f
fire,”
and
will m r m a r k
o n o
t h o o board tine
spot seen by
t h o u
either tinrourgin
time
bore, and
poiuat out
tlrat
t ine “line of
ire”
winicir
at
t ine
muzzle
wane
below
the “litre
of
sigint,”
m M crossed it,
turd
passes
through a
point
much
above it
n r
t i n e
board ; and dint from the place where those lines
tut e~eln
o tin er, tan d
form an angle, they become furtiner
icart tine f tnr t lner tircy
are prolonged
;
coascqonently that
~fnoistannee between tinenna,
avinicin
at t ine board may be
andy o n a c or two feet,
would
at t ine real distance for wlnicin
tins
sight is
adjnisted,
be
as
n o a u c i n
greater
as
t inis
distance
j~reonter tinaut tinat of
tine
muzzle from
tine
black-board.
r i o t s n a t o also
be s loown to t ine
recruit
at
longer distanoces
when
c a t a m r n n in n g drill, with tine aforesaid barrel.
Necessity
of
hioWine9 the
5
S ’ s q i n t s vprsqlr t ,—Edvor of
Direction and
Elevation.
70. WInile
t i n e
barrel is upon tine traversing rest, tine in-
r tm s ic t o r will In oin t out to
t i m e
nreu
tine
innportamnco of
nold ing
t i n e
back-sight
uprigint ,
by
explaining thnnt
if
they
n o t
do so , tlic bullet instead of lnittnng t ioe mark aimed
it, will i n r v c m r ic n h d y strike low, curd on tinat side to winicit
h u e sigint
is
inoelinred,
n a i a d
t intut thorn greater
tine
distance,
tine
~veaterwiil
be tire
error
due
to
a r m y
inattention
in
this
nsvticular.
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202 MUSKETRY
INSTRUCTION.
To make this subject c le ar, draw a~
Fig. ~ line,
A
B, fig. 7 ,
o n
tire black-board,~,
0
as
a spot to aimat. Cause tire
m n e n r
t o
tins spot with the 1000
yards’
sight,,
C
must
be
perfectly
upriglo t ,
and
a f t e r ,
to l o ok thmougi r
tine
barrel, d i r e c t i n n ,
attention to tine
fact
t lnat tire “hi~e~
cuts tire
vertical
line at
0
above t h i
aimed
at. Then caunse tin em to ai~~
s ame spot witin tire same
sigist, b u t
~
to
one side,
and
to l ook through thi,
againn,
winen
they
will
see
that
the
‘ I I
fire,” instead of beingdirected upon ~
spot o n tine vertical line A 1 3
t o m
h g ,
A
e - directed low, and
to
that side to wte
r
sigint
is inc l ined ,
as
at
P ; consequen t~
tine
t
rtrajectory
t
) always
c o n f o r m s t~
movement
of the “line
of fire,” tin e bo n lie t,
ins~
hitting t ine
naark, would
strike
as
much below
D
1 5
below
C .
Draw
a
new
vertical
line below
a i n d
frtt
measure off o n
it
a distance
e q n m a l
to C A ; this
wil~
tine
spo t E. From
A
drawa inorizointal line AF~
new vertical line P F, thena
A
F will sinow the c n n
direction, and F E the loss of elevation due to
the
d~
of inclination to
tine
r iglot given to
t i n e
b a c k a
Sanpposing
tine
barrel
to be
tenyards
from tire
b o a r d , t
tine
distance for
winich
tine
sigint is
adjusted
is
1 0 0
tin
great,
and
consequently,
the bullet
will
strike
h o
A.F. to the rigint ,
and
100
times F.E. too low.
flow
tide Error
of
Direction
and
Elevation causediy~
Inclination of
Back . e i g i l e
may befurtiter
shorn
77.
Both tire
error
of direction,
and
elevation,
c a n s i
tIre
inclination
of back-sight, may be sinown
by n o
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FART
t—I’RELIMINART
m U L L .
r~.j
1~
gun (fig. 9), with
wires afilxed
to
it to
represent
~e “line of
fire” tine “trajectory,”
anti
“line
of
sigint.”
“trcajectory’ is
made
to
hinge
upon
the “linue
of
tire,”
D
~luow
ire
course
t ine
bullet
will
pursue
at
any
degree
of
i c l i n n a t i o n
of
tine back-sight
; and t imat
tine
“trajectory”
renserres
the
s ame
relative
position below
the “line
of
In
order
fnsrtlrer to
sinow
t imat elevation is lost by
tine
a c l i n m t io n o f
the
back-sighnt,
let
acard,
with
h i m n c ~drawn
p o u r it (fig. 8)
to
represent
the
proper hneigirt
of
tine
uack-siglnt for cads
distance, be placed
vertically tn t
tine
~sck
of
the
sigint,
wiren
t ine
men will
observe
the
anooun r t
~felevation
lost
by
a m n y
degree of inclination.
J J c u q h e
of
Trajectory
at
the
severa lRanges .
7 8 Tine instructor
will explain
tire
ireigint
of t ine trajectory
tireseveral
ranges,~
and
tine
distances at
winicin
cavalry
Fig.
8.
T i e n n a r m
LEcrTjxuc.
A,
a
g ,nnnul
r u n e
It
will
be
suiilcient
to
c o n m l l n e
tine ic~sonto tine
utsnce~.
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204
M 1 Y S K E T I 1 Y
INSTRUCTION.
a m n d infantry
are under
t ine
power
of
tho
rifle w h o
withn tine
several elevations marked o n the back.g~
order to impress upon tine men tine great i nnpo i~
training themselves to ~ndge distanmce. It
lan
o
been
shown
tisat
tire
back-sigirt
of
t ine
rifle
n
adjusted
to
tine
correct distance but
tine s o l d i e r
do tins if lie is
not
thoroughly
trained
to judgei
by tine
eye. His
b e i n m g
a
good shoot
at a
fixed
m a i l
n o use if he cannot hit an enemy in
tine
f i e l d , ~
tine
object
of all his training.
TInE
TuaAJnccToxaY
OF
TIlE
MAIITINI-IIENOOY
il,
Distance.
c
5
,
a
First
Catcnn.
.
i~.
t~
~
~- .e
~
Q
Margin for
,~
~
~
~
~.)
,
~
~
g
Ihersu
10 0
yds.
20 0 ,,
30 0 ,,
400 ,,
500 ,,
60 0
,,
700 ,,
800
,,
ft.
ins.
4 6
5 0
6
9
8 9
1 2 0
iS
8
20 9
26
9
Thro’
28 5
4i0
1 0 3 0
645
7 50
Throu
T i nr ou
20 5
345
455
5 65
67 0
775
gmnout
ginout
Thro’
165
130
10 0
80
7 0
155
10 5
8 5
65
55
45
a e n o
055
~
360
4 5 0
5 4 0
630
7 25
820
Ti’s cal,ult,
for
Civ.,
thai
rot
Tberiflv,lO
tuiegr,oodst
to 0 0 0 ‘i,b~
~
a b o v e
t h e g o q
object h r Ii,
t I~egroundt
t000C,
as~ 0
ce
j ’ o t h u
a
i
~ BUSI
NB—The first catch and first graze are given
in n diviu1an~,i
the height,
In divisions of ~ ft. to a,oi~tthe
memory;
bent, I
nupp rox innmat l ons .
7 9 .
It will
be seen from tine above
table,
tint
Martini-Ilennri
rifle
be
fired
from
t ine
siroulder,
s t a n d
the centre
of
a
bull’s eye 3 feet f r o m tin e ground,
s i
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FAinT
v .— I’P .ELIM IN A ItY DI6ILt. .
kvatiOfl
for 100
yards,
its’axi~must be
directed
at
apoint
fleet
B i i nches
from t ine
bottom
of
tine target, a n n u l
the
~igirt of
tire
firer’s shoulder being taken at 4~feet, the
~uhIetn its c o tm e s e does not anywhere rise above the
‘~ter
o c i g i n t .
It
will
also
be observed
that
tine,
bullet
:~nielr,
n n
tins distance falls
only
8 incises, would, after
~Assinnghorough tin e cem atre of
tine
bull’s eye (if
tine
target
r e r o ’
nuado of
c a n m v a s
or PaPer) strike t h o o ground at 1 05
~reis
beyofl(l
i t,— sheowira’ tiiat in
that
distance it fails
be
Ineigint of 3 fe e t,— anc I consequneirtly, in passinig over
be second
i nuindred
yards it
i n n s fallen nearly
3
feint , thins
, roViug
wirat
was
shown
in n
tin e seco n nd
lesson,
that
t ine
~levatioflor 100 yards
would
not be
sufficient
for 200
o r
airy greater t i is tai .oco.
80. it
will also be observed
tirat if
t ine rifle be flied oat a
~rget with t ine elevationo
for
000 yards, t ine bullet will
‘~li
noun
tine
height o f
6
feet
to the gro i nnnd i n n t ine
last 155
10rds of its course, witloin winich
space
a ma n n of ordiunary
night
on
f oo t
is
liable
to be
Init
by it
(fig.
l0~;
but
thrat
,f tired
with t ine elevation
for
600 yards the bullet falls
~hat
height
in n tire last 65
yards, reducing
by so
muchn
t i m
nargina or
snace
witinin winch a
man
o n foot is
i s o
danger
~ronnat, alit
tirat
a nuistake
in n judging tine distannce at this
~nngs,f abooi t 30 yards citiner way, would probably cause
‘ h e
l n n n h l e t
nnere ly to graze tine top of tire
man ’ s
head or to
itrike
t i n e
g round
at
hni~
feet
(fig.
11).
At
tine
l o n n
er
ranges,
sucir
n s 7 00 or 800 yards, i t .
is
seem
t Inat tine
Li of t ine
,unllet f r o n i r 6
feet m i g h t to tire grounnd takes place
in n tine
~st
5 5
or 45 yards o f its
ifigint,
t i nereby greatly reducing
he a n a r g i n i or
t lanrgcrous
space ,
and
conrsequeintly
rennder-
n g it mo r e
important to
es t inna te t ine
distance accurately
it the
l ong
ranges, wlneie it is most difficult to
do
so .
~‘or
his
reason it
is
useless, and a waste of anrmunition,
br
an y
soldiers
wino
are not
good
~irots,
and
sveil
m m m c d
to judge distance accurately, to fire
at
long
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200
MUsKETRY I NSTRUCT I oN .
distances
at
an
enneniy,anniess It
lie
at coinimens,
t i
1
.
of which , from
front
to rear, allows for a cenj~
error isa to distance, in
whichn
case the buUe~~,
over
the
heads of
the
front
ranks, migimt
fall ~
of t inose in
rear
(Jig.
12).
As
it
as
diflicult
for
th~i
however
well
trained
to be certain of m i s
d i s t
7
the field,
it
is jueciicionns
at
long and unknown
d i ,
to fire tine first sinot witin an
elevation rather c o d e
over
that wloicln
is
due
to tine distance h o e 6ntiRa~,
be,
since
by watchninmg where iris bullet strikes t h
0
. . ,
wiricin
is often sinown by
tine dust thrown
up, i~
idea
of
t ine
proper
elevation, acid
may
also hit ~
by tire
“ricochet”
or
rebound
of
t ine
bullet.
iFotmTn L N c T U R E .
T/ee
instructor will proceed
to
ezplainc t
1
n ~ v , . ’
councerac
ag
certain things wlijc/t may
casuall~i
d~
wit/c
Me correct fliqint of C / c e bullet, or m o l t / c the e l t o n ,
~
Wind.
81,
Wlend ,
wioicln is air in
motion,
will byitsp~
affect the
pro~ressof t ine
bnnhiet,.driving
it
totheI, ,f t~
T i n e
of
fire
if~lowhigfrom
t ine right, and
v i c e
ve~
blowing
from
t ine
front, it will add to the resjstat~
consequently decrease tine
r a n m g e
of tine bullet anJ~
tire
rear,
by
d i m n n i n s i s ln i u r g
tine
resistance, it
will
e n n F
bullet to fly furtirer. As n o
fixed
rule can b e lii
to guide tine soldier as to tine a n n o u n t o f a l l ow n ,
sirould nnake for wind, I n c mo i s t gain experience
fri
practice,
noticing m ow much it is ncecessary uuderIiu
ctnnodi t ionis to direct isis line of fire to
tine
side f no~ l
tine wiend
is blowing when dealing with a s i d e e~-
by giving his rifle a
hittie
iniore or
less e i e v a t i u n
dealing
‘ n v i t l r
a
w i m n d
from
the
f roar t
OT
rear
a l w m y n ~
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o ’A ItT v.— o IIn cLIMnN A 1OY nmtnl..L.
•~~nsjulcratiO1o t inree things, tine
strength
nerd direction
~‘thiew i n s
1
a n n e
1
tine
distanco of
t i m e
object at wimidn lie is
h u g since e n s tire
latter
wall depeood tine leungthr of
t i n n r o
i~e~jumdwill
intave
to act.
lie
should
notice, if
possible,
,Jrere
his
shnot
strikes, a m i d make
more
or ices
anl lowanice
as
~e
fiuds it inecessary ; turd inc
should bear
in n nni,rd
that
tire
ect o f
in .
~vinnnirosin titu front
or
rear is nnucir less than
~tt of a. side winnd, wiricin ~ ~o gr-muunfacc of t ine
g u l l e t . ,
82.
Tine
innetrurotor wilt
4
uq~lnrinthat
at
tnll~d~t~nce’se-
~l
i o u
yards there arn~t~vp
ne thnod~
o~~aakiung
al’lowamnce
or
wind
;
firstly, by
dir~ctifig
t h n d n l i n
1
n c ’ o f
nig int
tpt~no
right
rleft of
tire
object. , arid
.~opdiy,
by
usinig
tine wim~l1gauge,
~iricinenables tire firer to’mlnr~tj1Jisslip, ~i~int on t ine
bjeet
t o n s i l
~t tine
sanme timd~~nl ~ebLi
ris l n n n e of fire to
be rigirt or left i n s existing coi7n l i t ih ins of wiuonl l o o n y
eqnuire. Ifo will explaino that
if
t Ine line of aiino be taken
a u n t t i n e
right
wind
gauge or any
part thereof,
t ine linac of
re
will
l~
iel lected
to
t ine
riglot,
and
vice
vereii.
It
mnay
e
I : n d d l o w n n as a rub for gneidannco timat with t ine
M artin i—
Ictiry
rifle
tine a m o u n n t
of allowance obtained by usiusg
t ine
nick w i n n n l gauge, is rouginly o m n e foot n i n t h a-iralf for every
irnaired yannis that tire
olu ject is
distant
from
tine
flier.
hue at mini yards, t a m
allowance
of nearly sevens arid a—hal t
set ie o ln tan nred. S lro un lul t ine wino le wiund gauge give to o
iudr
aliownnince,
n i n n y fraction tinereof may be used,*
Firing
at
a
JTocing
Object.
83. In fining at a moving object, wioetiner
it
be
a
nrana
n i l k i n u g or t n i ronic
at
a gailop,
it
is
obvious
t inat tire
j c i c t will
pass
over a
certairo
distance between tine
The
nctur , l
nauerd
nnn ,~vanice
given
by
tine
wind-ganuge
for
earls
nn,indrenl
aio
n,.~forn O v nareoni~1Icnryrlfi~
16535
Ins.;
fo r
tiro Sioirtlnnl-Ilvrnry
i b i r n e 22458
ins.
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208 MUsKETRY INSTRUCTION.
moment tine rifle is discharged and
tine
time t h u
readies
it ; if
tire object be moving
across i n k
f~
soldier must
carry
isis aim
a
little in advance
c i
how
much
must depend, firstly, o n
the speed
n t
it
is
goieng,
and
second ly ,
o n
tine
distance
t i n e
o~
from tire firer, ansd tise conseqinent time~tine~
i nave to
travel.
T ine firer must exercise liii ~
macnt
in n
tins matter, as
no
fixed
rule
can be l a i d l u
isis g e r m u l a m s c e .
84.
Wiuemr
firing at a
moving object, in n orderio ~
correct
elevation,
wioicls
would
not
be
ensured i f ~
nrot first taken o n tue object, tire soldier
mus t
f i r n ~
t ine sights on
it un tire
usual
way, and t h e n
pausing, or
dwelling
on
t ine aim, move t h r e r i f l e
i i d
nn tine
(iirection and to
tine extent
required.*
S h , , ~
object be
a d v t t n m c i m m g
towards
or retiring
f rom f i n c h
slsouhd
r egmn la t e
isis slide
for
tine
distance
ire c m k n u l e
object sill arrive at
by
t i m e t inse thebullet
reads
Oldects
obscured
byDarkness, Smoke,
c
85 .
In tine attack or (letcirce of fortified posts o r f o
t ine soldier may of
t e m r be
required to keep ‘ n p o n
s o particUiarpoint
after
clarknoess m a i n set
in.
I n t l
he may effect isis
object by plnnotiuag duriimg
dayli~
stout
forked sticks firmly in tire
grounmd, s o anuaog~
relative
ineigist
a , m d
direction
by
t ine
aid of
the
s i g i :
perly adj tns ted) ,
that
w i r e m n tire rifle
is
laid
on
t h e o n .
inave the
necessary
elevation, and c o m m a n d t h e
i
point,
or t ine same object
may
be attained by In ,
sand-bags
or large stomres
properly
arranged.
80. During
t ine
daytime he may by a somewhntd
The
same
n o n e
amplies
when
inning
at
~
itatleaary
elf
unl,~
wind, when rio t using the wind gauge.
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rAnT V.—l ’RELIMINARY
DRILL.
~pen{ieirtkeep
cup
a coemt i nemous
fIre o n bodice of
the
~ieiy’S
troops wino
n i nny
from
tiimre
to time be tennporarily
~nsculretiy
clouds of
dust
or smoke
dnnf t i ing across
t ine
ken t a m n n i connce0~hsghiensn . Inn tins case, durnnng a clear
~terval,tire firer, hnavinrg nmarked isis own positiorn, slnould
taint a
single
stick or iris rod i n n t ine g r o n m n m d , a
shoo t
distance
~fmonntf
m u o n ,
so that
thie top of
it
maybe i n n
l ime
be tweem n
is eve
a n n l
tine object at
wimicls
In c is f i n d i n g
;
ire cern then,
i i e n n t i n e
enemy becoemoes obscured, keep up an eflieiomnt
r e
by ainlirug at t ine top of tise
stick.
N.B,—After dusk
or
darknness iia~
set
in,
a
wloito ra~
e n ]
r o i n e n d
tire
l u a m m e l
over
time
foresight,
and
unotlner
rouneu°~
n e backsigirt will e m n a b l e a soldier to i n a a l c e tolerably
~urate sirootiung n it distances
up
to ~vlnichhe cain discern
)jects
n S u i n t .
8 1 . W l o e n n tine
s u m
is slnining from time left it
hgln tens
up
a left side o f t i n e
fore-sigint
a n n u l t ine righst side of t ine
i t e m ef tin o back-sigint ; the firer in takinng aim, is apt to
gininled
by those brilliant
spots
instead
of
the real
Sties
of t ine sigints, r o od tise result is, t inat in
taking
aim
a
axis is directed to time rigist ; wisen, on t ine otiner
sd, t i n e s c o r n is on t ine rigist, ic e will be liable i n n
aiming,
direct
tire
axis
to
t ine
left.
Illinckeninng tire
siglrts will prevent
t ioo
possibility
of
any
irr
n n r i s i n r g
from tinn~cause.
88.
Wircis
tine sun sisienes
both
on t ine sigints and on tire
ject , tire
f i m s e point
of tire foresigist is very distinoctly
n,
an d
consequently
a little more
elevation
n s required
e n
on
a dnil l
day, wiren ownng to t ine forcsiglst
being less
~dy
defined,
u s
greater
quantity
of
it
is
unconscionmsly
en up into tine
alignment.
(sri.) o
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210 MUSKETRY INSTRUCTION.
Defect
of Snqiztinag.
89.
It
may
sometimes occur t ima t
t ine
rifle in
not~
sighmted
as
to
elevation,
and
cosmseqnumstiy
i r m a 7
little imigh or
low. As
the marks o m m
t ine leaf,
d e n t :
heigimt to
wisicin
t i m e slide o i m o , n i d be
raised
f o r d
distances, are
not
alwaysexactly in
tine
n ig in t p k
sigists
b e i m n g all nrade to one pattern), tine soldier~
ca in t iened
to
pay
attention to e a c h m sioet; if
it
~
must raise
l o i s
slide
a
little
; if
imigin,
tire
reven
sigists are n n o t always i n n
t ine
proper
line; i f
t h ,
sigist be to
thre
rigint
t ine
rifle
will
carry
to the
f g
tise
foresigirt
be to
the
right, it wdi
carry
to
the
I n
vice
vend;
this defect should be remedied b y iii
tire
contrary direction.
Tine J?(fled
Barret~
90.
A barrel
that
isas
any
number
of
groove ,
e n
the
inside
of
it
i r e said to be
rifled.
Tlmeoe g r o o v e ,
in
a spiral
direction, in
order
to make
thu b u l l e t
spin
on its
longer
axis.
Here
cause
t ine men
to look
the barrel, to
see t ine
grooves
and
the degree i i
twist
given to tinem ; and direct t im eir
attention
t o t
tisat the grooves in
t ine
Martiemi-Heniry rifle in
complete
turn
in
22
iosclnes .
Advantages of
J4iding.
91. Wlsen
t ine
elongated bullet
is expanded
or C
by t ime
explosion
of
t ine
powder,
it
is not
only in
tire barrel t iglm tiy, but
is nmeulded
into
t ine
g r o o v e ,
a way that, during its passage t ln r o im g h s t i n e
b a a
obliged
to
turn
with
tisem,
and
tinus
recenves
n,
movement on its longer axis, winich coutinnuem d u e
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FARI’
V.—I’IIELIMINArtY latiLL.
~.,i~inderof its flight, and prevents rotation in any other
~.~tion. The chief object therefore of spiral grooves is
b e~Usethe bullet to
spin
or
rotate
roinid an axis coin-
~ciit with its flight, thus
keeping
its
point
always
~inost,
and
thereby
presenting
on1~
a
small
surface
to
ke r e s i s t a f l C C of the air,
with
great weight, in proportion
~~nrfaeCexposed, wherewith to overcome that resistance.
• ~rhis
51
)iunilig motion is also calculated to ensure
~uraey of flight by constantly presenting any
irnper
-
~ctien
o f surface to
the air
in opposite
(lirectiolls.
,Y~nityof keeping
f/ia 1?tJle
and Arnnzunit ion in
order.
oa
From the foregoing lectures, the soldier will have
oruwd
some idea of
the
laws wInch regulate
the flIght
of
~ebullet in the air; and lie will also have been rendered
)ioruu~hlyconversant with the arrangement
of
the sights,
~tj
with the rules for
h is
guidance at the moment of
~iug. The
instructor must
now
impress upon
hi~
mind
~uttaccuracy of
shooting
is not dependent on
these
causes
~oue,hut also on the attention that
he pays to
the instruc-
Ions
~iven
for the
preservationof his rifle
and
ammunition
lore it is only by the skilful construction of the rifle, a n d
he
perfec t
adaptation to
it
of
the ammunition,
as well as
o their being kept dry and uninjured,
that the
desired
~ult~
can
be
attained.
0 3 , In order to induce all ranks to
take
greater
interest
~ritle p~tctice,
the commanding
ofhieer shouldoccasionally
~~crnblethe oflicers of the
battalion,
and the non-coni-
n i n i o n c i l officers and men, when the officer-instructor
say take
the
op~)ortlinity
of explaining
more
fully
the
hcor r t i ca l
principled detailed in
the foregoing lectures.
Mi.) o 2
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212
MU SK ET R Y IN ST R UCT ION .
94 .
In
tine
event of there being no r o om set
lecture
room,
school rooms may be
appropriat~
m o o r s
a.day
for tloe
purpose
of
t ineoret ical i n s t e n ,
musketry ; provided tho
regular
scim o oi tim e, n j
four to
six
lsours
daily,
is
not
e n c r o a c imed
on~joo. .
quarter of am a
moor being
allowed to i n t e rvene i
t ine periods
of the
occupatnoren
of the
roona fo r s c } ~
rifle instruction. The precnse time of t ime
day
a t
the s c imooh room is to be
allotted,
respectively, I O C d
and
naausketry purposes ,
is to be so fixed tisat
t h e n
meats of thee troops under
eacin
bead of service in
all
cases
duly
provided
for.
2.
CLEANING
Ainses .
95 .
I n n t inis branch of
i n s t n nc t i omn
t ine
recruit
taught
t ine
names of
t ine
various parts of
t ine
rifle o n d
and
tine rules for cleaning
and.
keeping the
r i f l e
i n
order.
T o o m m c m pains
cannot be
taken
to im p res s
n~
minds of t i m e mien
tine
necessity for preservimng t h e l
at
all
times
in t i m e imiginest condition, ami t i m e
imps
of producing accurate
shoo t i ng
with
them winen d i i i
ErnsT LESSON
90.
Name
t i n e
various
parts
of
t i n e
rnfie,
and
o f
t J ~
action.
A .
Nanecs of tile various
parts
of tile Rfj~e, ( r n
Plate I, Rifle
Exercises.)
J?~/le. Carbine,
Barrel Barrel
Muzzle
Muzzle
Foresight Foresight
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PART y .—PRELCMINARY DRILL . 213
,ll~ j fe. Ca rbine.
(Leaf ( Leaf
Backsigbat ~
Siide
Backsigint ~ Slide
(Bed.
(Bed.
Stock
f o r e - e m m d
Foreennl
No s e cap
Nose
cap
Upper
hansel
Upper bannn l
J~wer
and
Lowerband
J j e n t t Butt
T h e f t
plate
Butt
plate
hotly Body
Trigger
Trigger
Trigger
guard Trigger guard
(i,njord swivel Lever
T h o n n d swivel Clean inng rod.
Lever
S l i e n g
Cleaning
rod .
Bayonet.
l l l : n n l o
l l c m n n l
Socket
L o c k i s n g
rung
Scabbard.
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SEcoND LEssoN.
r~~notc and
.ctri~p
the block; and to replace
the
efriker
, jemUe
and
replace
the
block.
A. To remove and
strip t h e e .rnock.
9 7 . Close the
action.
lCnock out
the block axis pin with the
çlrift.
Depress the
lever, and
hold dowsi
the
front of
the block
,jth the left thumb, close the
lever
and time block will
erie0 out.
rTake out the block, turn the curve in keeper screw fair
~ithhecurve in time stop mit, unscrew the St0
1
) nut, the
~ikcran d
maiilsprilIg
will
then
fall out.
~. Ta replace
tile
Striker, asscenble and replace tile Block.
98.
Place
the
striker
in block,
and
drop
in
mainspring,
erew mine stop
nut,
and
turn keeper
screw head
into its
ediling, turn
t i m e striker
with longest part of the slot
‘own.
•
Place the
block
in the body, with the front
end lowest,
~ld the lever
with
the
right
hand, the thumb pressing the
adicator fo rward , the trigger
being
pressed
back by
the
oreuinger ,
P”~
hard. on
t im e
knuckle of the
block, with
be
heel
of
the left hand
to force
it into its seat, at the
ann thue depress and work
t i m e lever
to get
t i m e tumbler
ate
the
slot in
the
striker.
Comp r e s s the sides of the block axis pin with the
cramp
i t m t e h i c d
to
the
iiuplenaent
for assembling the action, place
in the body and drive it lm ome . *
* Waater-~etions
only are
to be used when explaining
thiu
leo,on, ant
A
us
acceunt are
the
rifles
in po,se,sion of thu
troops
to be
tampered with.
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MUsKETRY
XNSTIUJCTI0N.
Timrn
LEssoN .
Instructions for cleaning t i n e Rifle.
99 .
a. Open t ine breech.
Pass t ine
cleaning rod tlsrougbs the
m o l e in
the t o p
sigist
protector, screw tine jag o n to t ine c lean ing r o d
a damp rag, ~anne1, or tow, round the jag ~ n a ~
it,
pass it
into tine barrel, pressing tine protec tor fl~
the muzzle,
and rub t ine
barrel
carefully up an d &~
as to
remove
t ine
fouling.
No
water
is
to
be
used,
the
rod stick fast in
the
barrel, n o attempt
is
to
b e
by the soldier to drag it
out
by extreme force ~
armoerer is to be
called
upon to remove it.
Replace the aforementioned
rag
by a
city
n~
lnavirmg dried
t ine
barrel,
filially
pass a n n oiled rng~
if
possible ,
a few times
n ip
and down
the barrel.
Wipe the inside
of t ine
body
as
far
as
practicable
t ine
block,
with an
oiled rag,
to
prevexst rust a n d
I
move dirt ; also rub the exterior of t ine barrel
and
s~
oil
the
chamber.
Close t ine breech
by
easing spr inngs .
b. No
hard
ssnbstance, steels as emery, sand-paper,
1
o n n any account to be nsed
for cleaning eitiner the
i n n
outside of t ine rifle,
and
care is to be taken to
p r o v e n
browning being rubbed
off
the barrel.
No
o il
o t h e r
that
issued is to be used.
c.
Every
o n n o r o n i n g , and o n all occas ions
before
v e i n
rifle,
tine barrel
should be
wiped o o n t
perfectly des
a n - a g siiglntly oiled.
d.
To
prevent
water
soaking
into the stock, n o d s
same
time to
give it a
polisiseni appea rannee , ro b i n
with
oil—French
polish or
varsnis ln
is on no
acconnit
used.
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r AR T
v .—uen t zLnannNMor
mULL. 217
e. A .
little beeswax
sisould also be appliedbetween
stock
md barrel
to
prevent water
from
getting under the
~*ttcr.
f
B y
t i n e
foregoing
m e tisod
of
c lean ing ,
tine
liability
of
U s e lcnrnttl to b e c o m e rusty
will
be very much reduced, and
fhe
0
ocessitY
for
removing
t ine fore-ensd frons it obviated.
Fountree LEssoN.
ErpTains
how
th e
rl/l6
and amnte~enit~o;t
nag
g~out of
5 ~ln’T,dOUl l e o n ’ )
tlni.~
snag
be
prevented.
ioo,
l’edl
ofl—It
is
erronseous
to
suppose
tinat
by
loosen.
leg
a n n y p i n s orscrew, an t
easier
or lighter imil oil is oItainned
jucis a n nscasurc n s onsly calculated to
inspair t ine
action.
\ V l n e n n line pull oil’ is too lncavy or too light, it is generally
‘because
tine trig’cr nose
and
beint of tum ish le r are noo t of
t ine
~rrect
forces
au~lnardnevs ; or tlnat
the
trigger
spn- ing
is
~ot t I n e r iglnt stiencgtin.
These
(lefects are
easily rectified
by
l i n e
arillOurci’,
D n o t
must
never
be
atternnpted
by
the
5
olilier.
101.
Miss-fires, or
t ine
non-ignition of
t ine cisargo, arise
f r o n n o cnlnscs beyond tho power of tiso
soldier
to remedy,
I n n
1
must be corrected by
t ine
armotnrer.*
102.
TIn soinher
cannot be
too
careful
to
preserve
tine
barrel of isis rifle
from
beiing bent or dennted, as eitlser of
these
defects
would
be detr innenntal to accurate
sinootieng,
and
~us
s e l e l o i i i occnsr
except from
careless,ness
or
ill-usage.
Ho
is therefore,
o n n o account to
m u s e isis
rifle for can-ryisn~
• w c i g l n t s ,
or for
any o t i ne r
purpose tisan
that
for
winich
it
is isnteinded.
* m e
condition
of
the striker
may be
a,eertained by placing
in
tino rifle
I
enrirhige
mm f r o m whirls tin e bn niiet and
powder
mare pren- ious iy
been
?r,e,’et’li
s e m I the
rap
exploded,
tine
indentation
u n m a d e
in
tine cap
bring
fiuI~d
. n n n s , o np , On snmuppnng , an impression o f
tine
poin t o f tint etriker, if It bo
~1feet, w i l l be found i n n the seep.
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MUsKETRY INSTRUCTION.
If
m e suspect that
his barrel
is
eitiser
bent or
should report the circumstance immediately.
103 .
Placing arms forcibly io n a
rack,
orpiling f l o c k
lessly, so tinat tlsey are liable to fall downi , will o f t e n
irreparable
damage to the
ban-rel,
especially at the
00
,
104.
Care
s i n o n n l d be taken to protect t ine
foro.sioht~
being
bent, biunsted,
or
otinerwise
injured in an y sa~
tinat
t ine leaf
of
t ine back-sight is
not
bent by
being
down
with
t ine
slide up.
105 . Bust
is
caused
by t ine
joint effects
of nnoist~,
air;
t ine
surest way, therefore, of preventing rust
barrel,
is
to
keep
the bore perfectly dry.
If
t i n e
i n t o
the barrel
be
al lowed
to
b e c o m e
rusty,
the
increased
~
ance to tise passage of the bullet will prevent i t u ~
expansion,
and
impair its
rotation.
106. Tine soldier
sinould
be
enjoined
to be carefi~,
skirmishing,
not
to
run
t ine
muzzle of
t ine b~rrel~
ground ;
should
he accidentally
do so ,
he is t o 0 0 1
mission to fall
out,
to remove the
dirt, &c., for, if
lb
be fired with
any
obstruction
in
the
muzzle,
the
band
ho damaged beyond
repair.
107,
A nnmusn~tionc—To preserve
t ine
ammun i t i o n E
efficient condition,
t ine
pouch
sinould always bewellp~
and n n o
vacant space allowed in
any
of the co~paz~
inwhich
there
an-c
cartridges.
1 0 8 .
As powder
when
damp
will
not
send a
as
winen
perfectly dry, and as it
is
also slower of i g n i t
t ine
cartridges
are
always to be kept as
dry
as
p o s s i b e
109.
No
noon-comnoissioned
officer or
pri~nnten
allowed to remove a breech-block until the instruct
musketry isas certified t lnat ln e is competent to d o ~o,
No other
part of t ine rifle is to be
removed e x e e j ~
the armourer.
N.B.—Instruetions
for replacing, in tine
} ‘ i e l J ,
a
spr iongs
and strikers of
Martnni-Ileonry
carbines
a n d
v
will
be found in Appendix VI.
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I’ART
Y.—rRELIMINAItY lnonLL.
3. Ai~rn~a
aILL.
ilo. In tisis exercise tue soldier is to ho instructed loo lv
~ a i m and
to
adjoost
the
back-sight
o f
lsi~ifle ;
sand
hi~
~ns’i~SSis to be
tested by
making h im ainsat t ine
different
~s~nsces
froens
a rest. Tripods formed of three stakes
iM I
or looped near the
top will be used
for this purpose
if
t r ipods
are
i no t available,
piled arms witlo
bayonets
fixed
~Ion.athcd),supporting a bag of sand about 4~ feet freon
the g m n u o n d , n a n n y be substituted.
~
‘ r i r n
squads,
which
sire
not
to
exceed
t o n i
men
each,
are to be forussed in siungle
rank
at cads
rest,
every
man
~vimnghis
owen
rifle, anad the instructor is first to explaila
t i n e
1
mriincipies of aligosing t ino sigints 001 an
object,
con i n so i ng
the attcnstioll of t ine
recruit
to
the
following simple
rinks
1st.
That t ine backsight should
not
incline to the rigint
or
left.
L u n i .
T i n o t t ine line of sight should be taken along t ine
centre of the notch or over the centre winite line of
tine
back-sight
and t ine top of tise
fore-sight,
which
should cover tine noiddle of this
moat-k
aimed nit.
~i’eLTinat tine eye
sinould
be
steadfastly
fixed ens t ine
mark
to be
aimed at,
and not on
t ine
barrel
or
fore-sight.
(Particular
attention, is
to be paid to t/nde rule, for
lie,qiinners
are
apt
to
fix
t i n e
eye
e o n
tine
forc sn~qine
in.etcad of t i n e mark,
in
which
case the marh
cannot
be
distincü~e~
een, and
t i n e defficnnt tg of
aiming is greatly
înncreased. l~,
practice the
force-sight
can readily 1 e
b r o u q i n t
into t i n e
trite alnqnrnent.)
4tio. Tisat in ainaing,
the
left eye
sinould
be closed.
(If a
recruit
be s n o t able
t o
do
tinis at
tite outset,
he
will
s o o n
succeed
by tyio~qa
handkerchief
over
t i n e
left eye.)
112. After
t1n~
foregoing rules have been clearly
cx-
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MUSKE TR Y OIqSTRUCTION.
plained, the instructor is to cause eacin man
to ~
rifle o n a mark with
floe sight
adjusted for the d~
ordered; ioaving
dome so , t ine
soldier will
leave hiird
the
rest, anod step
aside,
in order tioat tls~
nstructe~
00
if
tine
aim
be correct
;
sinould
in c
discover
to y
iso is to dis-ect aoiotlier
mauo
to look
aloing the
,
and state winat
t ine
es-ror
is
; wisen
tine
instructor
explain winat tine
connsequence
would
be
if
actua1lyi~
an object, and tisen cause
t ine
first man to a im
This
methsod
will Inave tine
effect
of
f ixing t ine
attttt
t ine
soldier, and of i n c l ooc ing him to
avoid, when
~
himself,
the
errors
he may have witnessed
in his
c o n y
aim.*
113. The foregoing process is to he carried r u n t , i~
distances
laid
down
in
the course for
tine
recne~t
trained soldiers respectively,
at
builseycs B in~~
diameter
for
all distances to
300
yaon i s inclusive
eighteen
incises in diameter
for all
distances b e y o n d
yards, inorder
that
the soldier
may
acquire a
k n o w i e d .
lois
sigints,
and become perfect in
aiming; for
it i o u
borne
in nnind tinat
t ine
difficulty of saliguning tine
f o r c e
accurately,
increases
witin t ine distanace. Tine
i o n I c
will tious be enoabled to ascertain the progress of there
and
whether or not
he
has
any
defect
i n n
his e y e s i g h t ,
114 . Tlnis
exercise
is well caicuiated to
s t r e n g l i n e n
vision
;
and
it canmnot be too
strongly
im pressed
c i
mind
of
tine
soldier
t loat ,
to
slooot
well
at
long
r a n g e
moist
train
and strengthen m i s eye,
by
looking
n m
objects at distances beyond those at whicis
m e
vill h r
fire in practice.
115.
During t ine course
of aiming drill tine
i n s t r
will teach
tine
men m ow to adjust their
back-sigh
100r
instructions
how
t~
ec
auxiliarl
sights at
ainustng
diii, t n
Appendix 0 1 1 .
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221
f l is tances , suchs
as 800 ,
021)
yards, etc.: m e will
~1sec
splcoios t ine
use of tine wiond gauge
5 0 1 5 ( 1
catose
f i n e
n n e n o to
~imnnherewith.
4. Posrrion Dataa.
1 1 6
lit tisis exeo-cisO
t ine soldier
is
to be
put
tinrough
all
t i n e niot
Wins of fining,
withs tine canoe
accuracy as
if
actually
~rimn’
unli,
close
at tens t iono being paid to each
nnot iono—tlsc
o ln j e~tbeing to habituate muon to t ine correct position, to
give
h n i m n m
s o
perfect
connonand
of
isis
rifle,
anod
to
establish
thntt c onnec t i o n
which should exist betweeno t ine i iannd ant i .
the eye. Co n s t a n t practice is rec~uireclto enable t ine
l n a m n d
renhily to raise t ine rifle iii l ime ivitlo s o n object o n s which t ine
e y e m ay be fixed, and to insure tin e fo r e issg eo ’
ac t imog upon
t i n e trigger
n it
t ine proper
snssta~st
117. In t ine Firing
Exercise
t ine soldier
is instructed by
t i n e
a n l j u n t s t n n t
and
serjeanot-major
i o n
t ine
positions
of
heading
a m i d
Jiciny
in the reed: —inn
t ine
“position
drill”
tine
m uske try lmnstructor is to devote m is at teno t ioso to tine
e , s e n n t i a i s of good isiclivcdoocelfio-in,q.
1 1 8 . Positionn drill will
during
tins Preliiunincory Drills be
executed us drill order
and
witisout fixing
bayonaets.
Tine squads, whicin are soo t to consist of more t inais ten mi e n
to
e a c i n
instructor,
are
to be formed
i n s
single
r annk , the
f l n e m n
to
be
osne
~ apart, amod placed at
a
convenient
d i e t sm s c e (about 20 yards) f t - e m
t ine
mark to be aimed at.
119. before
commueusc i lng
tinis drill, t ine insetructor is to
po in t
o n n t to
each
nnao i
e n mao-k to
ains at;
for
tide purpose
annali “lnulls-eyes,” black, the size of a sisihling, on a wloite
ceistre
tine
size of a crown piece, an-c to be
pa im s ted
cii the
barrack
walls by
t ine
troops,
wino
will be
furinisised,
o n
rrquioitioms
to
the
local officer
of
t ine
Comonissariat
Depart
-
nnent , w i t h n the necessary tools, and with prepared black
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222
y,m usscxrit r flesTstUCTIoN.
and white
paint.
They
aro
to be
placed thrue f e e t
t Ine ground, and three feet apart.
120.
Co n sma n d i n g
officers are to maice arramngn~
0~
the positiomn drill—particularly
t ine first a m i d
t i n i m - v i ~
—being
fre~uent?g
carried
on
by
every
e o u o a p a n n y
~
engaged i n n its aunnanal course), brokeos up ionto sqi~ad~
men, each uosder tine close personal supervisjn
0
officers, assisted by t ine regimental
inst roncton-s .
First
Practice.
121. Tlais
practice
is
intended
to
accuns tom
the
n o l ~
hamndhe
isis rifle expertly—to strengthen his left n r a
to give I s i m u
a
pen-feet consmamnd of
tine
rifle w i t h t~
i s a c n d — n n m n d to
Isnobitnate
lsinn to 1-Rise it to
tine s h o o l ~
t ine direction of t ine object t ine eyes
are fixed u p o o ,
5
nnov i nng
m is body.
It is tinerefore
to be continued
t ineso po imo t s are
accomplished.
No
defect,
I n o w e v e r S
is
to be
overlooked,
a n n d tine instructor
is
to e x i i n i
errors, nm d tineir bad
effects, winen t ine scpaad
issta~
ease.
Words of
Command.
Exp lanns t i on s .
Position
Drill,
by
N,nmbers First
l’rac nce,
standiny
A
cautsonn.
or
kneeling .
At yards,
As detailed in
“Fining
Exerek
Ready.
Tine instructor is
to be
m o s t p n n t ~
as to the
following
points : — t h a t i
rind t ine succeedim n g practices e v e n 7
holds
isis
rifle
firnsly with the
hI
I
at
the
place wlsere
it
is
to
be
h e l m
at
t ine “present,” viz ., im m ediate ly1~
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pAI~TV.—POeELIM INARY DRILL. 223
tine
Fack-s ig in t
—the
small of
tine
butt just
ho f ro in t of tine
Isip—tine
fingers
o f
tine
right h i a n o d
beisiud
tine trigger-~mnard
-— tine body
erect, heft
side
pem-pendmeunlar
—annu l
t ime
eyes
fixed
on
the
mark,
or object in
front, witin
t ine head
i n n
t ine caine direction, amid erect.
ç \V inen
knseehinng,
the rigint foot
annd
kssce are
to be
i n n
t ine proper
position,
and tine
body
is
to rest
firmly o o o
t ine
rigint
med.)
rrescmnt.
Witlsout in
tine sliglstest
degreemoving
t i m e
body, inead or
eye ,
raise tise
rule
sinai-thy to t ine front of t ine night smoulder
to the full extcnnt of t ine left arm—tho
amine
to move
close
to t ine body—tue
back-sighnt
to be
inpri~lnt—t1se
top
part
of
tue beott plate
to be in
a lisle witin tine
top
part of t ine s in o o n k le r— tis e muzzle to
po im it im onrnediate ly
below
tine
mark
t h n e
eyes
are
fixed upono—
tine
forefinger
phaced
innside t ine trigger-guard—and both
elbows
inschinucd clow-onweorde.
Nil—Tine
squad is f reu~nm eost iyto be brouoghnt back to
the
“ready” by t ine c o n imso n od “As
you were,” m a order
to
e s n i a l d i s i n tine
n o o n in t ine
position
above
detailed—to po i n n t
o u s t
em-rors—aond to
expla im n the
subsequuem at nao t i o nn s of
tine
practice
:—e.g.,
“Presennt.”
“As
you
were.”
“rresent.”
“As yo u were .”—ssmnd so on, until the flu-st motion is per-
t o n - m u s e d satisfnoctorily, w h n e m m the second and tisird m o t o om n s
~re~obe c c i n n i l e o u - l y
explained, amid
afterwards
t ine
followiug
~omnnandso be
givemn :
—“ i’resenat “—“ Two
“—-“
Three.”
Two.
lIiniing
t ine
rifle
sm an-tly
into
tine hollow
of t ine right shoulder (which
moist
s n o t be
alto
eecd
to
give
u’ay),
pte~ing
it
tincreto
with t ine left
l n a m n d ,
and
at
the caine
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224 musneme rm r nesTaucTIor~.
instant
bring the left e lbow
n e a r ]
1
t ine rub, arod
tine n-ight
e h i j e e
s q u n a n - e
witin,
and
well to the
f m - o u t
o-i~istsmoulder,
to form
a bed
f o m - th~
wntisout
m o vin og tin e
body,
hea~
placing t ine forefinger round the i n
but without
psess inog
it. (Whu 1
ing,
place
t ine left elbow over
t~
knee.)
Three.
Bring t ine rifle smartly to
the
position, without
movirog the
b u d - n
or eye, placing
the
foref inger
at
time behind t ine trigger-guard,
Ease-Spriengs.
O-der-A
r n , n s .
Stand
at-Ease.
When
tine
men of t ine squad are established
lathe
lions
enjoinedby hoe foregusiong irnstrnncti000s, tisey
a r e
exercised
io n
tine
first practice,
jumdging
tine
t ime ;
t h e
mands after conning to t ine “ready,” being—
First practice,
jud~ginythe ~ A caution.
Time.
J
Present. Proceed woth the mot i ons c c i
lively, observing a pause of s l o s
between each.
Steady.
At
tiois
command,
t ine
s q o a d
retnnrst
to the
ready
posit ion,
a n d
t ine pu-aet ice.
Ease-Springs.
Order-Arins.
-
Sta,sd-at -Ease.
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FART v .—rIuELTMmNAmn~Y nauLt.
Second
Practice.
This practice is
to
hnabitniate
t ine
m c n n to
connbin~c
~~tiomns
of
t ime
“
pa-escort”
in
t ine
required
on-den-.
iti?i°~
nit,
by~
I c w e n l c r s ,
Sc-coed
A caution.
~rne?iCe
/aflnlicny
~risid/cnij).
~j yard-c,
As
detaiied i n s “Firing ~
R e a ~ e i .
- The imn s t n o c t o r
is
to direct
l n i s
atten-
t ionn
to
the
po ims t s
ailondud
to
modem-
this
isead
i n s
tine first practice.
P , - e e c e e t . Combine
t ine 1st a n n n l 2 n n n l
nootions
of
tiso first practice position
drill
(as i n n
Flu-lung
Exercise),
and
l o ok
at
tine
object
t inroungln
t ine
notch or over the centre
white line
of
t ine
back-sight.
Tire.
liaise
t ine
n r n m n z z le
steadily
instil
f loe
top
of
t ine fore-siglot is
ba-oumgint in a
h m n e
with
t ine
object
t i n m - o m n g l s t ine
notcis orover
t ine
centre
winite line of t ine
back-sight,
pm-coo i ng
t ine
trigger
n u t tine
same
tinsoe,
wit i sonn t
t ine
least sonotioon of
t ine
Innid,
eye,
or arm, until tine
spring is
released,
still keeping t i n e eye fixed o u t t i n e
o&ec t .
Tine bi-eatisinig
to
be
restrained
in
per
-
fom-anhing
this
motion.
Ti c c c . Bn imog
tine
rifle to
t ine ready
position,
m o d coonmpmess t ine i n c
a i n o s p o - i s n g .
lb-peat
tini~pm-notice coves-al times.
N . H — T i n e squad
is
to
be
brougint
back
to
tiso
“ready”
y l i n e
comnnsoinoi
“As
you were ~ after
t ine first
and second
o t i o m n ,
to expisuno
thna t
whicio
follows
noex t
in
order
1
care
(ai.m)
a’
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2 2 1 1
3nUCKErony
uresTiutrcrIone.
being taken that the men do not
hose
the erect
tine body , or
move
t ine eye from
the
object P o i n t e d
them
severally
to
aimat.
Eesse-Spntnngs.
Order-Arms.
Stand at-Ease.
Third Practice.
1213. Tine object
of
this
practice
is
to
establish tln~-
between tine hand
and
tine
eye, winicit is
iadjs~
0~
good
shooting.
Too
nanacin pains
cannot
tiserefon-e
b e -
to
ensure that
it
is carefully and minutely
5
xecn~
tine men, who are
to
be encouraged
to
e n g a g e
i a
other times t loan when under
instruction,
but c o n e
againos t
bringing t ine rifle to
the “presenta”
w u t i j o n
-
selecting some
spo
t
or object to
am
at.
I’osetdnt
Dm7 , ~
Third
practice,
~ A
caint ion.
standong
o r 1neeling.
independent /lring
I
at yards. ~As detailed in
“Fir iong E x e r c i s e
Read J
commence. Each
man -will ( 1 c m - n e I n -
“present” independently o f
m-iglnt
or
left hand
mans ,
an d
p e t
the
motions
(without hurry)
i s
owen linac
;
a - a n d
after
s n a p p i n g
return
to
the ready p o s i t i o n
comntixnue the
practice.
Cease—Fire. Each man wiLl go
t h r o u g h
motion
of
reniovinag - this
t e s t
case,
&c.,
or,
if
at
tine
r e n 4 m ~
unload.
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Ii
‘tO
/
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~~~iu’V.—ritELiMI~tAnYDIULL .
Ord~r.4r7as.
~5?asd
l-Ease.
T hs
sqlla(l
having been well grounded in
the foregoing
~ ~,ractices,standing and kneeling,
will
afterwards be
~r1CiSOd
iii
the
third
practice,
lying
down .
~ Drill, 1
~
r~~tice
A
caution.
lying
down.
J
~u”jiendeflt
firing
1
~
Ii~ody.
ds.
Each man will make a half-right
turn and bring the rifle to the trail,
place
the right knee
and left
hand
on
the
ground,
and
lie
down
on
his
stomacli oblique to the line of fire,
bring, from
the
hips on ly ,
the
body
round iii the direction of the object,
change the rifle from the right to the
left
hand, and proceed
with the
m o t i o n s of loading
&e.,
in quick time,
turning over
o n his
left
side to do
so
if
necessary.
Commence.
End’ man will
come
to the
“present,” bringing
his
rifle into the
shoulder, clear of
the
collar bone,
both elbows to rest
o n the
ground
and to
be closed inwards
but
without
constraint ;
the
rifle to be grasped
firmly in the palm of the
left Imud,
the legs
separated,
or
the
right foot
hooked over the
left
node,
at
the
option of t i m e firer (vtda
1
)]flte)—
after
snapping, he will compress the
spring, omitting the
loading mo t i o n s ,
and continue the practice.
C ’ e a ~ c
—Fire.
Each
man
n . f ter
casing springs, will
(ni.)
v 2
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229
MusicesToor INSTIUICTI000 .
change
t ine
n-ifle to tine n i g h t
place the left h e n od o n
the
o-ise, order arms, aend steuni
at
124. At
position drill, the most nn inu te atteoti
1
be given
to
eacin
man’s position
wlneno
at
th~
“~
more espec inn i ly to see tloat
t ine
sights a n - c
Upritht
t ine
n-ifle
is
pressed firmly to
t ine siooulder witiLtlne~fef~
—tinat winenainaing tise inead is inclined a little fer~~
sideways),—tioat t ine
trigger
is pressed
steadily
t ine
slightest motion of
t ine
hound or arm wisile
t h e n
of tim rifle is
being
raised,
and
until tine spring i s m - ~
—and tioat
t ine
eye is
fixed
upon the anna-k d n n r j n
after snapping.
Tine m asts-under is
to scrutinize eacin roan
of h n i s
s
1 ~
succession, all the time it is practisinog, poin t i ng a
coniecting
the errors
in c nnay
discover
in
an t
position; and be
is also occasionally to
cause
e a c h n ,
aim
at his
eye,
with a view to ascertain
w h n ~ j .
obtains
t ine
alignment
quickly
anod readily,
an d
~l
m i s
aim
is
maintained
~vhilo pressiaog
tloe
tr igger.
Whenever
tine
instructor
discovers
a
fault
i n n a:
positionwinen
at
the “present” I n c is to give
t i n e
an :
“As
you
were,”
and
cause
him
to
come
to t I n e “p~
three or four times in succession, witinoist loal~e
correct
t ioe
defect noticed.
5. &Anerc FeltiNG.
125 . Before tine recruit
is
permitted
to f i n - c with U
is to be practised to fire
wit-in
blank cartridge, h a
to
give
steadiness,
and
to accustom inino to tine
r e c o i l
takes place
on
t ine
explosion of
t ine
powder.
Forty r o u n n a d s will be expended as follows
10
ronnds
i o n individual
fis-ing. Standing
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rAnt s-.— rnEL In e nN A aY
D I O n L L . 229
~jo
rounds in
inelepeondent
firing.
Frount
rank
kincel ineg .
5
iCnseelinsct .
1 0 ,, mndividnal firing
{
5 Lying donna.
1 0
,,
volleys. Front r n n n ; l c lcreeelio~.
j20.
‘ l ’ i e O
positiosi
of t ine body, arnie, anod ieaaoeis, anna t ine
~ooseanerf pressiseg thee trigger, also t ine positioso of t ine
m e a l
s e m e n t:akiaeg nines,
arc
to be einly
w-atcined
i n n tinie
exercise, a n n ceder to discover a n o n correct
tieose ci-rore
g l n k l e
n e r o fatal
to
good
sinoot ieng,
aned winicin
canesnot
be so
, e n c e e a s f n n h l y
concocted
wiecee
f ir ineg
bali.
127.
‘ l ’ l e e
instructor
is
to
exphannn
tine-h
the
ox
lesion
of
t i n e
1
eavlee, at tine
same tisne
theat
it
seeids t lno bullet out of
the
1 c m - r e
1
, eoneenenssneicates
a
force backwards, which
is
~nllol
r e o n ? , ansd
tlnat
by pressing
t ine bno t t
firusly
to t ine
, ieonellcr, tIne collier may em ail-c l t ine kick of t Ine iifio,
w h i e ] n will otinerwiso take place. Tln is is
of
great
i n c a —
~irtnnn:ee,
as t ine
nnoo re coutitienntiy a
man stands up to
leb
r U l e ,
tine
less
likelihood
tinere
n e
of
ranndenso
shoo t i neg ,
nor .
~jnlthe better will be the resalts of the fin b
C .
JIJDGIN
DmsrANca
Daunt.
128. In tlnis
drill
t ine recruits and trained
soldiers
are to
i c e
ienstrnncted
to
neo te
thno
size
aned
appearaence
of
mon o
t o n e d
objec ts
n e t
different diatnoseces.
1 2 0 . I n n
f i e - i n s g
for
inestrnctiosn,
thee tan~etis genncraliy
placed at kneowee or aescasusreeh
distances,
boa t before
a n n esnenesy
t i n e
e h i s t a n e c e is asnsicnsowsn
it
is t i ne re fo renecessa ry ,
i c e
order
to a~plyin e roles
ink downn
for s isoo t i tog ,
Ueat
thee soldier
s l e o s e l l kanow
m ow
to jsedgo qnnicic ly , need witin
tolerable
n n c c e n r a c y , tiee distance wi~icleseparates
ieinn
f rons i thee object
be is firineg at,
so
e n s to regeslate t ine elevatione
of
thee rifle.
100.
I n s
code r to teacio t h o c soldier to estinenate distcnnceea
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230
MTrSKETIrY
xwsTnucrIo~.
by the eye, he will
first
be
exercised
in obser~
and appearance of men at Arnown distances.
Two
menare
to be placed as points for obsern
each of the
fo l lowing
distances,
viz.
:—
Far
t i m e Recruit.
First
four
days at 50, 100, 150, 200, 250,~~md~~
Remaining
four clays
at
350, 400, 450 ,
s o o ~~
600 yards.
For l i m e Trained Soldier.
First
day
at
250, 300, 350, 400, 450,
and
5OOy~
Second day at 550, 000, 050, 700, 750, and
Remaining
days, no
“points” at known disth~
One of the two men at each distance to be stoudi
facing
the
squad or
party, the
other to be in am a
at t i m e
discretion of
the
officer
superintending th~
1~1.
T ime
fixed points, up to 300 yards, are tobof
out in time following manner. T ime instructor i s ~
select
an object in
the distance, and align
twomentb,
twenty
yards apart, and
facing each
other; an d
t h e r
eleven
paces to time right or left of the nearest ~
right
angles
to time hue selected, another
m a n e
i s
fixed
points to
cover
on
;
after
winch
lie
is
to
n e~
squad of twelve men, formed
two deep, on the
s i i g ~
chosen, and
halt
it
at
50 yards’ distance,
when t h e
i
file will turn about and cover the two rain m l r
aligned;
the man 20 yards off will then be r emors i
squad is then to march in an oblique direction fri
truice of
50 yards (or
61
paces,) when it is n~aintoh~t
the
fifth
file
turn
about and
cover
diagonally.
The,
s to continue so to march in an oblique directic; Is
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r A n o r y.— rso Z L n M IN A Itt DRILL .
23I~
~t every
distance of
01
paces,
which
is to act as
before -
detai1e~
132.
~
t
ie~nhe
points for observation
are ahigeoed dia-
F o e n f l i l y tine coveringpoint
is no loengerreqanired.
See Plato.
- ~
Winces
points
are
to
be
tinrown
out
for
obsee-v,-etion
bevoned ooo yards,
the process
already described
is to be
c~rri~l
lit~
counsnence sng 300 yards short of t ine most
d i e t - t e n t poient
required.
-
- 1 3 4 . . llefore t ine sqnuadsproceed to observe t ine appearance
øf thepoints placed
for
observation, t ine officer suporianteenel-
i~eg
in e drill,
or t ine instructor in nnsssketry,
will po i n n t
oust
to-
~ise
n e 0 0 5
tIaat
in
ju(iginng
distance
tieey
unset
note
t ine
size
an d
appoa ranec of tine object, takineg into considee-ation
at
•j~.
~‘ejne
i n n e , t ine
positiono
of t ine snen , t ine state of tine
-
~tneo~piecre,t n n d
t ine
nature and
colour of
tiae
bnnckgrouned , .
no t ic ing
flee
effect
t h e s o t t i o c e s e
conditions
heave
o n
tine
appear-
s i n c e of
the
object, in
order that
t h ney nsay be
acc ias tonnee l
~
take
into
calculation t ine
effect
of t ine cieangens
m n c o d e
-
In
f l e e
appea rannce
of
tlee
objects
uunder
altered
connd i t i ons .
io~.
The squad
ionnctroectors
are
to
be piaced opposite thee
t - v e n t e l
points
for
observation, at intervals of elevena pace~q,
tied
t i n e squnads
in
succession formed up one
pace in
reao-
of
tine sqnaei instructor opposite t ine first point for
observa-
lion, wieo will
then
proceed
to medicate to
t ine
m n e n e thee
dif leren t parts of t ine figure,
arms, accoutrennents,
aneel
dress, w i e i c l s cain
be distinctly perceived
o n tine
two men
before hion after
winich
h o e will qunes t i on thee men as to
the ebsce-vatioens tlney
have made,
ansd
ene j o i n
tinem
to
try
&n i ineepress
unpon
their neinds the appearance of men at
this dis tance under the existieng coond i t s ons .
ire
will
then ~
thee squad
ore
to thee osext
instructor.
130. ‘rice instructors opposite tiec reiuaineieigpoints are in
tenrn
to proceed in thee sterile nnan see r , and cause the nnacn- to
make
obsen-a t ions
of
tine
eanno
nature
as t leose
n n m a d e
when
eppo~ite
the first
point,
directing
thernn
to n e s e n k e corn-
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23~
~,iusaetTntY
INSTCOUCTION.
parisons betweenn thee two men they are then eh~
need tleosepnevioiesly seen. Each innstrnctor, cnftetb,
l a n g
tlee
moo n of thee squad, will pass it e n s unti l
exi~
laas made observations
upoo e
all
the
poients .
If
pncfe i -oed ,
stations
can
be
marked
at
deco
0
apart c o n e d
eacla
squad
iees tn-uctor take
his
own sect~
0
thee
hone .
137. T I n e jnnstructors
noues t
hear
e u
mend tied t i n e e t o
ofvisioen of differenet
men
van-ies considee-ably, an d U
0
sequcsotly they n n c o s s t not
expect
tioat t ine
observatjnn~
answen-s
of
every beans
will be t ine same,
since the 1 1
will
oeaturally
van-y
in n
appearance
according
t o
ti~
sigint of t ine
observer.
129 . Wln e n i practicable, and t ine strengthof
t I n e
eo~
will percent , tine poinsts for
observat iooi
will be thea-
botin to
tine
f ronn t
n a i a d
rear, swinere t ine spnads
t n t eaf
tauce after observinsg t ine poisots in one direction
u
turned
about, anel view tinem i o n t ine otiner.
See 1~,
130 . Sinounld thee
men
wino
are placed
as points1~
the party
at
drill,
t iney
are
to
be
relieved
by
o t h e n s
have
nnade
their
observatiouate
at t ine
several dista~
admit
of
their
doing tite same. -
140 . Should tine party be very large, in euler t o
time, po ino t s noray be tinrowia out both to the right
n n ~
141 . When all tine meon of tloe squad or p a u - t y h a o n
tineir observatioses o e n
t ine diflèreaet points,
tleey icg
coed
to
es t iennate
the
distansces
of
nncoe
at
unknowendj ,~
witlun t ine l inneits laid down in tine tables o f d r i l
recruits aend
trained soldier-s
respectively.
142. After heaving macdeed thee squad on t o n l i l
ground
f a - o n s theat
o n
wioieln tine
drill e o n “fixed
p o i o t n
t n n k e s a place , thee
ireste-tector will exercise tine
s c i o n
i n js~
capon
poieets at uo n kn o o wn c histan ec es, c autio n ian g th~
recollect
thee
appeanaaoce of
tine
men
just
seen
at
k
distances. Thee
men
will
jeudge
o n e objects, such
n o n
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r A R T V.—COIELeMeNAICY Dn e nL~ .
233
~ biaiieh1~,eeenbanekmeon t , &c., as well as o n o mcli, care
(nd~i0
i n e r t
1 / n e c
elf/eel selected
is clue
rln~
poneted out to
~ ;~. Four answers will be given by thee u a n e a n at eacin
Tine
squad
i ans t rnnc to rs
haavinog
fornmnl five
paces
to
Ithe
frenet
of t h e e
m-igiet
of tineir squeads,
are
as s oo e s as
tieeir t O V I C answers heave becnn
taken
down, to
call
cache n e a a n e
~,es-ateiy to
thee f noee t
aced
quest i000 i n im , ssot ineg
clown
i n n a
m~ister
his aseswer,
wheichn
reneast
be
givenn
i n n a
divisioon
of
~iu-y~rde,asnil
i n n
a low tonec, of voice,
ien
order tlnat t h eme
— f
0
f
owing
linac
n o n y eeo t be
ireflnseneceel by
m is opianions. No
t~lkine~s to be allowed wieilc t h e e answers are beirsg given.
1 4 - I .
\ V l e o a n all
thee mean heave
given
tieeio- aseswers,——wieiehe
* re to be road over to
theeans
by thee squad ians t rnsc tor , i n n on-eler
~
ascertains theat thecy au-c accun-rn te ly recoreied,—tlee i n n --
etrenitor
will ascertaine
thee
correct ehistanece lay eencaaes
of
a
rcoan~e-fneedcr (vede
iaestructioces
in s Past X). T e a tleo
aisceece of a n n naestrtsnieoet-, t ine sqesad
wili
pace thee distasece,
hr
c e n a n C i e i a s g
towards
t ine
lucia
jiselged
o n e ,
thee
ser jcant—
ie~.trcector
placineg
hein,orelf i n n t ine cene t ee to
coolant
t ine
i n n e n e e h e r
of
paces,
120
of wheiche
are equal
to
100
yards.
T i n e ehstannce,
wiecan
ascertainned,
is
to be
macho knaowan
aced enetered in t ine register.
l’oinets
to be ass ignned to
t i n e
annswers
as
liud
dowan for
jisdginn~
distance practice.
1 4 3 .
Wieonn a party is divided witle a
view
to juneige t ine
distance fronse cache otleen-, t ine
foh lowiaeg
suetleod wiil be
obeserved
to sigaoal
t ine correct distasece to thee party or
eqinaci
opposite
to
tieat witie winicin thee o~unge—finseler is,
I-ia — a tla’~
ower-eel
to t ine rigiet,
will
signify /nunelreds of
yards
; to tI~e
left, tones;
aced
to tine
f roan t , five. Tieiss
for
eaneceile, if tiec
flag
be loweicel
4
times to t ine righnt, 5 times
to t i n e left,
acid
ouce
to t ine
front,
thee distance signalled
is
4 r , 5 yards .
140 .
Wieena
estimationg
unnkaaowne
distances
beyond
300
yards , aieel
there
is
ie o n-aaege—fiender,
flee party,witla a view
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234
NusscteraT
I NSTRUCT I oN .
to save time rand
marelnin-ng, is
to be sepamf~
j~
portions,
moved in
different
directions,
m od
wh~
~c
turned towards
cach
otheer ,
throwing
out
a f I l e ~1
flanks
a few paces
off
when
connmencrng
to
take
do~~
answers,
and
c los ing
the
files
wioen
t i n e
ans~-~
cheocked . After every man
has
judged the disten
55
separates the
parties, n a i a d
tho answers heave
bee0
ra-,
t hney
are
to
advance
towards each
other, c o n u t i n
paces m a before
; t ine
distances measured
by
eachipart~~
added togctiner
to give
the
correct
distance.
147 . T hee instructor, in
repeating
tinese exer-ci,~o
take
care
tleat
they are
conducted,
as
nnucis
as
peal:
different directions,
and
under difTerenet st~t~i
atonoepieere, in order tinat
t ine
soldier
may beeom~h~
ated to
t ine
diversity of cixcumstance~in whine h m i
hnave to
act,
-
PART
VI.
P R A C T I C E .
1.
T A R G E T
PRAcTicE.
2. JuDGING DISTANCE P R A C T I C E ,
I. Target Practice.
148 . Target
practice
-affords proof
of
the a t t u c t
bestowed
o e n
tiee prchminaory drills; thee
mo r e
c c r s /
thnese have
been
ten-formed, the better
avill be
the
is
of thee shooting.
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rART VZ.—I’UACTICII .
1 4 D No firing is ever to take place,
unless
an ofhicer ia
-srcceflt
o n
the range, except as
laid down
inAppendix
I.
~
lYncher
no c i rc s sm s tanaces whatever is ainuiee’~at
the
pvc
or
snappingat
the target
or otieor
object, ever
to be
~cranittedon
t h e e
ranges
dco rnng
bail
firing.
Targets.
j~j.
Tiec targets arc
to be six feet in
hciglet
and two in
hroaltis,
constr~sctedof
in-on
of
senificicoot t leickasess
to be
rifie~bu11etproof, leaving squares of six i e o c h n e s cut c m t ine
face
to
facilitate
thee
markineg
off
of
t ine
m i t e
c m i
t ine
dia
-
~nmo
provided
for experimcnetal purposes, ‘und
to
serve
as
guides in paintineg
t ine
bull’s-eye and cejetre.
Vedc
fig.
1.
Figure 1.
2 feet.
1 3 2 . The targets
are to
lie
coloured —
stZi ~
wide
í a
mixture
of
whitiaog,
water,
-
h i n d size; and the bull’s-eye an d line d o —
-—
en-riLing
tine
centre
blacA~,
with l a n e a p — —
-
black, water, and size.
x~.They tare
wheeoi
in ease to staced
o r e
t i n e
platform
provided for tine pur- —
pose
aied are to be as perpendicular as -~
jxeeable ,
and
at
right
angles
to
tine
line
o f
range. -
134. ‘ m V h e e n raising
or lowering thee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ta rgets, f lee greatest care is to be taken
tes p r e v r m o t tloeir being dama~cd tiney —
are
o n
no account
to
be allowed
to
fall,
but
are enlways to he lowered
care-
Fully.
j — ~
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230 MUSKETRY ImesretUeTmoN.
155. Wleen t ine targets are laid down they o l n - i ~
placed at a n n mac l i n e , face upwards, to preven t 0
loelgiaeg on thnene ;
aenel,
witin a
view to Preserve
from
t ine
effects of exposure,
tiney
shnou~d
b~
- - n
periodically.
150 .
Wlneon a target requires repair to an extent,
cannot be
made
at thee regimeant, or
bec onn e s
S a c :
able, it
will
be excheanged ice t ine
mas i n o e r
prescribed
i
other stores.
Fatigue l’arty.
157. A fatigue party of at least six men, in
eha~~
nionn-connneniss ioceed officer,
is
to
be
placedunder
t i n e
0
j
tiee
instructor
of nnnuske t ry , for thee purpose of fbi’
cleacsinag
t ine targets, sigesalliong sleots,
acting as
men to
warn
persons from c ross i nog thee rannge wlni]~f
is go isng on, and
for
any
otinerduties thnat nasay be r e q ,
Watch cloaks or coats are provided
for the
a c n e
o f
*
fatigue
n o o n
employed
deerineg
t i n e
winter.
Signals.
Value
of ilits.
158.
The
exact position
of
all heits on
the targctu
-
isodicated by a disc placed on t ine face of a dunecnyt:
winiclo
is
to be of t ine same dimensions
as a s e c o a d -
target, but
with
t ine
colours reversed,
thee
bull’s-eye
I
wieite,
aaed
thee remainder of t ine
dunneny target b e l i e
distioegcoishe
it from, and to guard agaiens t its
b e i n g
taken
for t ine
real target. All damage
to d u s c n c n n y
tc
or discs caused by sieots passing
t ieroosgin t h n e m
s - i
cioaegeabbe to thee troops.
150. Tine dummy targets
rare to be
placed on
C i t i n e c
of,
or
above
t ine
m an-ke r ’s
butt
or
noautlet,
as
m a y b e
adapted
to
t ine range.
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~AiaT VI .— rRACT I cE .
160. Thee
valene
of
tine
mite
ami tine
nsaodc of signarnhliang
l i c e n c e
is in s follows :__*
signacs. Vactz
f c i
Wlni tC
Disc—which
Is first to be
shown
at a C n e
sine
of
0cc ne:ere~ce-a
butt end civic
pieced
on tine elnsninny
Centre . I V i O t O r )noe ,—to
to
placed at once on
the
~
dulideily
p~r,
y n crack D ie,— tO be placed at o n c e
on the 4
eetnaezniy
ici~Ideocheets , or
sheets
wheicin strike t ine groncccel
before
h e i t t i c : ” tico target,
rare to be
sigcnalied by wavincg
a
reel flag
is
:nn:~’1rc,in
fe-cent of t ine target, aced are
to be valued as
a n n i s s u s
i c e
iesclivieiuai fining, bait nao tcd in the registen- by t ine
lct tcr if.
102
‘ r i c e
due-cetnen
of messes wellbe sleowmo outsccle t ine
e i : c e o c n : y
target
by
a
n-cd
aced
wie
ito flag,
to be called
thn~
“ c n n i e s
sigenal.” \ V l n e m n thee
derection
of t ine
noise cacemeot
be
n i e t e r c e n i c e e n i
ic y
thee ens:u-ker,
ic e will wave
the
“con i e s
eignaal
“
to scsi f e - o
across
flee wleole face of
thee
dncauees~’am -get.
163. TIec sigan:nl for daaeger, orcease
firineg,
n s ian nil cases
to
i c e
a
rceljlrrg.
Thus
will
be raised
winennove r
it
is
000conseary
to
cease tiriceg to me-co lour t ine
taigete,
or
for
n i n n y otieer
iccrp000.
No c a n n o n is o n e any rcccovnaet to leave
thee
ceaarkec-’s
l e e a t t
i c n c t i l thee “Cease Fine” m ae been
sotanedeci ,
aneel t ine
danger flag raise,l at
the fining
poicat, m a ncn swe r
to thee
d t n i e ~ j v - rsigneai. Thee reel flag is aiways to
be kept
acp as
Where
Slonens
J n , e d e s
are
a n
ease
th~
oppoeite
colour
will
be
e a s e d
fo r
each
lipnai, s c - m i t- h w e l l be p a s c u n over c a r In f r on t o f
t a c o
n at o n tine cargo.
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rARr vz.— rRA cTzc )1 .
a n ~
t i n e
xnarkci~
are out of the butt, or r a i n y iscreons is
the h o n e
of
range. Winenever
tine
n n Cease
Fin-c” is
~eanedeclaunas
thee 1 iric n g pOian t,
it is
to
ije
innneediate ly
iswered
I n - o n e
the
marker’s
bent t
ii;
raisinag
t ine
dauger
bet” n e e d in like nsaannner the “Fire” is
to be
answered by
~vrineg n t . On no account zs a s / n o t to
lie
fired wlncn
~ /s n e q e r signal 28 up at th e nsarkec-’s llnntf.
- 1 6 4 . ~iViaenecvera
bullet strikes thee target,
so that
t ine
irteenaference of the mark cute the otnteredge of t ine boil’s-
e n
cen t re , such shot is to
be
c ounn t cd in all
practices
as
~nttienghe bull’s-eye or centre, as the case may be (rids
1 g .
2 1 .
N c i
sho t
is to
be
counted
in z e o n y
practice
wiocre t ine ancu-k
j t I n e
bceilet,
part or whole, is
toot sects on flee
face of
the
~rgei.
Ncarlvrs.
1 6 3 .
Thee
marker in thee
butt
is to be a
none-cnmmnssioued
e~icvr
if
1
nosnilele
a
sergeant)
of
a
different
company
from
the
one
tiriang
;
le e
is to be responsible that all shots are
xrrectly signealled
Ice
is
to
keep a
memorandum, ne~der
the b e a c h
of
bull’s-eyes,
centres,
enters, ricocleets,
and
~iscee;
to
facilitate tine markicag, and ensure
each man’s
i~ettreceiving t ine correct sigroal.
Method
of
coneducting
tine
Practice.
100.
Thee
firinag parties are tobe
munched
to t ine practice
~oenudby squads
of
not more tiean
twenty
men each, anti
n i c h e
e i e t n t i l o d arrangements are
to be made as
will ensure
lbs
relieving squads arn-ivieng on
time
ground by tlae tinno
the
macties fining leave ilceished their
practice,
axed tleus
pro
-
Vtn~tdelay.
-
167.
The
men’s
names
are
to
be
entered
in
a
register
or
(see
pages 330
and ~41), before
the
party
goes to
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24 0 anusicErnv
tine practice
ground,
in tine order in winicie they ep,~
t ine Drill and Practice
Return,
aaed accorehasg to l e i c c ~ l
are
to
stand
in t ine ranks
fo n
ieedividu
ii
f in -m e g .
168 .
The
register is
to be
kept by
an
oflicer if
poe(
not,
by
a
nose-commissioned
officer),
wleo
is to
c a l l
~
man’s
a n am e before
h o e fires,
and
ecnter
opposite
t o
t i
1-egister thee number of po ine t s ob ta ineec i by e a c h
notifying thee result of tine sheot to thee man. T h e ,
company of f ice r
presecat
will not keep a register, h~
a-esponsible
for
general super in tendenoce .
160. All entries are to be made in
in/i on
the j-~
ground;
shsoufd
any alteration
become
c o e c e 0 5 5 r y ,
i
line is to be drawn
t i n rough
the
figure
or letter, a~
correction made, thee initials of t ine company oflicerk~
t ine register,
or, winen
t ine
register is kept by a au
m issio n ed oflicer,
t inose of
the
off icer
superintend
i~
practice,being imrnediatehyattaclned
to
it (thus
~3:
f~
to verify thee
eircenmstance.
Innattention to t h e i s regd
or
am a
erasure
(whicia
is
proleibited),
will
invaJjdc~,
entry.
1 7Q .
Before
comnnencing
t ine
practice
t h e e
b s c g l e r
sound tise
“Fire,”
and
as
soon
as
the
danger
flags are Is
thee officer is to order t ine practice to cononmeacce, w h c i
man
in
success ioan ,
begirsnninng from t ine riglet o f th~
rank, aesd afterwards from tiee right of t ine rear rao1~
thee
same
order
from
any
nanneci naan
in t h e e
s q u a d
take two paces
to thee
froeat,
noake ready,
r e n d f i r e ,
which ic e will advance arms, and, as sooeo a, l e e
m an been signalled, and m is name, avitie
po in t s
o h
called mat by t ine register keeper, move by the a
flank
and form
tieree paces
in
rear
of thee front
he
f a n
occunp ied . Each
man
will step forward m ad get i n t o
tion innmediately thee
man on his rigiet
lens fired;
b e
m o o t
come to tine nepresemat~
until
t ine last ~ieot
h~
signalled. No man is ever to load scaitif all is
c l e a r / s
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a-~urvi.—rnu~c-rncu. 241
~ j~-~
c e d (1 ii beeonees
? O C C .daif/ for asey
pun~poscto
cease
q
a n e ’ /
V U Z ? d
w i n o is loaded
m c i / I
at
once uneload, renna e n —
q n c l o a i d e e t
u~ctiline o’der i.~ ~
to
resume the
practice.
‘ 1 7 1 ‘line sectioni leaving comhn l e t en l thee round, will be
~ove-i
o
its origilnal
teosi teola,
wieen
t ine
firing
Is
to
pc-oceeel
-
b e f o r e ? .
\V l n e n m
n a a e o e
are
f ir ineg
i n n
thee “lying
down
posi—
e e e
“tiney nesay be allowed to
get inoto pos i t i onn by
two at
.
1
t i n c n , ’ ,
aced fire alterneately,
until,
if
desired, t ine teen
r ounads
-~v~
e e c n expeended .
~ W in e o n flaiceg
i n n
thee
“hyineg do-u-na
position,”
to
avoid
~eeieice”
in e
n o a e s a e t n e e n e h i a n g too bang m a thee raanks, a Pit~~of
t i n e
n e ) t i o n e
l e e n a y
pile
or
groused
a n - I n n s
at
t ine
firing
point,
c~tirec d e e e n n t twcoety yam-do asael fall out,
rennaaaneaneg
tiecre
~5naleni e n e r g e
of
a ceoce -comnn i s scoased officer until
n-equired.
- , ~3. Thee officer (or ines t rnac ton) is to be ennentious not to
~1eeek
m c c a n n for
l e n n y c roon - tat
t ine
fiance h o e is i i r iong,
as
it
~onehIn n n v e tlee ethbct
of
distnactineg
his at tenot ione fro n n a thee
øbj~etl e e isaieenicng at ; but is to watch attentively thee
~sesitionef
e n n c l e
soldier, and to correct him, if necessary,
after
lee h e n s
fin-eel.
174
Wlnensever
thee heits o n n
t ine target
become so macnor-
e s
t o r e n e n i e r it dilhiceslt to distiasginisin t ine new
m i t e ,
t ine
t A r n ~ e ? tis to
be re-coloured ;
befesre t h e m takes
place,
mow-
~vrr, t h e e captains ,
o n officersnmpen-instennehinn~,
acnd
t ine marker,
* r c ’
carefully
to conep taro t ine a-egister ~jt’h thee
target
to s e e m
that
tlcey agree,
a
fin oe lin en
being
drawn under
the last
s h e e t
i c e
cache
colismu
to
casark
winore tine
practice
ceased,
an d t i n e off icer is to satisfy leimsehf tieat thee
tar~et
is
preaieeriy cleanmcel, a s n e l
all tlee old
smote obliterated,
Isofore
t i n e practice is resunned.
1 7 & If
thnsr ing thee
practice a
sheaf
strikes
t ine
wrong
t~rget,
tiec nnarker ieaviang raised thee dane~’erlag, a n n a f
s i e ’ e w o n t h e e posi t iomn
of t ine sieot , will nnark
it
to
l n reveee t
u e i s t n e k c s
w l e e m n
cineockinag.
170.
After
t ine conclusion o f the
practice
by
a
sectiona at
(Mn. )
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Musacenrenr nmnsaocuuTaoN.
a
distanece,* t ine points
obtained by
enerie m an ~
totalled
aaid read out,
after
wiencia thee bncgie r ists ~
“Cease
Fire”
anad “Advance,”
when
t ine
captain,~,
sanpericatending, is
to proceed
to
t ine target,
r e n d ~
marker
coneopa re
the register
tiserewitin,
addinee
n e d .
m eg frona t ine total points any
difference
float n an
i ,
covered . Thee
c n a n o s e of nil additions ana l dojuct~~
in
a
register, is to be
explained
on t ine back
thnc~~
signed by the
officer Comparang t ine target.
Sh
0~
heits
be f ounad
on
thee
target
whaicin
leave not
b e t
1
i n n t ine register, tiney are on no acco isoa t to be cre~
any one of t ine squad.
Re-cry
correction
i o n th e
sco~
-
soldier
may claim
mus t
b e
neade before
another
do t in ’
177. The
register, after being
compared witle
tht~
is
to be
signed by
t ine
register keeper,
t ine m arke r,
o~
thee captain, or othicer scsper ioateaoding t ine practice;
wieicin thee colunnns “ dcaplicate total points, coa~res~n
with
the
practices executed,
are
to be init ialed
i v
officer-instructor
or
leis
assistant, to verafy their
ngre-
witla tine
columns
“total
poisnts,” acid tiaen
f o r c e
ii
hnanded to the officer or sergeant-instructor
on
the p~
ground.
178.
The officer-inestructor
is n -e spo n s nbh e tin a t ti~k
(referring to
the ienitialicm g and removinog the “ d n q ]
total points
“) is always
attended
to,
except i n n
the0
i-egisters of rccrcoits, casuals, and 3rd class shots i n
t ine
duplicate total
po ine t s
need
nao t
be
caroied
out
170 .
If
tieere
be
asny
me c n wisose names
tire in the
tin
wiso leave
not practised, t ioo
cause
ofabsence
is
t obeb
stated i n n thee co lunness “total points” aced
“duplicate
points.”
~
When
firing 20
rounds in a day,
anal
lice
sec t ions
are s , n n t s c l ,
e m
,t
1 d m
are not too
numc r o n n s ,
the oneicer supcnintending
l a c e
p r a c t i c e
c v n i
pare
the
register
with the
target
after
the
con~c iuseon
of
t h e
p m n i
~ t W O desnancea .
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1 iS O
Thee cOtsspannY
serge te ie t— ioas&uctor ,
m a t tine conc lus i on
~~~icleiay’s work, is
to enter from
flee
registers,
opposite
~cle
a f l a m e ’ s n e c a n n e e n e c t ine m~roi~eroinsciani of thee c on npan sy
Drill
a n n e l Practice Re tnn r i e thee total points
obtained ice m is
~ee e a n e e n e l O c~ta tlistaiece. Tine regisnaenefnal e e r j e n a e a t — in a —
~lnc-teer
il l i n n
like c n e n e s e n n e r coeter
thee total po ine t s o b —
‘~iueIe~ecremi ts t a m e d
3t-d
class sisots.
~ uhi n n sec t ionn or squad, winean at
inehividenal
fe-meg
tt a c n e
diotancee,
be preveneted by heavy rain frone fioeishune”
-~ej ract iee , t ine
sleots ntlready fired are
to be coeeeparcn’I
s u m t i n e
t inge
1
, thee po ino t s
oh taiaeecel icy
each round t e e t n a l l e o d
m t
feet
~
c o h i n c e e s n s ,
aned
iaeatiaied
by
t ine
otlicur
sanporici—
rudicng t h e e practice, a c e d t ine practice conn jv le t cd era a.
~gtcee
o c C i ~ e c O n e .
1 8 2 . Jf c c a e a e n e heaving fired one
or
more ronrnds
at
a din-
‘ a n n - c l e e senahnie, ewieng to
illness
or otiven exce
1
vtiv,cnal
c ame o ,
e
anvvpk’tc t i n e ’
pi-nnctico
witlc m is panty or coaccpacny, tIer
ioflits e n o a v i e n at t ine lnnncocnnpletc( l
eliutnuvee
a n - C to count need
~nl
c
centered
i c c
peencil
ice
t ine
Drill
acid
Practice
lietearn,
t o r t i l
l i e
i j ceocncc~available
to
conit innnce his
conci-se as
a
anvil
f r o c i n tit~poieit at winicia it was brokene o1l~ Sinoen ld
e e ic
v v c i a l ’ ] e
to rcsvirne
1)r’~tiCe
before t ine
teranoineatione
of
f c c
nurse,
tine Inuimits in h e e n n c i h will be enteceel ice j o ck ,
n n n o e l
le e
~jllh a s trenton
1
, cs o-egardns ciacesif icat io in c a n c e l l i g n e n - em of cnacrit ,
1 if e x e - c e i s e n i ilee-onagh
the
nvinole of tine iaadiviehnnn ti
fe-meg
- 183. ‘ l ’ i c c
ot l iccn-inecntcnnetor
is to
exanenieee
thee tin-ill ninth
t v e v - t i c e
n e l s e n - c e ,
an d
cocespaa-e
t ine
esetries
ticerevine
witie
the
I n n i l i e n n t e
totnel peniants at t ine connclnasioan of thee cone-se of
~de com~naney, c a n n e l satisfy leinaeself t lcnnt thee ecetries mcei
I~seiticatiomnnrc convect.
Detail ~f
Tacqct
1’eaetiee.
184 Every recruit m a m is trreieeiasg, aced every trnniaecd
i e h i e r
i n n
m i s
aneanual
conan-se
of
practice
(withe
t ine
exceptiomene
n e e i t i e e h
i n n
pnnragrap ln
2 - 1 4 , rcferriseg to n-aneges of
lnneeited
(acm) ~ 2
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244 MUSKETRY
I N S T O t U C T O O N .
oxtesnt), is to expend 00 rounds of ball
thee fo ihowimog manner, vez :—
1 ? e c r n z it Trained y
T i n Inaehividnnai firing
...
60
r ounnds . 60 ro o n,~
In
Volleys
... ..
10
,,
5
In Inedependent firing ..
10 ,,
5
In
Skirenishning.- ..
10 ,,
20
185. Thee
number of rotnnaels to be
expomeded at oal
tannce ,
thee
distances,
positiom as,
size
of
targets o n - I
dicaneiesioees of thee
bull’s-eye
and centre for tab a
anc as
follows
Bets—The tine defloeiong
the bull’s-eye and
c c o c t , t ~
several
classes,
is to
fall
u’it/ein ties indented
f i n n
0
- -
target
cleilneioeq
the diameters
laid down.
T i m e c e n t r e
ns scot to en-coed Jcn(f-an-sns
e l m
in wldtie.
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~nYs1u~TaTNSTI I tTC ’D ION.
“kneeling” and “lying down,” as defined in the”i
Drill”
are the recognised
military positions.
187,
In
individual firingno rests ofany kind
are~~
when
firing
in
the
lying
down position, agreat
co~
or
rug may
be used to protect
the uniform, but ~li1~
rifle,
nor
the left forearm, wrist, or hand, is ~
anytlnng, or be in any way propped up or
When
Skirmishing
or Field Firing, a n
1 1
positjo
1
adopted,
and in
addition the
nec of mou nd s , stu
as
rests,
should tile
men
co m e ac ro ss them , ~
two practices permitted.
188.
Temporary
marks
on
the
slide
with
penc i~
or any
substance that
can be easily effaced aa~
mitted.
189 .
The individual firing and skirmishing ~,
executed in drill order ; in the
volley
and ind~.
firing,
except
in
tropical
climates, t ine valise
witlign
is to be worn.
190.
Shortsighted men
are
-permitted
when
s h y
wear
spectacles.
101 . Soldiers are not to be allowed to fire f r on t
shoulder, unless certified by the medica l o f f i m o
suffering fromdefective vision of -the right e y e .
102. When firing
with
the leaf
of
the backsight
ra~
soldier may use
either the notch
or tile
level e d g e
slide, which
will
be
reversed
by tile
a rm o u n e l
necessary .
INnIvrJnjAL FIRING
AND
CLASSIF ICAr IO~ ,
Recruits.
193. In individual firing tile
recruit
is to praet~
third-class target
at 100 and 200
yards
standing
second-class
target
at
300
and
400
yards,
kneeling,s
first class
target
at
500 and 600 yards, lying dosn
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PAnT
vL—c-’nAcTrc~. - 251
to take place at the above distances in tine order
r~At
hee
conc le i s io in
of
the im adividual firing a classifi-
~tioanis to
be m n e a c l e , when those recru.its
who
heave
Jot~niued
100
poicoL5
will
be classified e n s first
clans sheets;
~OoCletninineg 70, beet
failing
te o b t v n i m e 100, as s econd
~~ssi n e a t S , c a n e d tieosc
failing
to obtain 7 0 points as theird
j a m e s shots
Third
G7ass Shots.
1 0 5 .
Tine
third
class
sinots
of infantry
are
to
be
ancnua lhy
~tieeenl
e n e d e r thee
nnusketry—inestructor, t lm c - o e n g l n
a course
~ jnrehiflniflU7
drill as
laid down
for t ine
recruit, aned a
~eerOe
f practice as
laid
down for t ine traioaed
solehier .
1 0 0
T o
qsnahify
tlecnin
to
shoot the following anenunni
~ceroe titie
theeir
conespaseics thecy
must
obtaina 7 0 poiiets n a
l p w - e r c l S ,
feihiceg ‘wleiehn they will conn t ianue asenameally to be
- ~ m i c e e a has
theirel
class sinots.
1 0 7 .
T i m e j*n-formance~of‘tdeese men will be recorded in
a
irill a c e d practice returco set apart
for
t1e~purpose
leeaeioel
t7’/c~vl
lass
Shots,”
r end
thee results of
their target pm- a c-
~e
w i i h
be
eaten-eel tleerefroon ian t ine r n n a n u n a l return after
~e
l a s t - t ompeuny ,
and
are to
be included
in calcanhatiaeg
a m averages anod fignare of merit of t ine battalion. Thee
dging
distance practice will also be entered after t ine
compansy
~nnl
inclccded
in
calculating
t ine
battalion
~crages.
Tra i cnec i
Soldier.
108. T n individual
firing
t ine t ra iccoal soldier will
fire
m a t
a i l n i r v i class target at 200
ynr
is s t e n e n c i ing, and 300 yards
~eriiee~;m a t a
seconsd
class tan-get
at
500
aced
600 y n a r e l n e ,
~y
anilitary
position
;
naad
at
a
first
class
target
at
700
~al~a-etyards, n a n c y
ieeilitary position.
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252 ~iusmeETnoy
csTnwcT100e .
Tine firing to take place at thee above d i s t a a e e
ordernamed.
1 0 0 . At t ine
conclusion
of t ine
indjyidu~
b m
ficatioxn is to
be
made
as
follows
~
To be
clenscet lcd as Infantry.
c~
—
arust ob tnen
Mark,men n a o points.
Ftrst
Chess
Shots
.~
100
,,
Second c a n n o n
s a n o t s
FnnCCing
to
o b t o j e n
000 poCnt,.
Figure of Jferit.
200.
The
figure
of
merit
to
measure
tlee
e f l i c i e n a
shooting of a squad,
company,
or battalion i s to ,
average of the individual firing, thee total pointsi
being divided by t ine anumberof men who e o m r r ’ a
1
practice, includong any men who, owing to d - ~
vision,
do ooo t
fire. The
battalion f i n - n e r o o f nnt~
include
tine shootiug of t ine third class
s~mots.
Ties be tweemn corps, compaseies, &c., will be d e d .
reference to t ine average points
at
t ine several I t
taken successively in t ine inverse
orderof
firing.
VOLLEY AN D I N D E P E N D E N T F c n m n s o
201.
These
practices
will
be
perfon-aned in
1
n 7
witiavalises and great-coats, faoaat rank kneel ing d i
aced
cnumber of
rounds
as follows
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253
No,of
ro tanods .
1)nstanece .
- Volley l’ia-inag 10 at
300
yards.
- r e n d S Iieelepeeneleaet Firinog 10 at 300
i n n O d l
Volley Firineg ... 5 at 400
1~lieri
Ineelepenedeint
Fining
5
at
‘100
2oZ
Fo r t inese
practices,
six
tam -gets islaced close togetimea-
t e e be useti, across thee centre of wleicin
is
to be coloured e n
- ~ a m r kle:er
( c a n e foot dee
1
)
fair hits
aind
ricochetni (beat
noo t
~ 1ev
fcegaeecmits
of
bullets) fouaed o o n
t ine target arc
to
be
~deentedare
poaents .
203 .
Tine strenegth of
thee
sections
at
t iecoc
practices
is to
as n I c e r 20 ieeeu as ieossible, bne t is never,
eveca in c
thee
~c ,ef
o n s c n : n l s ,
to consist
of
less
than seven men.
~oi.
Tine aveta~eto
t le tereneicio
thee merit of t ine s lnon t inng
~ tinecs
jee-:nctices
i n n to
be
nnsccrtainctl
icy
niivieiieeg
tine
e n n e e t e —
~r ~1
1
siicts enljtaiencnl, by
t Ine
muncher
of cneca iea
tine
squad,
poe, T e n
volley
fie-iceg
t ine t . i n c e o is ceo t to
be
takeet f e - o n c e may
m - t i c n l ir Inane, bnn t each
man is,
after
cocneieeg
to tine” Pro—
l e n t , a v i c e n takieng mann , to make a paensc eqana l to three
~ts
of ~1oaa-i n n e before firiaeg. If a m e n a c e ’ s mule misses
is is e n o t to
fire
at t ine
tan-get
sinegly,
every
m m a i s s -t in - o
ian
~~uIlnyouLetiang as a ro tnend expended.
SecnrnanesninNo.
200.
R,-erniit.——Teia
rounds
of
ball
anaenaunoitioan
are
to
be
L ~ i - ’ i
l i v t h e e
recruit,
i n c skinmmsheineg on-de r ,
as laid dosvn n
i n n
he “Fin-id
Exercise,”
adveamecimeg f r onn
400
to
200
yards,
aced
ttiricng f r o n e n 200 to
400
yzen-ds,
uaatil
thee anentnueanitioin
is
spenneieeh, e n n c h n mean j eedgiang
his
owen dis tam ece , aned a d —
u s t i a n g
h e m s sigiet accoadiangly. rI~ieO iaestructor will if
rses;ery
c-~rrcct
in e elevation of iindiviclual recruits.
207 .
J’reieneec.l
Sofc leer . - - - - -Twenty
n - o n n e n d s
of
bell
a n m e m a m e n i
-
c c c are to be
e c p emod cd by thee treaicm cd soldier i n n
thins
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254 asusstmcrtnv
IN sTau c - r o oN .
practice, advancing from 000 to 200 yards, n o c i ~
frona 200 to 600 yards, as laid down in the “Field
cises.”
208,
Single targets m e r e
to be
placed witle i n t o e n
about
six
peaces
between
tlneiae
for
tieis
practice.
~avh
is
to
be two feet Inigie, anti six feet
broad,
an d ~
black mark
in thee
cena t re
two
feet
square;
fair
ricochets (but
not leits by f r agmmnen t s of
Inellets)
f e a s T
target
are to be
counted
two poientnn. Every file i~
its
owne target. Otn
tiee
word
(or
bnngle
c ~ - e l l )
n - c a n ’
rank
macn
will
naove up on
t ine left of
their froi~
nneen
on
t ine
same
naligeamesat .
200. Tine men may fire in any position, takin~k-
of
such
inequalities of ground as may oIler in ~
advance, invariably Inalting to f i n - c , but must iot hd
tleey arc
in
pos i t i ona
with t h em -
fe-out clear, w h e t l u
vaencing or
r e t i n i nng .
210.
Sentries ( tvernns lned fo-om t ine fatngue pnrty)~
placed o c a
the
flaeaks
of
t ine
exteinded
targets,
nina
or fifty
yards off , to prevent any person. approes c l e I o
2
that dnata,vcc.
211. Before
the
c ome nmema c eme n t of
tine
firing v i
squad, in n the volley, i c e clepeaadonat ,ancl skirnmisleiengpn
tine
officer supem iaateeedin eg is
to
ascertaioa theat the
eaten-cod
in time assmrnnary enre
t inose
of tin e m en
c o n ~
t ine sqnnael, e n e e d
m e t
thee conclusion of t ine finieng I c e
i s
co c c i to t ine
targets accompanied by
t ine
c ompa ny
s o n
inestruetor,
wloo , m a m is presence is to
exeter
in
t l n t s n n a
t h e e resnnltnn
of the practice. 1 , V i e e o n coeinpleteei , the
a n n a
is to be chaeeked witin
the
target, n a i a d then s i gn
thee coenpany
serjeant-ieastruetor,
and
by
the
ofib
superientended
t ine
practice.
212. Tine
po i o n t s
obtained by eacin section are
inserted
i n n
t ine
columns
sd;
apart
for
the
purpose
i
])rill and Practice Re tu rmn .
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255
Sl3 .
T h e e
suannf lar ies of t ine volley, indepenodeut, aned
skir
-
~iniaegractices are, like thee
registers,
to be retained
by
~
ee
1
iaian
of
the coaupaeny , t ine
offlcer-iaestrinclor
talciamg
~
nneeeenorn~1ed~~~n
f
Inits on tine
several
targets,
&c.
(aftea
-
~tii1inngt to a-crify
its
ags-eeaanenot witin thee sneceomary) , m a
~cr
to
cleeck
t h e e
entries
made i n n
t ine
Cocnpnnny’en
J)oill
~j r rmct ice Ibo tu ron . Tinis mecno racae lunea c e e c o d
n o o t . be
~l
i n ,
in tin e
case of t ine
practice of seiuaels
of casuals,
~nnito,or theirel class sieotni. Thee sunsmarias in
these cases
~
to
t e e refainacd h e y thee ollicer inestr,ector.
214.
A s a
gennernal
mdc, tise volley,
ieuiepeceeleint
aced s o c i r —
~hIniogpractices
are
to
follow
tlse
inehividceal
fining
;
i c e
e a p t i n i e n n n l cases
inowever,
after cocnplv’te’neg t i n e
firs
s a g at
~
n - e , e e d class
distaences, sinonslel tho
weatiner
be a n u f e n v o n e r —
~ f e e r slnootixsg at loeig ranges, tinese practices anay be
l e c - c i t e a l before thee shnoo t insg at t ine first class
distances.
Fn~a~Fiuj~a.
215.
“Fielel fining “at all
stations wlnere
sneitable
ground
t e e reported icy genen-al ofiicers
c o n a n e a n nd i n g
to be
~lieble,will, witin t lne approval of
1I~s
Royal I l iginneess
~ y~-ii
M~n-~l~~l
ooocnoaindineg—in-Clnief , be practised, i n n
~u cf
1 1 c c
on-eliaeary
disncncneanted practice
withe heoa-ses
asnd
enge
skirreeisheineg,”
by
the trained soldi’er~of
cavalry m e n d
~utry, o n e t h e e prim n cile les set fortin
i m a t ine
fo l lowiaeg rules.
Selection
of
grontud.
~210.T h e e ground selected is not, if possible, to be o o a
e o . e e e r e d
i - m e m e g e s , where tieo n o o n
cana lean-c aooy
clue
to
thee
•t.~nea-e
at which
t ine
objects they are
to
f i n - c
tttwill
be
Lteeis.
Prccautiontary
nncceseeres
to
lee
taeieen.
217.
I n n
o m - n . l e e r tinat thee
safety of
thee public
nnnay
be
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256 ~IusKETnY m xs -r o nu c~no x .
enasureci , special arrangements are to
be made , to
on-dee-s of thee officer commandaneg on t h e e spot ,
f~
thee
ground
by a
cordon
of videttes or seantnies elIt
a
snafe distanece o c x cache
f l m n c n k
to m e t least 2000 ~
of
t ine
objects
to
be
fired
at.
Annualperiod for t i e s ’ s practice.
218,
Tleocagin
it will be advantageous to
c a r r y
practice after
t ine
troops have
co o np l e t o e i
t h e e
ona~
of finineg,
tlnis is
not to
be coonsidered i e s d m s p o e n t ;1
0
j
0
Tine
1
,eriod of the year foi
t ino
execution of
it];
is tinenefore
to be
aemeansally
determined
by
r e r a n
olileens of statioans before any of
t lno
troops
c o n n e r
ann inual
coterse
of f in ieng
for
tine
seasoen , aced
reported
deputy assistrarat aclj
c c
tfcnats
go n
oral fan- e n n n s k c t r y
arIa-on-al
of geenee-al oflicers c o nma cad i e n g divioionaa
tm-jots
;
consideration
boinmg given to tine wishes o f
t 1
1 0
r og ienem c ta l
c o n n c n a nd i n n g officers,
t ine
proga-ess o f t l j t
mad to
its
be i nog
possible
to
exercise
all
cc-
as
n e c a n
silnie of thee tn-coops and
coenmpannies
of thee
dhifferentror
~at
cache
strctioer
wit lnoee t eeThsilimag a second
genc~
inecisi
on
of the
amniaual
tax-get po-ac t i co .
Olilects
to befired
at.
210. At
single
corps
stations a “post,” as i t v o
occupied
by
art
enemy,
and
at
large
stationes
a
“p
should be
inrepared
b~
of i icems, wino at-c never
t o ~
c o c n nmand i e og
or
be lom eg in g
to
t ine
regiments
to ieeyr
Tine
locality of
s e e c h e
“posts” or
“positions”
~lc
possible,
be
cheanged for
t ine
practice
of
suche
r e g i e r
nnay
leave
dxnring pn-evioaas firing gained an y
c l u e
distances.
220. Tine officer
commanding
the
station
v i i ]
ioenise] . f
be
present, super imetemmd geamereally,
c c c l
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rAcer
vI.—VmtAcTncmI. 257
~
‘ i n s or
~1
ild tiels be impossible,
detail anothaer
~-e-io’rthicer for 1 - h a h n dcaty.
~i T i m e
olnject-S to
represent
t ine enemy cviii be
-
~n
e h c a n e e a a n i e s , ”
nnac le of
- a ~ n -
real iron, covered critic
c o e e e l t ’ n a n e m e e l
sineet iasg
o n -
slineilner
cuaterial a n - n i l —
niche,
sheowing
a surface of
14
i n n . x 1 0
ice,,
to
.~ m - e p a ’ e s e a 1 t c e e c e n i n n
sieelter
trecoch
screeans
2 ft.
7o’
n e e d
0 ft. inigie, thee latter more or
loss iincliaeeel
~~c-e~oreiinegto thee
cover
t ine
gronared
aIl’ordns, ceeade
e c f
e e a t a t s
coven-ed withe
paper
or of cheap ealica,
~e., to
relnrescnt closed supports
and
reserves
a-d_spectively.
1 ” n o s c i e e e s o a x trestles mnmny r e p r c s e n t gnms ;
mccl
-
a l n e n e n e n n i c ’ s or stuii’~tl
igneres,
tine
gunn e m ’ s
woe-kiaeg
-
tlne~ei
n n
pits
i n n t ine
o m e n ,
o x - l c e l c i n n c I tIme
cc-eat
~ lull, IS coec s ic lem cd by thee artillery officees
o e n
t ine
spot
o ic
10
,,st suitable to tine jententioni of t Ine position tankeen
Sc-cons 9 It, ) <
9
ft. will re
1
ercsoeat l i e e n b e e - n s , waggomas
r
cavalry.
lie
c i c c m n n n n n lee anni
screens, &o. ,
an-c to be so
paim ated
as
li”
as neil h e to t ine firers ens a
real
enenny
would
lee.
/st
t l c e
e e n n l
of theis
1
cn:netiee by a h h the troops at a station,
U r i c
, h r n , n m n n n i c s cc- see-cones
as ore fouied to be i m e suflIciem n thy
oncler as
to
be
scnltnnhele
for a secoecni year’s
~eractico,
~v
tie
lee
stored as thee oflicer c o e n n e m n r e a n n li o e g t ine s ta t eona may
[ b i - v t ,
. V ] c i e r i e n l f o r t l e e c o n n c t r u c t i o i n - of o
7
jects t o lee
fired
c o t ,
carriage, labour , etc.
222. Scene
a m n c , e e m v i c e a l . e l e tenets,
bags, pegs,
sieeetiieg,
morse
-
~tet1n,
clot ic ineg,
or otiner na-tides
froace whaicle
f igneres or
~re-e-ccs,f t h e e n-ar iones elieoeooosioens above given, can be
as
t h i f l coenemesissariat aced ordnaince stone
depart—
~srcct-s
r n i e supply,
to the extent
approved
of by
tine
heads
(ann,)
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258 MrsK~TnrnesroweTioN.
of these
departments, will ho
eomade available
fo r th~
the troops.
The
lost
of such
condemned
stores beconcjnci
a m ’
available itt cache station, as inlay be so passed, n o ~ ’ t j
by
t ine
c omnm i s smnn i a t
and
ordnance
store
olhlc~-~
general
officers
conameanding divisions and
d i t t y j e t ,
will
give
instnections
for
tlneir distribution to t ln~
i r
stations in
thecir
commands..
-
223.
All
labour in preparing thee
dunncmeiss, a r r e c y
will be
performed by
regimerntal
es tab li shm en ts
fatigue parties, proportionately furamineined by t i n e
t a r - -
the
stafcon;
btat
t ine
commanding
officer
of
t i n
6
eta-
always
ie inmself
detail
the
corps to furnish ti
1
parties wleicla are to prepaa-e the “post” o n - c i
p o s i t
be attacked.
224. Any additional material required to b o
be paid
for out of
tine’
cart-ridge case
funds
of c a r t
where more
than one regiment
is
located,
char~
proportionately, according to thee judgment of
t h e
commanding
thee station.
225. Thee commissariat
department
and
traensport will
aid
by tin e sn spphy of anny Cove
carriage available.
Distaiwes, nnnobcr of companies to b e s i n c e a c l e a n m o n g
gaged, and anode of executingthe p m - a c t ic n -
2 2 0 .
The
distances
at
winicla
fire will
be
o p e r n
closed are left to thee discretion of
t ine
off icer
c o c e n n a
on
t ine
spot-, according to
t ine
degree of skill tine t r o o j
c’aiceed,
and tin e n atn n ne
of
t ine
ground, Range-finds
t o
nosed to
ascertaina the distance.
227.
In wooded countries
tin e distam aces will
nt~
be very limited,
but
in open ground fine several
tt
an
attack
r ieouhd
be
coeasidered, anti tin e fire I r e ]
follows,
to suit
the
requirements of
actual
service:
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rAnT
v I . — r a A C T X c E .
259
Seage;_i~~0m
hee extreme practical range to about
about C O O yards to about 400
yards~
abona t 400 -yards to about 200 yards.
wooded
locniitio~
hee
troops
s } m o e e ld
not
anhvanco
aeearcr
to thee
“position’
or
“post ~‘
tleaxi 200-
22~T i n e member (cnever less than one,) of companies to
~
cccu’ed
at once tune will depexnd on the
ox t cme t of t ine
sitcuns”
or
post”
to be attacked.
‘~a~lii n e execietive commands are
to be given-
by
the-
Lee-n
w i n o
woeslel
coneananed
on
field service,
220. T h e e
attack will
be
cmnrricei
out
in
Ct
mattacic
~eevatione,”- s laid dowce for infaentc-y in tineFieldExerciso.
‘~valrywill always e n a c t disecaountoc l , tleeiricorsosbeieegkept -
~ tics
2
r o n a n c c h
as o e m service ;
their
ottacic slco,eleh be made
a
if eireviieg i r e an
outpost,
occupyieng or
defemedieng
a
bridge
ia ether post.
~iS
covee i ncg
t ine
- rotio-enaent
of
a
force,
-
~~i,~l~iflguns,
or ice
ancy
otlcoe-
way
t ine
circeemstances
of
~e~nnnnnnd,
c .,
may show
to be
calculated
to give
pn-actical
btt r e n c t i o n .
233 Twenty roe-oils
per
man an tiee innfantry
and
ten
~unulan tin e -
cavalry will
anenceahly
be
expecnded
in
tinis
fartice ;
tine
aanamun i t i onn allotted
to
“
skirnnisieing
“ an d
edi.enoucatcd
practice
witla
icorses”
bein~used for
tinis
-
m r p c s e ’ .
To pn-evetnt overcrowdineg
in ti~e
figleting line
~e~eeiuent
e m
beicmg
reiciforeed,
thaose
n a e m m
ivinose
a c m e m u
-
-utica
l eecomes
exjnended durineg thee advance, -will
fall
out
a ifwouneded. Thee
expenaded
cartridge cases are nlwcays
- o b e e ’ kept -by tlee firers, collected from them before dna-
~iteernl
n d n-eturmaed
into
store.
Record and report
of
results, d~c.
-
- -
231.
T he
to~al
nnember
-o f
thee
leits
separately
shown
for
-
k
inefanntry, g n m t n s , aand ‘squadrons represented,
the rounds
(M.n .~ a
2
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200 MUsKETRY nesTs tucTto~o.
fin-ed at eacin stage,
t ine chistanices
estimated d o r i a
seven-al stages
of
fis-iceg, a m o d
as
subsequently ceseerk
be
correct ; will
be
recorded by t ine officer SUperh t~
wit leoen t re fen-enco
to
t ine n e a n o b e r of hits
o n e
d n nm e n i e s
or
screeraa
The summaries
ordered ~
skirnnishixng ninny
be
cased.
Men wino
are net
available
for tints pract ice a r e
be
conesidered in s the light
of
casuals wino heave
to make it good.
‘I’lee value of t ine sinootieneg
will
be
estimated
‘t~~] ~ r
cemetage of
bits
to
rounds
fired.
232. Tine
firiaeg
sinould
be
commenced
(1st
ota~~
shots) m a c e e l c o m m t i m o a m e d in t ine
most
deliberate
na~wc~
coxe t ro l
t ine
company
officers exorcise
oven-
t i n o f i m o
muen sheovnid be constantly tested by
tino
s m n p e n ’ i n t --
officer. Too mitch paleis to prevccei t waste of a r n a c t :
and
a Inurried
objectless fire c a emno t
be g i n - c n n ,
O b ] ] c
cocaverging fire may
be practised with
advantcnge, ~
by sections or lindE soctions, m a n y
be
tic-ed
d u n i e n g
f
1
sta~e
if
dosired.
233,
Thought no attempt
sinouli l
be mache to e o c n r e
shooting at one
station
witln
tleat
at
anotlnecr,
a, f i r
clitions
will
seldom
be
equal, every
esacouragement
be
given
to
create
rivalry
be tweeme coonpnonniee or rc-~
at
thee
same stations, ‘withe t ine sacne nnmpire , d i e ,
and objects.
234.
In
all company
or regimental
returns,
o r
I ]
reports, “Field Firteag,” will be slaowrn
in
the niece
“skirnmisining,”
thee
hnemnding beimeg
altered
to
show
n o
of “macn
exercised,” “rouaeds
fired,”
“nuneber o f
and
“perceentage
of iaits to
rounds
flrenl.”
235. Wlnen more thean one
company
fire togeticertha
itli show the same percentage.
230.
Eacla
regiment
will
furnishe a
report,
i l i c c s t m n t r
-
sketch,
8 inclees to a noile, of t ime
ground
o n which t i e
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FAn iT vm .— ro tA cT rc u.
was
care-led oub ; in
wimich thee “post” or “positioin”
~itlckeeh,h e e need le
of
attack adopted,
t ine
result for
each
~ ~uatIor
t ine wheole firim sg,
and all other
lnoimets of
~ten’cst, will
be
descm ’ibed for
suben ias ion i to ilis
Royal
Jhigieme~
t h e e
Field Marshal
C om nn aned ic ng -in -C i o ic f.
h 231- Tleis report and sketele is iaevztriably to
be
first stab-
~tetedfor
tine
ahepn-oval aced feutheer remarks of t ime othicer
~e~~e~cancthirmgcc
thee spot as to t ine
stcadiaeess and accisracy
of
the ~rd’,a s
well as t ine
cone t r o l exercised
over
it by c 0 1 0 e h d a n n y
~tfi-ea~
a c e d
citleer at
t ine
inspection
of th~e
reginceeet,
or
sulsqnnenctl~’,
is
to be forwarded
by
bun to thee
dojcacty
~seista1ct
adjnetamnt
general
for
meeaeskett-y
of
I-lee
district,
for
t h e e c o e n a i e k n - n n t i o a n of thee
genseenni
officer c o o e e r n n : n c c e l i m c the
divisedu
or
district, who
will,
before
t raneseceission to
~cad-
s
1
n e : c r t e r s ,
lass t ieeaeoe i suele furticer
rencacks
on tice sicill
a c e d l stetcciinecss
displayed
1,cy
t ine
seven-al regimceet a-s
I n c a
any thinek fit.
DcsarocJacTEn P R A C T I C E went I locesccs .
2 . 3 6 .
Tine deject
of
tints prnec t i ce
is
to
accanstom all
t ine
I c n r r s v s
to st-need fire
qntietiy,
and
to
train
thee
c c m e n c
to
d i s —
u c c c n n n t , tire, re imiounat , n e e d
take
sep fresh
positions
with
re
1
ridity; cocncabieeing with these onnovenenenots aecuc-mecy
of
flee
230, lhcpiel i ty of
movenienet
is
esseaetim tl
in preparing
for
di~ecconcneteel sen-n- ice
;
t ine noeen shosnhel tinerefore
naoutet
amid
d i s e c e n e n n e c t
e n s qcaickly
as
possible,
irrespective of thee regu
-
t i n - e n s i : e i e h
down
for m ’ m d i m e g drill ci- panache .
240 .
Tieis practice
will
take place
advancing
m a c a d re-
~rinegbetween 400 nand 200 ynan .dn*
The ’ , idOrnee, nrc ,enecteel to
tutt
sxt~tneeg
ranges. C e c v c e c r y ,
however,
c c n - c . c c rice, , be e c e v n e o c c n t c c l
,vteeci wic
1 , 1 c m ace yards of cn n
e d e n - d e n y .
0,-c
c-,i,,,c-n
arnencee dikes
lecSCe
Ott
service,
the
aenree, ,
shone
r n - a c n e—
en, , ,~n-
o
h e ’
p i e — e d O n e n , t e - c - eoa’er o r
e j e n e r
o f
tho a c n e of c e n t .
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:r282 MUsKicritY INSTRUcTION .
- The party will -be
fornned up mounted
in
400 yards,
with—
an
interval
of 5 yards
betwee
c l
section.
Tine -line in t h a i - s
fornication’
will
advance, Lid,
trumpet
-sound
‘.‘
halt
‘~
he
whole
will
halt;
o n
( i n n
pet sound
“dismount” tiee even numbers
d i e n c a o a c
-horses
meanwinile
being
me l d by the
mounted
n o o n ,
- half-section; they will tlnen
advance
five y a e - d n
ab
1
their inorses, fire two rounds in any position, at
-
tion skirmisleing target, taking advantage o f
a~y
that
may present itself,- aind remount;
the
l i e n T i l e
continue
thee
advance
until
thee
“lealt”
and
“nii , ,~
are again
sounded, wheni
the
odd
numbers
will
~n-
like manner, the
even
and odd
numbers
firing t-sa~
alterm eateby,
advancing to 200 yards.
Tine same metleod of procedure will be
obseryn~
retia-ing, winch
is to be effected
by
tine w l e o e l ab~
half-sections. T i n e
party may
be on-t iered to adnc~-
retire and fire
at
any
distance within the-prescri ieei~
at
t ine
discretion
of
the
officer
in c o n o m m i a t c d , unt~
ammunition i expended.
ANNcrii.
Couno so t or BcevoLvEs t PIsToL
P n O A C T n C I I
S T A F F
SE0SJEANTS .
241. Eacin
staff
s er je aam t
will fire
twelve
r o u n c h e
air
standing,
at
a
single
target
(bull’s-eye six inch~
centre one foot i n n
diameten-), at
thirty
yards
d i e m
Tine pistol
to be me l d in
one Inand only.
As s o o c c e n
staff
serjeant
leas
fin-ed six rounds t~n
succcsnion, t i c n
obtained
‘cviii be recon-ded
ian
a register. When e .
--staff
serjcants
present on t ine range
inave
fired
the
I n c
rocands ,
tleo
-second six
ro un d -s w ill
be
fired
a u c i
r e c o r l
t ine souse
manner.
Thee registers
coneta inieng the r a n
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- -
VL—I’RACTLCE.
nimootin”
will be at tacined to t ine
n ienoaa l
return fan- .
~srn1ed
t~le Xnspcctor-Gcnemal of Musketry.
Funorneota TIOAINING OF INn IFFJmRENT Sonora .
242. Sleontld
c a n n y o n i o n s ,
-wlnen
firing
‘witin thceir consi)amcira
~Luinless
thanseventy
poinee, nud thereby sInew
a fahhicng
n i l
in t l e e etnemeclard of s lnoot inmg previously
attaiceed,
ti-coy
till at t h e e discretion
of t ime
o iiice r -co n uuaaadiam g,
be cxci’
-
~cceelfter
(lee
t en ion inca t ion of
thee
aaeaiual course l e n - e e i a n n i e c g
i m e c i
j e n - s i t i o n e
drills,
a x e d
cache
fire twenaty
rounds
at
s e c e e h n
d i ’ : c n c c e ’ s in ieidividneal firing as may
be
deemed mac s t
d n - s i n n b i C .
f i n e a-d-gcs er s leowanig thee results
of tlaccr perfornan-
~Onsi-ill lie r e ta im eed until thee usu,-el on m tho r ity
foi’
them-
is
received.
PnLcrzCN aco rom iE INSPcICT II{&
Q a c a t m e n A L Otrymennas.
~ (b room
1
officers wilI, at tieeir a m a n ’u c a l icespect ioeas ,
hen practicable,
o n e
a
squad
of
at least teen files
(takeni
ian
-
jimcrienninateiy f ronn i t ine several
concmpaneies on
parade)
fete
~nc
r o n e e e d s
per
man, i n n
im iehividual, volley, i iechcpeacdenot
~r
, h i n o e i is lm n c e g practece, as
tieey
may
lerefer. Tine
a-cstclt,
dcejericn~
t h e e average
lcoiai ts
need
pel -cene tage
of
inits, is
ci
l e e
enetenedi in c thneir
comcficientinnl
relcort. Tine
result
f this iiniceg will also be sinowu in t ine Annual Practice
i o - t c n r n i .
R A N G E S or LmnuTom
E X T E N T .
2-It I a n
(lee
ca-se of regimenets quartered at stations
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2ti4
MUSKETCtY
INSTOtUcTOON.
-where a. range to the
full
extecet
is not
arabi
-
practices
to be
executed, aced
t ine qosaceti ty
of z e a e n n i u n ~
be expended under such
circuncstntnces, are
detail-
1
following
table
Fracdices to be 2
pee-formed.
;i
W b e e m
the .~ ~
Itango
. .g
cony ~ ,~cc
extends
‘ . ~ c
. - c
0 E-’~
to
V ~ ,~ ~ ~
“2
-~ ‘~ 0
—~-~
memo,
30 0 1 ~.. 1 0 1 7 0
c - o r den-nerd n - r n - , , ,
n -
c-an-tCee
nt
an
7
m
20
round, n e c a
~l-i-l-
d,cnIts eye a
2 ft.,
l i e
eC l a nn e e , - , , y,-
n n e n e p e - n d e n t
f i r ~ n
0
yards
s k l n - n c n i o n e c c g
0 0
and
200 yar1~,
s e e
m
1 10 a-or swend c C n , , ,
fi~,5-,
e t 500 yard, Sk:~
md-ewe-en i n n c c c i 5 n
o o
0 i
m m m
a e n - o r
d i e
s O n -C a n e , f i r e
a n
~
000
yareno .
l’n-izeo m c i i i i n n e h i ,
be
n e w a e e n e , e
to
- Best e d n e n t m e t
A r4
cxcept~d.
7 00 0 - 0
m I
1 1
1 0
For flr,L c-tn,,, r e p r e l c a ,
tier at 7 0 0 y e n l s I ’ :
laid
deewa
f o r
t o e m n - a
Cnavalry regiments will in all case-s expend t in
allowance
of
ammacnition
in individual
firing,
an y
c u l l : :
position,
as
follows
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rAa tT
vI .—n’nAcTocenn .
-
3 0 0
po e -do ,-e en e e,
~aon-n
1
’ at
300 panels
at
c c
~lngtc
target;
buers-eye
1 ft.
t e n d
rentro
~~7oecianectcr.ectit f l iseinemunted Uractiec.
500
ya,-da
eo ,mye.
lire 3 D rounds at 500 yards; bat a eccon,ad dana target
m e n d
00 at
n~
a n i r d
~-n c n n - g e - c .
000
pareto r e m e’ge.
l’irr C O r o u n e d i s n i t o n ~ccond n-lane tnigct
at 10 0
yards rend 20 rounds
at 0 0 0
7 0 0
yeee,t,
range.
~
n o
n o u n d o
at
5 0 0
and 600
yards
rc,peeneveiy
at
a
~ceond
clni~~
arget,
*ndlO
r o n n i e c i d
m e l 7 00 p a n - c I a
at a Inn-st
n - c a n s
target.
i’nizea w i a l be awarded
in
ran-In t m n - s t n n n -o e ,
O i u n a o r o s TO
110
oOS010VED ON RIFLE RiNoens.
245. T e a
1
ne-event t ine
possilnility of aecidenats,
t ine follow
-
jn~- r h - m s n e r o
to
Ice
strictly
deserved
o c e all
mieniges. Any
Lld’r2U0
1
1.
of
tlnoscc
reeles
tinat
ucay
ic e (meand m telvisablo
or
~c’t-c’So1rvroWn local
circumenstaneces ,
i
to be
sacbmitted
to
t i n e
g e - e n
r n e i
oillcei’
crcenmanne i icng flee c i i vision, distm -ict , o n —
I n n , wino , ~hnoice l
lee
a c e
nect i
on it, ~s-il c w o n m e n n e teicato t ine
e c n n t -
to tin e
A
cljnetaaet-(ieoaemnel for t Ine incformee;ttione of t ine
c’nenniaeic.lce’_inecinief.
Ore/tree
for
C / c e
~ce’,naor
/ l nCco’
ass.
1 / i c
liaecqdn,s,*
and
for
C / n c
O f / n
errs
at the
l”irin~Points.
246. Ne e t
to callow any practice
to
take place
acactil
the
i a n - g e r n - c l l l n c g is lue jo ten i
on thee
l o neg signed stall in
c c
a ~ c i~ p i c c n 0 n m 8place, n n m e n l t ine inc-metrics, or l o ok—ou t
m a a e c i ,
aa-o
neott’d
to w a n - a n
pcrsomes agnt inest c r o s e n n i e n g t ine r a m a n e e .
‘ l’ e e s e -i ’
tle:et
t ine r i n d Jlay is used itn tiee
nnnnn-ken”s
butt, to
l g c n : n l
‘‘
m l : e c c g e o n _ , ”
* For stetenit on m e t
“lleaegc”,ee pae-a .
050.
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206 Mt I SKETR r IresTitucnose.
Not to
allow a man
to
fire until t ioe s ino t of
t h n t p r ~
man. lea-s been signalled.
-
To
order
t ine “Cease fire” to be soundte t l , andthj“~
flag
to
be inoisted, alsO
to
see tleat any
menw h e t
121
u,c-load
immediately
the
red
flag is
raised
from
a n y
-
m uarke r’ butts on tleat particular ranmge, or an y ~
animati appeal’s in front of the firing party; a t - i
-
accoutet to allow
any firing
to proceed
so l ong a m
flag is isp at
thee butts. Wleeen
tlee
said
flags are
l O 0 ~ -
order t ine
“Fire
“to be
sounded, and
t lne “m la.ag~~’n
t ine fin-icag
point
to be
dropped.
1 , i , T h e e e
two
or
more
-
-sections
a n n e
fining
o n
a
rio-
sections are to fire simultaunoousiy
at tine
S a n - j O
di:
and
eao t once in fm-oat of aeiothnee
1
a n a d i when
the
fit-c” soceuds ,
t ine
firiang atall
fia-ing poieet-s o n that ~
range is
to be
discontinaued until tine “
daceger’
tine botts are
lowered
and t ine “Fire “is agnin B O n n
To see that all persons who dc-sire to watch the g
stand clear of the party to allow
le o
talkiangor~
mnnrity n e m o n g
t ine
men, whose attention is to I c e li
-
the practice ; and
to be
alert
to
p rovemn t accidecuk
Orders for C i t e Zt”on-commissio-ned Ofl~ccrmar/-in
7
Bull.
247.
Not to
allow any practice
to take
place r a t
large r~d
fling
is
l no io ted
a tm
t lnc
long
signal
s t a f f
the
sentries,
or
look-out
m c c c , are posted, to warn
agaieost
crossing
t ine range.
To see tinat
every
sleot fired is correctly s i g n a a i l e n l .
To see tieat
the
“danger”
flag
at tine
butt
ic r
wlnenever it is
necessary
to -stop
thee t im ing ,
to
r e - c o l a
target, or for
any
otleer purpose
; to
allow n o m a n e
t o
thee
marker’s
butt
until the
“
Cease
lire”
bate
been
n u n
or t ine
daanger flag
i c o n s been
raised at t h e e /lrincg p u
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C 1’AItT;YL—’,-P1UCT2C~,
n
-
wer to t h e e “daingen’ “- si~nalat the butt ; that tine
, ‘ e r ~nngalways accompasanes the -anarker
-
wleeneev-er,it
~~~ee~aryo examine thee target aced
tieat
t ine red flag is
t up, e n s
l o m c g as t ine cuarkers
are
-out of
the btett,
or
nerse°
in
time line of raccge.
~
n 1 . ~
~e that the c c danger” flag, is
-
lowered
directly
thee
c a n
is.chear.
-r~~nilow
n a o
person to enter t i m e , marker’s biett (except
~noduty)
without
an
order
from
the
senior officer on the
~~hccck all talking or
noise
in thee marker’s
butt.
T o
see
tieat
t ine
“denneger” flag is Icoisted
anad
siaaken
ibc,eett in em eehia te ly tin e look-out
man
on tine toaver, or eisa -
~~iecreeitlncr inoists his flag,
or
gives notice
-
tinat
pe r s o o ne
‘ e n I n n -i t s
are
witleite thee
linac of
fire,
and tleat it
j
kept c e p
-,~ntiIi n e flag on thee tower or elsewhere is leaven-ed, or the
-rien~e
eported
clear.
iluricn’
t h e e practice at long ranges, to
ace that all
per.
0 e n 0
i c e
t i n e
maeanker’s
butt
keel) well
oceeder
cover,
to
avoid
,iJje chance
of
being
struck
by
t ine
bnitlets wieeni
fenilinag,
Sheuicl a icuhict. -strike thee
dummy target,
t ine auaa-ker
~ill raise tine danger flag and signal t ine fact to t ine
firing
Attendance
of
i[edica~
Officers
on Ri~ile
Ranges.
248. T in e attemniance of
medical
ouhlcers
at
tam-get
practice
c , n e c ] e r orthinmary circumotaseces is unenaccessary , but t i n e -namno
L I e d address of
a
j ecedical officer to whom apphicatioaa cocild
i c e n n i m e l e
i n c
case ofaccident, is to be comncnmmeni i-ated to
n a i l
efliecra in clearge of jnarties proceeding to -target practice,
i n c h
s n e c i e
medical officer
is
cao t to be
absecet f r o m n n his
quarters or leospital during t ine period the i-ifle practice is
~rrieei
on .
- o
240. S i c c a c e l , 1 exceptional
circumstances
arise at
any stat-ion
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268 MUSK11TflY INSTICUcTIoce .
avleicin
would
appear to render
expedient
the pr~~
medical officer
on
a a - i f h e
macge,
t ine
generalor e t b e ~
c o s n n e a n cd i n g may, after consulting withe l i n e
0 0
medical officer, direct the attendance of a tieedj~
wlaen
Inecessary.
Thee
principal
medical officer is to report all
tao
5
nature
for
t ine information of t ine
Director-Oecee~
Am-nay
Medical Departnneect,
in
order theat
tin~eit
1
,
0
may be
made for
Ice rforam eauce of thee dnaties
of t h e n
oflicer
so employed.
Standard of JIerit
e / i n
S/toot/ag,
250.
Tine following table details
t ine aveecagestleni
considered
as icadicating very
good,—good,-_m~~.
and
had shooting
with
thee
Martiiai-iieeary
cart~
riflo respectively
Good ,
5to~erneo~
CAVALRY—
F C g n n r e
of
M e r n s .
INrAxrr.e—
5’igere of
Merit
vonney
Firing
ln ,Ceicen,CenL Firing
Skirnenmenning
1 0
110
U
9
c e
~o
95
8
8
1 6
s o
7
7
a ?
- 2.
Judy/ny fl/stance Pract/ce,
251.
Thee following
course
of
judging dis tance ~ra:
to
be
gone
tinrougla
by
recruits,—ancd
a e m e n u a U y
b y
ct
officers and trained soldiers—with a view
to
t o t
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a ’ A a L T v l.— c -c tA cm nuu.
~ ~cieIecyn this exercise so indispecesable to t ine eflicicut
i practicat use of thee rifle.
*92- T h e e correct distance
i n n
t h e m
exercise
is to ice asccr-
ew,iieya r o e n e g e f im l em , thee i ens t ruc t ioens for
the JJS~
ofwiekl~
g i n - e n
in l’art
X.
Itn t ine abseeace of ala
iinstennieeennt,
le , h i e t a e n e e a v i h l be paced as directed ice
judginag
distacece
~iib
1
ar.
146) .
r~sa
W ’ ln e aa t ine ground will admit of it need
a
seaflicieaet
kneber
of
fatigue
m s a e s n
is available, two parties will im e
c e n t
a-s “points” in diffee-enet
(i51Cctioses f u n ’
t ine c o m a —
o n s
1
ecad to jeulge upon altersnately.
e s - i . W in c e n
a
suliicieiit
mauaaeber
of
fatigue
m o n a
is
m n o t
to
can-ny
o n e t t i n e
leenic t ice i m m
tisis
n m a m a a n e e - , emie party
~]y c r 1 1
1
ice scant
out,
rued
its pos itiom a
van- led
for t ine
clistncalces,
— ~
e
section or more of thee
company
or
party, if
inn-c-
1,1cc-i,
colony
be detaclned
uende-r
an n ot’flccr or leoea-ccdtna—
~jo~i~nn-ecl
tiker
f u n ’
tlnis purpose, thee
m o m s . sceet forwaa-d
as
~pints,”
estimiecaticig
their
thnstanco
fro;nc
flee
lenaulk
body;
the e ~ c-n-rent thistaes.ce” cads. ticene, aftec- n a i l t ine cnneswcn-s
been recordeni in
t ine
registers being siganalled to
4 / n
n - I n c .
~ Olcjects will also be selected to j ne t lge
ocs,
a-s laid
iowa i c e I n - n r a . 142 .
297, W h e n - in there i
m ao
ronnege Iuiedec’, aced tin e gro n n ae~lis
t r n - c - g e e i n r
or
hnilly t ine correct
dis tnunce
Inlay b e n aneccr tcn ined
by
~unnneguhatione.
299, Tine amnswers of eachn man are
to
be recorded
i n n
a
Jul
0~
in gdistance register, uviniclc is to bekept bya sea-jeamnt or
12r
1
sral,
under t ine
superian teendenece
of am a
officer. Thee
~trict-esti lence is
to be observed
t inn-oughconnt
t ine
practice
L i c e
m e n - e m are
to
be
preveeeten . l
franc
comesccltieeg
to”etincr
i n s .
n m c l g i u g t h e e
dis taneco , amid t ine
ace-savers
are to
~e giveas.
fli
t e e n -
toon~
afro/ce,
so
as
not
to
be
Incartl
by
t ine
otlnec-s.
259r T he
cornncmoueder lemaving mam-ciceel lcis conepaley
or
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270
asuseexTav INeTnueTno i c .
Pae’tY
to the place he
intends
to j nedge from, s-ill ~
thee register
keeper-s five
paces to
t ine Iroset of
t i n e
r i o I n t ~
several
sections.
Tleese
regester keepers,
wieo a~en
keep
t ine
registers
containing tineir own nanee
5
if it~
avoided,
will,
after
~ivinng
thear own
answers
cei~
man to the
front
to gnve
his
estimate (in yards) ~
tamace
tinat separates Inina
frona tine “
poinets,”
w
cache answer being
insmediateiy
noted in t h e e
register
200 Wheen
t ine
answers of every man-a of t i n e c o n - n i p s
party
at a distance
have been recorded,
they
c a r e t o
to
t ine
men, so
that any error,
as
regards
entry,
a v i d - h n - c
chin-covered ,
may
at
once be
corrected.
When
liii,
h~
-
donne , thee
commander is to state aloud to the
an t
- correct dis tam ace , wheicin
is
to be
noted
at
o n c e
at
t i n s
t ine
coltemn,
and tine
value
of
t ine
anwe~, ~
registered amid made known
to
them, No a i t e r a t ~ o n -
1
,
cuecaw-er
is to be
made after the correct distrocs h a I
declared.
261,
At the
conclusion
of
an
exercise,
t ine n h n n - n b e r o f p
obtained
by
each
man
is
to
be
rend
over
to
t h e e
c o n - n
-
or panty,
and
inserted
in
the
c o i e m m n t e L - n h
p o i n t s ,
register wheer completed (whcicla is always to be
d e n - c
t i e c e practice ground) /a to be signed by tine
register
1
and by t ine officer
wino
supe r im n ten e led t ine pract ice
tee
it
cora-ectnneos , The e off icer- inas te’uctor is t i n e a n to i n c l i n
coiiemn“
dcsplicate total
points,”
detutcin it
f e - e o n
t i n e re~
an d
retain
it
to
check
the
entries
in
the
Drill
c a n e d
P c I
Rettern.
202. The registers of recruits and
third
ehae~
dot
to be sigamed by the register
keeper, and
ic y the n f
instructor, or hi-s assistant. Tine column
“dnephnt i
poincto” in
tine-se
cases,
as
well
as for casuals,
need
c c
filled
in:
203.
No
erasure
is
to
be
made
in
t ine
registers;
corrections are immediately to
be
initialed’ by the
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~‘AntTvL—rRAcriC~.- 271
r
~j~teonhueghee practice. A neglect of tiei order will
a h i e h a t s . tine eictry.
I a n jnndgirng
distanice
practicetino ic tum ebe ro f
exercises
,onfornned, t ine
e m n i e n a b e r
of answers
n a n cache
exercise,
rand
~ocjts
w-jtlnina
win ic in tIn e
practice
is
to
be-carried out
. n O f e ) h l O O S
/?-(rnn/. 6 exercises,
4
answers in each;
between 50
~h t ; O O
y~ttI.
- -
T r e i n a c a l
snelcinet. 3 exe rcm ses , 8
answers in cacln; between
-
~
c a n c e l
800
yards.
- ~
pietahcc-o
are divided botin for t ine recruit and
~ieecdsoldier
inato
two
classes,
rand
tlce
value
of
t ine
n eon ’ s
Wow,-N b a
pints is
to be n twarchcd caccoreiinmg to t ine
class-
1
jthim ~iich
thee
correct distance
falls, as
follows:—
2 ,nr tCZass .
I
-
A ll dintanecea up to
400
yards inclusive :—
Within 10 yards, 2 points
,,
20
,,
l~
’~j~nt.
lot C t r n o s s . - -
A ll dis tances
l n eyo nc l
-100 yards
Witlain 20 yaa’ds, 2 points
,, 40- ,,.
1
~
hi
the traineed
soldiers’
course,
not
more
t h e r e i n
four
~conellass
disttnmeces are to
be given
in
cache
oxen-cisc .
266. At
flee
connclnasioan
of
eacin
exercise
for
thee
t ra inneul
~lehicrnannnIvery two
exercises
for ~hc recrncit,
thee
to tnel
chefs
o h e t a i n m e n h
by
cache
m m n a n a
are
to be
cnten-cd
in
the Dnill
~,h
Pract ice
lletnnrn,
207. At tine conechnes ione of tine
course
of jeenlgineg distcnmsco
t 5 e - f
i c e ,
t i n e ’
poinits
nictoninced
by each
n a e o n n n
i n n
t ine
sevem-cel
~erciscsarc
to be
added togetleen raid
t ine sum
eaten-cd
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272 MusKETry
nccsrcuuc i - i ouo ,
opposite eacin
man’s
name i n n
t ine
c o l u m n m n
“ag~re~l
poien t s “ of thee
Drill
r e a c h
Pa-actice
fletccrn,
f ~ o m n
u l
cla3sfficataon
is
to be
mach e ,
wlaenn all
reen
t a i l s or
i - -
soldiers wino have ob ta ined——ianfaan tn-y 24— caa-ab,-~
points and
vcpwards,
will
be
classified
as
1st
c i a k ~
tleose frilling to
ebtain—iecfantry 24— cavala-y
l~_.
as
2nd class juadges
of
(li-stance.
268. Tine merit of
t ine
battalion,
coenmpany ,
or s n - - ~
required, will
be
obtanned
by
dividieag
t h e e
total
a~n
-
poiants
by
t ine
nunnber of m ean wIn o c o n a m a e e c e c c n - l
in thee first
exem -cise
; thee judging
distanice
of
tic~
Class
Shno t s ” being included,
ice
calculating
th~n :
averawe.
260 Officers will
jeedige
distance
with
tineir
e o n
0
their
perfoe’mncaeuces to be eeateu-ecl in a sehearate reg~n-~
270,
le a
additiona
to
t ine
o e m n n u a l course
of
jcndgit~n-d~.
-
t ine
anon are occas iocna l iy to be
oxei-cised
i e a j u d l g i n g c j i .
when
marcleing out iea
t ine couentry, witla a
view L-fn
-
tineir
jeo
e u - c e - s
i n n tinis bracucin of eneosketry traineireg e,~
at
distances
up
to
1,400
yards
may be
selected
f - - ~
luorpose, anid when thesis jandgieeg over 800 ardls,
t h e
of the answers by poicets will be
awarded
as f o l l o w s : -
Witlein 50 yards,
2
poiamts.
Witieiaa 100 yards, 1
point.
The e
names
of t ine best juadges of distance are tots
shown,
annd
sucle
of ticecnn
as.may
desen-ve
it
c n n a j -
I - c
mitted
to
be absent
frona afterecoon
p a r o n d l e ,
o r - n i
some otleer imadnnlgence ,
at
tin e disc a-e tio c a
of C o n n e n
0 1 1 1 c a i n - s .
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VA~TV1 I .—FRIZES .
273
PART
VII.
PRIZES
FOR
GOOD S1100TING, AND
FOR
JUDGING
DISTANCE.
~71,
With
a
vieav to stinuslate inedividneal exertioni,
anti
~n-Wareii n e proficiency of solihiers in
t ine
ense and maneagc-
~eeet
of
t i n e
rat io ,
thee
Royal
Warranet
and
Eegna la t iones ,
f n e e n u i g t n t e d by direction of thee Secretary of
State for
c n n t i n e 7th May, 1869 ; Clan-see 32, of Araeay Circuian-s,
~7(, n e e d
Chcuese
5
of Army Circvnla,-s, 1879,
autinne-ise
l a c e ’ s
to be awarded
for
good shnoot ineg aced
for
skill in
m t i ~ i e e gdietaaace, as fol low-s
icoFxcernn-r.
I. Target
l’ractkc.
~ h’efzo,—To
t ine
best s,~otof t1~c
( 2 0 1 .
asciI a Silver
in/en-fry of thc army
(ieechnsdiemg menIal,—
i insee-ibenl
with thee year ian
t h e e lilyal
Eneginecers
retch Cole— I
winlcln
voia, need
~ni:nh
‘erps) wino
leave practised thee
wiumner’s
a m a m e n e ,
I l n r o c g h n tIne aenaeual course of
1
maucuaber, c a n e d regi.
zncnsketry
di-ill
and
izndividtnal
f r incg
prescribed for
t ine
trained
n n e c at,— to
be
worn
~lelie’r. on t ine rigint
breast.
m l
Pc-ice--To flee heat . n i l n o t of e n - - c r y ~)
r e i n - e n - n e t , or lcatlaln’c-n of infaictc-y,
51. anti
ci
badge
of
ad O e e
co ncpan i e s
of
winichn newest
cross rifles c a c e d
l e n - c r c
prn-cctiocd theron-nglc thee an- ~- croavn,
worked
its.
concise
of
musketry drill amid gold, to be
worn
(sn.) s
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274
MusKErar rNsTcuuc-rloae.
inndividual
fining as above laid on t h e e
l e f t
dow-ca. J
3rd Prize.—To
t ine
best shot
of
cn’cry~
cossnpany, in wlaicln
40 m e c e n e at
least
leave practiseei
t leronmgie
t ine
aenneual
course
of musketry thrill
rend individual fining as above
laid down.
To
t h e e
best
shot of every
cl-pelt
coin-
peendy
in
wieicia 30 n-non at
least
leave
practised
t ieroneghe
thee acm
-
ncsah
course
of
musketry
drill
read
iaethividual firing as
above
laid
down.
4tie l’rize.—To “marlcsnceee”
to t ine 1
enuteeber of 10
per
cent, of the
n e n e e n practised t inron-eo~n t ine a s l—
1 1 .
cana l
course
of muis’~netry drill
reed
innthividuah
firineg
as
above
laid, down,
isa eacln regiment or
bcat tal io ie , i n n adchit iosu
to
t ine
leolders of
thee
1st, 2nd, aced 3rd
prizes.
No two of t ine above
prizes
will be i e e l d i b y t i e
soldier. Tine eeext
i n n
on -de r of Men-it will
in
cal
succeed
to
thee
prize
vacated by
t ine
winner
o f a
prize.
All prize-holdei-s must leave qualified as m u r k c n e n e
II.—Juo’qn,eg Distance Practice.
1st Pnize.—To the best qnnal~ifdju~geof d i e / a n - e o n ir~
cache company in winicln 40 mean at
least
leave pm
tiseth
through
thee
annual course
of
judging
ditanc’,
practice. -
2?. 10,, n e i l
of
c ’ r o e
worked
i n c
be a n - n r a
left
ar~
2?.
ansI
a i n - ’
c m - o e m rif~,
in
gold,
tel.
On
t i n e h e f t
and a
cross rifles,
in wors~d
\voraa s e a
t i
arm,
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rAnT vIL—n-aenzEs. 27f~
rrize.~To
10 m er eciet. (if qeca?~fl~d)~j
~n-~enny~~a’cie(1’tler0tcgIe
in e
n u c n s m n - n l
c o n e n - n e c
of}
m g
d i s t n - u a C e practece, i echuswe
of
t ino laulder
c h i c le t Prize.
CavALma r .
1,—Target
1’s-ac/icc.
r
1
ize.—To
tle~b e n - e l n - h o t of en-cry )
of Cezuili’y, all flco
frocspne
a s l e i e ’ h n ~ anust Inave practisen-ci
~hcnsncin
h e e
c c n e m n n a l
coenrse
of
~n-e’-kctry
hrill
a c n n - i
i i n s h
lvidnaah
~rie~~ f u n -
t ine tnaieinn-d
~,hisr. J
4 Prize-
- To
t ine
best scbet of eveeu~
~ -?
n-~Lecebi/,
i n n
wheicin
40
n - n e
n - c t
J ~ n - n - s t
i n n - i y e pc-:eetieeeh
n - n l g i e the
neinnend c d c n n n - C e of
~eo~-try sic-ill noel
inndivn-thiral
i c n - ~n - e s n - a l c o v e laid
clowni .
- t i n - - let suet ef
sate/c c/n-pit of
in n winkle at least ~n
m c c c
iv,-
1
c n n - c c t cocc i t I e roengin t ine
a n n —
~e:eic c c n a c of meiunskctry nh-ill amid
s I c h e e n - n i
h i
clang as
above
laid
~wnm,
I’riica—’I’o j I a , ’ A - , n - n n c c n of cavalry, ~
t f i n e n e a n e n i s e r of 10 per cennt . of
h e I c e e n e leract iseci t h n a - o n - e g i n thee -
t n - e c u t - o c m e ’ s e of m a m n m s k e t r y d m - i h l
~h c c c l i
e n - d e c a l
f i ria e g
a c e a l s c s n - — e
e e l
lace. i n n e n - n c l a
n-eginneant ,
n - - f i n - l i e
- e n
t
lIne
JeLinierS
of
t h e e
t n - i n c h
. t i n - I l’aizecs.
(en,)
2?.
and a
badge
of
cross
cat-hines
cud
c rowcn ,
woe’kesl
in
gnhcl ,
to
le e worn
e n s . t ine left
a n - n i n a .
11 c a n n e l a leanlgo of
erects
carbines,
worked
i c e gold,
to
be
w o e - m n
on
the
loft
arena.
1 ? . amid a
badge
of
cross cearbimces,
worked
icc gold,
to
be
worn on
the
left
anna .
- lOs. aced a badge
of
cross carbines,
worked lea worsted,
to be worn on the
ls,cft cu-rn.
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27 0
anusicaray
IsSTctucTioy,
Tine
Cavalry Depot
will be tn-eated as a
rn -
-
cn lcoe lcn t ing the mecnmbe r
entitled
to
t ine
3 m - e l P r i s o n -
No
two
of thee above
inrizes will be
i n e i d h i n
-
soldier. Tine next
ice
order of merit will i n n ’ s
ctucceed
to
the prize
vacated
by
thee
w i u n a c e -
o f
pcizc.
All prize-holders
must
have qualified as I f l s . f i n - n
II.—J’ua’gi,ng .lEstancc Practice,
1st
Prize.—To
the
best
qneal(ñ n - c l jseclge of
d s e t a e c n - e , c
c a c h e
troop (or
depOt,)
lea
u-icicle 40 neon at J~n -
leave
1
sractised tinrougia
thee
annual c o n u t e
judging
distance practice.
2 n a n - 1
l’rize.
-To 10 per ccitt.
((.1
qualsfcd) of s - n -
troop
(or depOt,) exorcised t inroengie t i n e a c e a c n - .
cocerse of jaedgicmg distanece practice,
inclusive
thee molder of
t ine
1st I’rize.
In
cahcealatirm g t ine
noenibee’
of naenn eretiticcl to-
“markorneen,”
o n for
jeedgiceg
dis tannce
leracticu,
a~
prizes
will be given
for
fractioces of
six
cud
n c p \ d a
272.
In
every battalion of
inefanc try, c u e d i i n n
i n -
Eengineers, aced inevery reginneect of cavale-y
( C ~ e v n - i r
~nc1nsdod), n e l l t ine coenpanies, te-o o jes, ac ed d e l t n - t s - ,
leave been
exercised
tieroee
gIn tim e
a e n c n t a a l
c o c n r u e
of~
in
addition to t ine
f o r ego ce ng pain-es, an
l e n - n - c
titaction
of a
badge
of cross rntles or c a r b i e n c o n - a l
worked
i n n
gold, will
be worn
eec
tine
right a r e a
serjeacnts
of thee best
s inoo t ineg
conelsn-uey, t r o c u
1
,
c c
-
cnavalry , i n n wheichn 40 e m n e n
cn t
least leave h d r a e t e e c i a
l e n i n - i downe , anad sheaR have
estabhiahced
a
“good’
merit,
273. Thnose men
wino
qualify
c o n e marksmen
i n - c
t i c
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VART vni.—rnezcts. 277
-~b e n t urine m o n a y
be in
excess
of t ine
perceanthge
to
n - n ,eijZn-5
ceo
allowed,
will be peranitted to wear
t ine
i n - n J
ire badge
of
“ inrnrhcsasneon.”
~4
T i n e
pc-ken
will
be
iosuecl
as
n - e o n s .
an
t ine
necessary
c;’itv s h i n - n f l ice
receives’ by
thee corps,
aced
t ine badges
I i c e ~-oree
o e ’
ocne yeas’, c o e n n a n e m n e i n e g
from t ine first s i n - n y
( C n c ~ m n - n e n - e n t h e
s e e e ’ c c c a h
m u g
t ine receipt of
c e n c c l n a n e t ie o m - i ty.
c n n t i n e tin-ill and practice
c o n - c
secopeandedi,
t ine badges
v c e e e t i n e n c e to be
worea
nenetil t Ine cnex t
a w n - n o - e l
of pc-keen,
-~r- e e c u t i n c r a n e n n i a c e l coien’oe, but c e o fn-ertiner ocse~s~siywill,
i t h e i s
i i e n - t n - e n n c e ,
L s e ga-aceted.
~275.
T h e e
m n n c c l n - n l
giveen
with
t ine
first
prize
will
be
t ine
ddf t h e e wienaner , a n e n d
neaay
be u-ores.
dureang
thee
- r b - i n - cf In k O e - r v e C e .
270, S o h h i e e ’ c e wino, m y reason of imprisonennent or tieeir
~eea n c l e e - e c e e d l
n c c t - ,
: n m ’ e
p m - e u — c e e t e~sl f t - o n c e
go inng tinronisgin
t I n e s
~,hivielenn-nlirineg c a n n e l j
necigi
n n g
tlistn-annce pc-actice with tineie’
I e e
1
n - c e n i o s or te’oo
1
se , c a n n e l are consoeqnmeent ly pc-cectised e n - c l
~icnn-nis,”ill
m e e t
be
ehi~ibsIo
to
receive
c a n n y
pn-ize
fecr
~ihe f n e e o t i e n g
or
jcsdlgenng des ta rnec
leractice,
which will be
I r e e n
to (lee anext i n n oo’der
of
ennerit .
~2r7-A n n y soldier
wino ,
betweeai
t ine
date
of his
n e i m a n - c a l
i e n i l e g , aced t h e n - a t
of t ine
receipt
of t ine
cneetlnoe-ity for
i n - - n e c v c f t h e e
pn-izes, sma l l
slesent,
or
be
fon-end
to
be
i n n
~f:nteO f ’ d h d s e n - r t e d d e n ,
o n ’
m e cocnvicied of
f e l oney , o n ’
of d i n —
‘ e f e c h c o i e e h n e c t , or
ice
discien-na-geci fnoaei tIn e sen -vice
tvitie
o n e l i n y ,
u v i h l
thncn-cby foefeit nasy pnizo
tinat
nnay leavt,
K e n
n - n w n - e r d n - e l to m m c c , c a n e d s n e c h e lnn ize will
nao t
be
issued to
elfccr selehice’.
-ra ‘ r i c e lccst slecct
of tlo e b rn t taliom a uvihi
Ise tinat
soldier
~n, b n - l i c n - ~ n - n n n c n - e n ’ k c n - e e n n - e c n , c n i n t n - n i e e s
tine
ge-en-ntes t ct~ge-egnnte
~Clnln-r
n - f
eceicets
in n
i
a n t i
i
viii c a c t i
tieiaeg, ice t ine
batt aiio em .
270 .
T i n y - len-st
sheet
cef
thee
c o e s a p n - n n a y ,
troop, or depOt of
~n-d rV,
will
l i e n
tinat
n-eitHer
wino,
bcsineg
a
m ctrksie iaae ,
i t r c n - n - n - c t ine
greatest aggregn-ntc
cetaaenber
of
po ien t s
lea
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278
MusccxTar f ldSTRUc’ rco5~
individual firing i n n tleo c omp a e n y , troop, o~
cavalry.
280.
To
qualify
a
so in leer
for the
positjoee c - f
man,” c a n n e l
to
receive
t ine
rewardn- at taclc ins
t h
naust,
in t ine yearly course of practice,
i n n - e v e ab
indivicineal firing, cat Joust—
Infantry, 130
points.
Cavalry,
G O
points.
281. T ine best judge of dist~aeeceof t h e e cocn~
(or
depOt of
cavairy), will
be t l e n - s . t
soldier ~hi,
qualified for
a
prize,
n-cores
t ine
greatest
nnum~r
i n - a judgincg distance practice.
282.
To
q n e n - n l i f y
a
soldier for
a
prize for juelgin~
he
cnaust
heave obtaiened at least—
I refaem try , 24 points.
Cavalry,
16 points.
283.
TIme
order of accent to regulate
t I n e
i - e n - c
money
prizes
to
t ine
authnorioed
neuenber
o f
“ a n - c
will be detcrcnicued
by
t ine greatest aggregate n u n -
poiemts
obtained
in in iliv idun-el f ir in eg
in
j cndgin~
by t ine greatest aggregate number of p o i m e t s i n
exercises.
Sinould two or more
rnecn
obtain
aggregate
n t c r nmber
of ~eoiemts,a
reference
is to lo
tiecir
respective
performaenccs i n n t ine f o l i o w i c c g
to be t,aln-cu
sneccessively
i n n
the
order dctaikn-f,~n
-
me n e
care
to
he
selected for
money prizes w i n o
l e a n t
the greatest number of points therein: viz.
Target
Practice.
First. By t ine points obtained at 8 0 ( 1 y n - n c i
Se co e ed . By thee po i n n t s obtn-tieieel at 7 00
y a r d
Tinird.
By
t ine
poicaLs
obtaicnen-i
at
G 0 n -
y n e l
Fourthe. By
t ine
poiaats ebtahaed at
5 0 0 psi
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i’AnT
vxm.—raezn~.
279
Fiftin. By tine
po ine t~s
o b t n -n - im n e d
net 300 yards,
Sixths.
By
thee value of
eachn
shot
fired, taken
in
inverse order.
JnCcn’Lfe’/e9
Distance
Practice.
Fiat. By t ine
1
)OitntS olnta tnneel ill 3rei
exercise.
S n - e a r n e d .
By
t ine
po ian t s
ob ta inees i ila 2 n n e l
exercise.
rheirL
By
t ine
neggregn-ete
e i n - c n e n l e e r of
po i n n t s
obtained
in teen-get
1
mract ice
;
aansi
By tan-get ~nrcncticei n n
thee
order above laid
shown.
~g4,M c c c uvino
n-nnadergo
a
cucerso
of
in-an-traction
at t ine
n - ~ n - n k h of
M tasln -e t ry
u-ill coumn t
snecie
course c o n
them
-
•s,n eol csneracfor i /ce
curre,et
y~ear,
n - e c n l e s c o
t i nny
i n n - e v e already
~e’e exercised
before
j o ineneng
thee said
establin-Inmnacut ,
,h~cfn
is
to be
e h n e h y
inot i f ieni .
Prn-actiee
r e t u m - m a s of fleece
at
tine Sc l e o o i
a m e s to be ececet to
tine
ofilciers c o m m a-
• ~ a n - c n e c h i 1 W
len-attal iolas ,
~
~fnoncld
scr jen-in t
of
t ine
best
s l noo t i nng
conmp~-ancy
or
~ccp l e e
citiner
“thee
len-st n - m e t of the
battalion”
or
“
regi—
n -V c c n I t~ (ice “ boot
sleet
of h e m cuenpamey,
or
troop,
or tie-pOt
~cn-arairy,’ora“cnearksnnnann,” le e is
to wear
the distiamguinnln—
~g badge
of
that position in n adnli t ioan
to
t ine i e o no r na ry
- d ie t in n - O o n e , — t h e e in-aLter
ic e
mneust resign w i n e m e
le o
leaves h e l e n
~fleictnny
n ’ troop.
2~.
In
ce-den
to guard
agaim es t
t ine
p n - n l c h i c
beiceg
called
(0
pay
for
a low staneclard of ineerit, as well an
~
c e c e c m e tin e ietein eest impartiality
in (leo dists-ibutionn
bf
t h e e re-warn-is,
t ine practice registers are
to be
tine
data
~l’~ winkle tine proficiency of tlae mean’s shooticeg and
J e c i n - r i c e g distaaece is t~e
c c s t m n - n e a t e t i . Can-c
xnatnst be
t akenn ,
t i c c r e h - r n - ,
(heat th n ese n io c in en e en ts are
-
correctly
ice~t,aned
a h i - u y s
f c c r t l e c e c a e c i n e g ,
ueatil an-atheority
l a n - a s
beemn
s’eceived
to
desi~ne
o f tleceoa.
If
c a n n y
irregularity
sleouki be
detected
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280
MUSKETRY mNSTntUeTnoN.
uvhncneby thee integrity of tlncse records may be ~nnoc-
sucha as enasureo,—correctiocms
not
initialeti
byan
c c n -
abseseco of t ine
sigaatosre
of thee company oiijcee-~,
0
n -
do c n -nm e n to ,— tic e
roovanels -ovill not be allowed
t o
n - n - n
-
-
to
t ine
public,
but
t ine
responsible
c ompa ny
yr
officers
-cviii be required to naake good to ( h o
t n - n
-
dioailowances
uvlnicie
may
be occasioned t h n n - e o ~ h
on
tieeir
part, uvlnen
supenintending
t lno
target a n d j --
distance
practices. --
287.
Sinould
any
irregularity
be
discovered
i n - t I n -
(ion of (lee several exercises in target and
j nndgin~~,
practicee,—sueia
n o cosentiug
nieoeinots,—phn-oeirs n - n - ,
aim
at
to denote
t ine
allow-n-once to ho made f e e - u r i n e
firing
at distaences
n ebon t e r
tlnan
(icon-c enjoined
nognnlstiono,—or
at
a greater number of
tangefi n il
pn-osca-ibed
for
tleo
several d is tn -uaecs ,— or
at
i n c a s
eyes or centres tiean
prescribed for the
several i n - --
deycartueg
ian
any way fnom
the mien clearly
d e b n -
conduoticeg
(ice
target
and judgieag
distanaco p e a c t i n - - d
otinerwise
deviating
from
tleo
spirit
of
t h n e e o r e n - n - ~ n
-
by
u u - I n i c i n alone
a
fair
comparative merit can
i n -
at,—ahi prizes
will be forfeited,
288,
T i no
prizes for
good
sleooting will be
i n - n e e d t o n -
n n o n m in i n o - i g n - c e l e
depOts
and the cavalry depOt,
a n - c - - n - I
1
their cnn-len of
merit
in the bnigado
en
c a v a l r y
irneopeotive
of t ine depOt to
wlnecln
they
be l ong ,
at
of
10 pen
cent.
of
the
mnumbem
of
men
oxercioed
t
t ine
annual course of practice.
‘line
prizes
lot- jtndgiug
distance
will be i o n o n - J n - ~
brigade
depOts by
companies and cavalry
depit I n - v d i -
289. Application
for newards for
good
s i e o n - t J
judgiog
distance,
ou tiee prescribed form, is t o
mittcd, with
t ine
annual mausketry practice r o t o r s ~
tino Iseopecton’-Geuerai
of
Moesko ta’y ,
by u v i n o s o le1
cxacen iana t ion ,
it will be forwarded, to t ine
O f l i c e r c n - t h ;
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rAivr YXII .—l tETUIUcS . 281
~.
j~regiment.
On the receipt from the Inspector
-
~
of ~1usketry of
the authority for the
money
prizes,
to
be
published ~VitlLthe names of the Prize—holders
reoinienh5l orders.
coo . T he
distinctions
and
attendant
pec~111ia~’ydvantages
fkr~1lYgranted by the C~ovcrnntetitto those who
excel
in
~
are
considered sullicieiit to
stimulate
the
soldier
~ ~kil1
in the useof
his
rifle ; the
practice,
therefore,
~pt~dnsor
officers commanding
companies
giving
re-
,~fi
f i ’ o m n
their private
funds to
t ime
best
shots of their
is prohibited r ilm is rule (lees mIo t
a p p l y
to
:VmSjQUal ,
brigade,
or
battalion
rifle
contests, which take
with
the
sanction of
the general or ollicer
c o r n —
~mwJing
n t i m e
spot.
~i, N o
solder
is to be permitted to have any target
pr:ket~ce
whatever, other
than the
allowajice
of D O rounds,
~ the
conimencenidnt
of the prelinmnary drills by
his
until it
has
completed t ime a imm i a l course.
An
t t~mpt ion ,howeve r ,
may
be made in the case of
inca
c o i n —
at a Ii
tie
Meeting, or being required to shoot hi
a
~cnn1o
cprcse ia t t ime regiment, garrison, or division.
PART
VIII.
RETURNS.
2~2.The following forms, &c. ,
are
to be
made use
of
I n
the different
branches
of
musketry
instruction,
and
will
k
hsued
on
application
to t ime ijnaer Sccretai~vofStale,
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282
Mus a~1 oTR rINsrawcrroy.
War
Office, Pall Mall. (Vicle
p 5 c m - a .
3-ifi.) ~
record the
performances
of all
recruits,
a a c c j
n-~’~
trained in mnuskctm-y witie a regiment, batt.ohio
5
depOt, cavalry depOt,
conapany,
or troop
dccring
t h ,
coterse,
whnether
~effective
or
~ot1eerwise
On
the
d~.
returns
a i m - c prepared, except an increafter
spccjfiej
-
W.O.
Book .—No.
129 .
Foss R~cocunTs.
203.
This
book is
to contain t ine
names of yonrn~ n
and
recruits,
including
lads
incapable
of
bearing~
t ine ortier
they
join t ine depOt or battalion, m n -
are
to
be obtained from the orderly roam
at
tIty
cache
montin.
204.
This
book is
to be
most carefully k n -
1
n - t
I-
Serjeant Instructor, and t ine OfficerInstructor w i l l n -
1
l
see that all
necessary
information
is recorded ~n-
signing
the
same
at
t ine
end
of
each
nuontla,
A~
tine recruits
coarse
of each man
is
com ple ted, } n - ~
-
will
be rn-dec
1
through,
and
t ine fact,
weth
date
.
entered in t ine Column
“Remarks.”
205.
T ine
can-use
wleichn lean-prevented t ine t r a i n n i o a n - f .
recroeit wino appears
not
to
leave been
oxercise~,
n --
clearly anti concisely
explained
in the co i cnmn
o f
r o n -
in
ink
if
non-effective,
anad
in
pencil
if
effective.
Drill and PracUce Rc(urn.—Form B.
Fon
Rsscaui~s.
290. Thin return is
to contain the n ame s o f
officos-s an~ reersuiitn
by parties,
i~a
t ine
order i n
they are
handed
over
for
musketry
instruction,
As soonas eacla
party
has completed a
recruits’
c i
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rAe t ’ r YIXL—IUcTUENS .
the
cuber instrctctOr will fnsrnish a
return
to t ine ortleriv
~en, sinowieag by companies the
total
points obtained by
each c n n - o d e “a 1~div1dua1
firing.
T i n e names of those needs
who obtaidl
7 0
points aueci U l )W a c ’ e m n -
will, if exercised
i~t~-e~n
st
Ape- i l
ateti ;iotln
Septcnnber,
I n - c
at
once centered
i n s t i n e
c o m n c p n - ~ ~ e y ’ n -eturn;
if exercised be tweenn
1st October
~ncI31st Narclc,
they
will be centered in the nacx t
year’s
ret
n e r d e .
In l e e g n - e n l e nlepOtn- a
separate return
will
not
be m e —
q n n i r n - d fr e n - u n - I n depOt, bunt t ine
peurforenarences
of tiec recruits
n - - i l l I s ’ sliowie
by dep~n-ts
n n
F u n - i n n
A.
2 3 7 ,
1 [ ’ n m s
m - e t n e e ’ i e in -
to
h u n
kept
m y
thee
sea- jcnut- innstn-nnctor ,
s n - n i s r i n n t e n n n l c d
by t Ine ofl icer-innntrncct-or , aced is to n -mow
winen c a c h e rec rcsn t
l e n - e s
c ouc ln cn led tin e
pre l in i ien-any
drills,
t l e n n n , c o n c f n n - c m n - c d , ” —tin e pouats he has
obtaineed at
t-he~
~eveY-5cl
istn-vcnces in s lnoo tenng
r end
in
5n-ndgiug niistance,—tine
a v t - r a g e ’ n - ebtn-aincni by cacle oqooad or party in volley, jude-
1
e n n - l e n t ,
and
s k i r n n n m n - n - le i e n g prn -n -c tic c s,_aonn i tin e figure of
a n n - n i t of t i n - n -
m e n - c r o n i t s te am -nd
between the
1st
April anti
3 1 s t
March,
‘Ike e n - c n n - c wlniein i n n - v s prevented
t ine
traisiineg
cf every rcen-nnit un - - I n c appears
snot to
leave cennoins ten i , i n s
to
c-k~n-riy
n a s a l conc in -u iy o~’ep1zoiucdin t ine cehinm of
re-
murko,
~s, W in - e r a a n - m o n a who inrevo been fully exercised
ice
i n n - l i v i d t c a l firing, best who leave neo t corenpie t ed tineir course,
n - r e
trnenn-ferred to or from
amnotiner corps
or
battn-dion,
they
will
,nze~ncte
the
volley,
imnelelncondenat,
aced
skirm en ish in g
n - r n - c t i c e s
with their s n ow corps or battaliosn,
but
tineir
per—
lornnadeces ida inthvitlnnal fnnieag
will
be included m a cal
-
culating t h e e
f igcnre
of merit of t ine recruits of t ine corps or
battalion
f m - o m e n
winicie tiney heave been transferred.
£03 , P } s m n - return
i n n - be
be closed
on
t Ine
31st MarcIa
isa cache
year, rxclcsnlineg t ine j e n - f o r x n m n - n u c c n - s of all effective recnucits
in-ct
fcilly
trained,
ninni
of
transfers
to
another
corps
or
bat—
t~’elionpartly trained in individual
firing; but
including all
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rART vxx i.— n i tT um sN s.
— - I n - n e o n m m d c c i preliineiinary drills t Ine word “concluded”
t,
be cnntere~e
1
against
each m e e a i n ’ s
m n a l e i c
wino
lean-
coin—
— ( e e l t i n e pre l icc in inary drills. Tiee cause winicin lean-
pro—
t i n e t raicnieeg of aney ensan wino appeal-s ~sot to leave
i
5~
n
sen-ciocei, or ocely partly
so ,
or wino inas becosnne m o n a —
~jleCtiVC
bynheathe ,
desertion, discharge, c~,n - to m o cleanly
m i n I ceildodhY ~ i n n t ine colenmnn ( n - f resnearks . Tine
, j
5
ts oln-taileed n n a t ine
elisceuouneted
practice
uvitia morn-cs
in
~.nvn-n1rye~icenentsare to be en tcn -ed in t Ine colunnri i ncac lcd
, n - j irdo e n - / n - n n - e q . ”
3 o 4 . \Vlneu n a cia w in o leave
not
compieted t ine individual
f r inn~
are
trcnsnsfen-rcd
to or
received
fn-one
aneo t i ne r
corps
or
l n t t n - e h o I I , tieeir nn-t tnes stead perforinaneces will, in tine fo~’ imner
e n - o n ’ ,
b e
st insek out
of t ine n - e t c n s - s e ,
anal
i n n t ino
latter
tiwy
n - - i l l I n - c inserted ire t ine rettsrna of
then-or
snow comnpamny, t ine
dnle
t n - f
ti-n-nnsfer
being
specified in thee a-en-nan-ks. Winein
m an w i n o
ion-re been itchy
exercised in
j ieel jvit icial
firing,
but w i n o
i n n - a v e
sect conepleted tineir a m e n e i c a l
cocci-so an -c
t r n - n u o f e e r e d
to
or f r emn
n-eseothccr
corps
or
battalion,
tlney
will
c i e n - n e t e
tine
volley, intl epceadeiet,
stand ski rmneishning pn-sectices
n - n - t i n
tinei’ new corps or battalion, bcn t Ilneir pen-forneances
in n the
inn-dividual firing will
be in~clcsdedice calculaticeg t ine
iignrc
of sceeri t
of
tine corps
or battnalioea fromwhicln t i nny
i n - n - n
n - c
lecin tracnsferreel.
~
T h e e totals at thee foot of t ine return, m m c d l in t ine
r , - - ap i t n n h n - e t io m n table, are snot to be inserted i n n
ink
until t ine
n c n - n u a l
prn-ncticc
re tcimsns
are to be I n - r e i n - a n - e d ,
u v l e o n e
t ine
i n —
f n - n - cm a t i o e n
givccn oeiecler
thee
respective
i ieael icngs
in-to apply
to
i n - l I u n - n - - s e
u n - l e o
leave b a n - e e c trained isa t ine cosupasny dterimeg tleø
n n n n n n - c e a l
cocnroe , m n oin-e lkc tiven
included,
exc lc sdin n g tin e
l n - n - ~ ’ —
femmaucco
of te-ausfers to otiner corps
o n - battalioces
wino
I n n - a d
e n n - t ecnnnpletc.I tineir i tndivielcoal dc-meg wlnein traresfes-red
i n - n e t i s n c l n n c l i i e g
all
t ine pcrfornnarcces of t raem sfers wino m e n d
i n - n - n - - e s
p a n - t i n - ’
exercised
ice
i rndiviclccal
fining
with
other
corps
Er
I n - a t t n - n i
i-_us.
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rART
VI1I.—ItETUeU-IS .
287
- o
nice
who obtain
thee
quahifyice~number of
pointn~
t e n - j
0
c icmd~t l
a n -
qnaal i i ied traienetl soldiers ha the
next
r3 c e e f l p a m e y
return.
31” T he
n n e n i e n - n
of tlaose recrunts who arc exercaseci
~n-n-
the
1st
April mind 3Otie September,
aced
fail to
uhfY , n - - i l l be centered
in
this retusan
at t ine
conclusion
e h n - - ~ rr e c r n n m t - S ’
course.
3 1 3 Tine
rostnits
of thee performances
of
3n’d
class shots
in
e h n o w e a
i o n t ine aeaenual return and on i Form K,
VU. winicln
will
be romec le red to tints
Inspector—
G e n - n - n r m l of
Mnnsketry
witie
t ine annual return.
Drill and Practice
Rctnsrn.—Fornn
B.
- - F u n - n - C A n - O A R S AFTI~RTKRt { INATION Os’ A m o m o t u t n Coc i es i n .
-
3 1 4 ,
Tine
1
nerfon’nnannces of all n e n c n n
(casseals)
t rnunsod
after
i h - -
I e r e n n i m e n - n t i o n n
of
tine
a m a n c n n e l
course will be recorded
in c
-
U n - i n -
retnerel, .
-
3 1 0 .
O e n
tine
31st
Mnas’cin
n n a
cache
year
a
return
as shown
-j~
t p p c n n n - l i x
VII. will i n - c sent dee-oct to the
Im nspee to r -.
~encraIof Ititasketry,
showing
t ine a-esults of t ine per-
r o r i n n - n n c e s
of linen-c casuals,
and
neccounting for all r ema i n—
~g e n n t r , o i e n e d .
3 1 3 .
Tine
Officer
Innstructor will
be
me l d respoensibie
for
U n n ’ t ’ n - n - r r c c t n n e s s of t ine I’otUrflS n -mow i ng the m m a n e n e s amid i n - c u ’ —
f o e - i n - i n - n - a c e s
of s-em -cit
e n - ,
3rd
class
shots,
aced
casunein-.
Target Practice llegistcr.—Fornn
U~
317, O n c e
of
t im ese fornuus
is
to be used for cache squad or
* e c t i n - ’ n fo r two distances, anti is to record tino cleess,—
nunnie r
of
targets
inscd,—tine
dates
on
winicie the practices
leel
p i n - n n - e ,— t in e
distances
fired
at,—and
t ine
result-
of
each
~en-ti n - e e l . -
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288
n-euSscxTftY
nNsTntucrmo~.
318.
This
register is
to
bear
t ine
signature of
the~n
-
keeper, the
naarker,
anad
t ine
eaptaine
or compane -
superintcsedmg thee
p rnoc t i ce ,
wIno as
to
certify t i n - a t
~in-e
tices n - c m - c eomednnc ted according to regnn la tmonn-~~.
exanec inet l
t ine
targets
before
and after tine f i r i n g a
dis tamnce took place, noticeg n-mere laecessam-y t i n e t i n - n-
samec t i o ned
by
t ine memeno r a eadunc at t ine foot o f
p a n e
aned
tinat t ine points
recorded
were
o b t n - n i e e c d
In-~tt
opposite
winose
meames
tiney
appear,
and are t i n e 0r~
entries made on t ine gn - ound during t ine practice, ~
of origimneel registers will ha no case be adceeit tednn-n-
in
s tn~n-po r t
of
clnninns
for prizes,
&c. &c.
319. Tine
mname s of t ine
soldiers a m - C
to
be c e n t e r e d
i~
order i n n n-icicle
tieey
appear
ica
t ine drill a n n - i
1 n - n - - -
return, uvitin t ine successiomn msnaber in tine said r~
inrefixed.
Tine n-anne r n - n l e is
to be
observed its the
r n -
-
for
can-teals
a m n d tinird class shnots . -
320.
Wlnen men a m - c absent
frompractice,
t i n e
c a n - n -
be
en te ren- i
i n n
t ine
cohcmn
total
points
anti
d u p i i c a n -
1
points. Should tinese men execute t ine o m i t t e n - p a
in time to comanple te witha thseir companies,
tineir
p n - n ~
ances
e u - c to be
recorded
on
a
separate register s h I n - - h
be attacined to t ine seCt io la register.
On
n o
a n - c o n - m n-
reedster to be re-opelneti f o n ’
tlnis pnsrpose .
321. Tine registers of casuals and
3rd
class shoti~
be prepared by t ine battalion serjeant-instructoc-
n - n -
i n
case of recruits, t ine
names
of t ine
me n n
of d i f f e r e n t i
In-anics
being entered
with
tineir companies
a n n - t i s u n - n -
-
numbers
in t int , n-anne register.
Tine p e r f o m - m a n n --
casuals an-c to be su~piied therougha t ine orderly r n - n - - n -
Form 1ff, to thee captains of thee conipanies
untie
s h i n - h
commenced t ine
c o n - c m - se ,
as soon as tleeir course is c o R n - j i
from whiche Form t hney are to be
t ram escr ibed
into t h e
and
practice
return.
322. Captailas of companies and
troops
are
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rART
VI51.—RETURNS.
289
~ t i e s safe keeln-icmg of t ine Pmac t iCe registers,—exccpt
~f t i n e c a n - c n n
1
— , nccruits, ~nmnd
rd
class
shots, which
~ kept by t ine tn-fficer-iustrcnctor,—and tiney n m - c
~
to
be
m a c a d o away with
witieocnt
i-eference
to
tints
In
-
n-tn-n-renlerfh.
~a.
T i n e
coiccmnies “dciplicate
total points “at thcinen-I to t Ine
- j n - t e t , a m - c to be i m n i t m n - n l c d by thee ollicen-—imsstrcmctor, or
m is
~
n - n o 1 / n e practice-gre e n ,ici, to verify tine ic - corn-ectm ness,
~n-i e i t e r n -m - a r t i n n - to be torn ofl’ a m e d r c t - a i m n e n - i in
m is
posses-
~
eincck
t ine ecntries cnnade
ice
t ine thrill a m n d practice
~tn-n-rnn-,
n e it i e x n e m s e i n n n - d
m y a nlcpnety
m n s s i s t n n m n t
a n - i j c m t a m e t
~nen--nilo r
mnen-nsketry.
Tine oft icer-im n n -tn-uetor is o~n no
~n--nnnt
o
leaac
i n n
m m — posscso i one
tine
conepamnies’ prnec t i ce
~~is1ersexcelet t inose of t ine casunnis
aned
3e-d class sieotn-)
~-rta
n - c n n - t i for t i n e n - i n n
to cineck
t ine emetr ies ice t ine
drill
aunt
r a n - - I n n - C r e t n e r c e n - . Tine tin n-hicate
total
po imn t s a m - c riot
r e —
40101
to
be filled in,
i n n t ine case of recruits, casecais ,
and
i n - i c-lass shots.
3 2 4 .
A e n
ex
1
lam eatio se
of
aney
ad th t iom n
or
dedcnct iona
of
~jnits
n n n n i e
i n n t ine
s-egisten’,
is to be recorded o n e t ine back
three-f ,
a n n - n - I sigeneti by t ine ollicer wino conniln-arctl thee tac’get
r i
the
register.
J ] e y i n - n - t e r
of Jn-edgiqg
Distance
Practice. —For,n~fl.
3 2 5 . One
of tinese
foi-nes
is to
be c n n - c d for
cacle
n-quad
or
fo r cache
exencise, (recn’tsi ts, two exem -cises), anti is
( e m n - c n n - m i
t i n e -
exercise, —tIne ti-ate of t ine ractice,—tlee cot--
~-t
din-tn-nces,—tine enneswers given,
and
t ine points obtncimaed
b y
e a c h
m e n a c e .
n 32~Tinis register is to
be
sigsned by
thee
nonn - connmns i s-
~-cn-e-d
f l i c e n wino kept
it, need b y
t ine cap tnn in or other
~nnn~nnnyr troop ofli(-er sm speri
steen-ding
t ine exercise, wino
I n -
rectify
tie-ct
In c
was
hi rescen t
dtmn-ing
t ine
pn’ac tico ,— tlnn n t
s - e n s
coenJucted
he
accordance with
t lno regneintions,
that
(s.c.)
T
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290
M U S m n - E T R Y f lOSTRUCTI0N.
the answers recorded were t h n c n - s o given by t int l e n - n i
wimose names they appear,
and are tine
nnade o n e t ine ground
clursmeg
the
pract ice
ç
original
registers un - - i l l joe sio c n - e s o
be
aduiitt~n-j~
i n n
support
of
claims for prizes,
&c. &c .
le a
i - c e r n - n - i t s ’ registon-s t ine officer i ns tnsc to r ~n-r
thee f o n - s r t h n - colunuen in t ine case of t ine first, t h i m d ~
exercises, need -will
sign t ine regester
c m i c o c m e p i t t j n-
secosed,
fourlln
asad sixtin
exen-cises .
The to tanI~ - - ; ~
-
carried
o n - n t
n-until t ine
n - e c o m n d exer~ioei s a
each
I n - --
comieleted.
1327. Tine insten-asctiosis respectnng n ame s , nit
&c. &c., laid down
for
tin-c thiget practice rLfiis1n-~
to
theis
form
also.
Scennrnare’es
for
Volley,
J n n - a ’ e p r n n c l c n n -
1 , annd S I - f r
0
-
1’,actnces.—J’on-m I n ’ .
328. Tine summary is to
rccoei f i n - c e - c t n - n - l i t n - f
fornnatnces of
squads
or sectiosis in tine
volley,
i o d n -
1 ~
and
skiem n ishahag
practices,—the
distance f i n - n d
nt~
date of t ine practice.
1329.
TIne
namnnes of s a n - e n s excrcisi inng, n - u i - I m n - e i r C .
numbers,
eu-c to be entered
c m i earle
f o n m n , a n n - n - i
skirsanisleisag pracfice finey
m e r e to
ho entered
target reed
(hug
thneie perfornnn-acnces .
230. The
n - n i
nenearics nec, at t ine conclusion
of
t i n - -
1
of
cacin ~eetiou
and
\ n m n - e m e
c~nnpictrd,
o be
sigoti
I
company serjeant
innstrn-nctor ,
m n - m i d by
f i n e c n - n - j t .
company
officer
supea-inateadinn-g
t ine
practice, - s b
certify f i n - n e t le e was preo rnu t at flee in-naetice,_tL~
condcneted
accoe-dinnng to rcgtslnetion,—and t i n - a t it
hits unleicin -nrc-re obtained by t ine m s n e n y in - n e
n-el-c en e n - r c d tinenein
T e e n - n
dccl c m l f ine e n - n - n n - a a n r y , n - i
closed
in
m m —
presciece
before
Leiceg
taken
f n o m n
t h n j
gro i n - nd .
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VIII .— nE T usun-s ,
291
~i. C’ncptaifls
of comnepaneles
beimeg respoccoibie for
thee safe
c e i l i n g n - n - f tine scsmesnnearics, i n n - c to tn-eke leon-session of
t i nenc
c m i
n n - r n - n c t i c e n - ground whnene
connnin le te t l ,
eefter thee officer—
t r n n - e t o r inns turns oil’ t ine i s e c e n c u m - a n e i n n i e n of hits on t ine
r e i n - c l
t ,-ergcts,
wicicin
ic e is to
venify
by his initials
-ft-it doinng. Tinis n n e m e n o r n tm c d n c s n t ine
oll icer- inestrasctoa’
use to e n - h e c k time enta-ics nnnade i o n t ine dc-ill a m n d
practice
Tine summaries
of sqceatis of
cascials
a m e n - I 3rd class
~n--t~coene lnosct l n - n - f
m n n e m n
of
ditier~ent
conemn - an i e s , are to be
knit i n - v tine ofhccn--—imnsteImctor,
wino
is to s m e j n j n - l y a s t n n t c n n - e n - . n t
b a
t i n - c ’
en-tin-talus
t n - f
t ine
c o m m e p n n s l i e s
to
wln ic in tin e
c n - n s n - s n - n h n
-
b d n - n - n n - t o f tin e
nc.verage points they are cutified to
as I n n - i d
d n - n - w m n h n
parR.
3~i1 tinese
s u n - i n n - e n - a r i e s a n - c
to lie
iacadccl
u n - I n the c o m n n
1
n a m e i e n - of t ine a n n - c n n c o n n j n - o o i s n - g t i n - n a sqnead, e n - e n d
1 2 - n - ’ to be enn-ininberenl comn-seen-etively
h a y
hn-artien- ; tinus,
( n - ~ n - n - n - n - l ~ , &c. ,
lot Party, 2nd
Sn-in-cad
on Sn-xn-tiou,*
win-k-he
I n - n - e u l e r in -
t n - n - be
c n n - t e n - n - e n - I inn-
t ine first column-ni
of
t ine table
t n - - n - a - m n - i i n n - g
t h e e
resin-its
of
t ine
vuiioy,
iecdc1ne nden t ,
and
~hirnmmn-tmn-inn-gm aeti000
333.
‘line ftn-regoinngn-iocanmrnenn-ts
are
to be
pm’odnmced, for
t ine
~in-n-n-n-n-in-itin-n-uf tine deputy a n - n - i n - t a n - c t nedjcnt :ent
geinecmnl
for
r o n - o k — f ry ,
at
m m —
1
n-eri~hcni1
visits, thee
cain-fain
of t ine
c o r n —
~n-n-nn-r,itin tine cunnn~n-aney
ser jeanet-imnsf r u t n - t n - n - ,
being pnescmn t
i n - n - n - i n f tint>-
in-ave
coat beem c examn i n e c i before t ine
c o m o n p a m m y
prn~-rt-tisn - m n
cletn-neinninemnt after
e a n - e n - u n c t i e n g t ine m e m a n n e s n e l conc i s e ,
U n - n - > - y - i i l
be
t ramnsmnnit ted
to
t ine
deputy
assistn-unt
ad jtc t eum t
r e n n - - m - 3 l f n n - r mien-ken-try for e n - e n n n i m m n - n - t i o m n -
winece
applied fun’.
~nn-y
n n r e i e s n n m n e s n - e
or
si-regmmlnse-ity cl-served
i n - c
keep inng t i n e m n e
•
to
be b r m n - c n g i n t
to t ine
notice of
t ine c om n n e a n d i n g
ollicer.
• In I n - n - n i , i m n - n e n - - r a in-inn-ding C s atno t n - n be m m x c — to tine regIsters. T ine
I r o n - n n n n n ‘ n - n - n - n
o n - t e n - - to r c n - n - n n - i t a
registecs
ann-i &ei’ imnar lcm.
(ui.)
n i ’ 2
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MUsKETRY
INSTRUCTION.
BATTALION
RETU5n-NS.
.3 on-ithly JJe’n-zry.—Fornn
ld
334.
TIn-is
re tocmu is
to
ben
preparetl
in
d u j n - i j e a i e
serjeanat-instructor,
sn-m per in tendee l
by
tine officerintir
One copy
is
to be transmitted to
t ine
deputy
~n-
nn-djtntaeet general for
mcssketry, on
or before
t i n e
i o n - n -
of every senont ie , by t ime officer conxnmasadiao
e n - e n - c
battalion,
be-igado
depft, or detaeinnn-neret,
s ~ n - e f i n e m ’ n - n-
stn-uctiose is ~n-rocccdingor not;
t ine
otiner is t n - n -
b e
in
thee
i-eginnental
return
book.
Compa n i e s
o f
Engineers
uvleeni
not engaged ire the
amcnual countn
reqn-n-ired to
r emader
ticis
retnern. Regiments
o r d -
inents in
conamands
wlnere
tlaere is no
deputy a n - -
-
mtd jns t an t general, are to
tracesneit
one co~cyof thh
to
t ine
Inspector-General of Musketry.
835.
Cavalry regiments at
h n om e ,
brigade
de~n-
conapanies of
Royal
Engineers n-ill tramesenit
a
this rettsrn dn’rect to
the Inspector-General
of
> l u n - -
m a
addition to
t ine
one
fureals ined
to the deputy n e
adjutant general
for
musketry
of
t ine distn-ict i n
they are stationed.
Applications for
extra
danty-pay will
be
made
qnn~
on
t ine
form
prescribed,
Appendix IT.
330. Tlnis
return i n - s to n-mow tin-c place,
eztent ,ad
tance
from
barrnn-cks
of
t ine
practice
range,
t i n - t
ar
or party,
and
mnuicaber of
men enepioyed
eacie
d a y
i~
and
practice,
a n - e d t ine catsse of
suopenasiomn
of
i n n - n - t a
-when
sucit
is thee case. In table
A are
to
be
s l n - n - m n - ~ -
stations of t ine several companies and winetiner l a i n -
not
;
Lids
infoi-n-nncntion
is never to be
omitted,
I n kl~
are to
be n n - l n o v t e t ine results
of
t ine
practice
of t i n e
c o n - n - j ~
casuals1
asnd
3rd
class
sheets ,
anti
of
t ine
parties
o f
n - s
trained
during
t ine
month,
separately.
In talk C n n - n -
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vleI.—nETuaits.
293
In-n-on
t i n e nun-sin-er .°~t ra imced soldiers exercised, t ine
n - n - n - i n e r i n - c
1
n-rogresS
smncintiimeg
t inose
partly exercised,
and
m n u n b e m ’
m m i n - t exercised,
and will comatieeue tinus to be
n-~~n
fter
tine
m u i m e c m c t i
r etcm rn
has b c o m e rendered a m e t i
til
l i n e c o m n n t d e e u c d u u b c c e t of t ine next
a e n m i n - n m c l
course. Those
m e l t s n - l e o w m n as
t rainen-i between
t ine 1st
October
need
t n - i n N o v e c e c t n - c ~ ’n - u i , o n e t ine
1st
January
tie
n-mown n - s m n t e r
- e
i n - ~ n - n d i c n g
“ t m ’ n - n i i c e t l soldiecsnot exercised;”
t i neoe citetnabers
n - I n - t n - n - n p
tine
efl’cctive state
of t ine battalion.
Thee
n n - s m n - a b e r of
thin c i : n - n -
s ino ts
exen’ciset l ,
us
progress,
a m n t l neo t
exercised
i n - n - f
t i n - c n e n s s e c b c r
of
s e s a c n -k s m n n - e n
also the meunnbe r of trainnen-i
~kfiems
ent
recrnsits
exercised
with
t m n - ~
battalion
since
t i n e evenn-mnnea~nnn~~1tf t ine n - u c m c u a i course to t ine last day
n-~
in e m n - n - s e n - t i e ,
m n o m n — e f i ’ n - n - c t m t ’ o s
mn-nclutlcnl,
witin
t i n - c - i s ’ Iignni-cs
of
~o-rit. i n e
m e n - n - m e n - c - s of t ine ofilcem’ a n n - t i o n - n - n - a - j e n - n - n n - t - i u s t e ’ n n c t o r s i n - r e
j n -
m e
c n n - t e n - e n - i
o n - n t i n - n - n -
b a n - n - k
of
t ine
n - i l n - e ’ y ,
a n - i d n - n - n a y cinangen- ill
t i n - n - - n - s a im n - o in n - t n -n - n c n - e t s m n - n o to be
briefly en-otk-ed. T i ne class
d n - n - n - n - i t n - O n - t 0 o l n - t n - n - . i n n - e d
by
t ine ofhicen’
and
t ine
an-n-cuber
of
0
- n - n - i f i a n - t
obta in-ed
by
tin-e
sen-jean-nt
icnstructor
is
also
to
be
t i n - t e R n - i .
T i n - n -
worn-is “gazetted i n n s t r u n - n - t o n ’ , ”
dn-proyisioenni
m o n - n - u n - t n - n - n - ’ , ”
o c ’
“an-sin-tan-it
ien-structor i n n - mncn-nskctry,” are to
i c e i n n - r n - t e n - I
n - n - g a i e n o t
tin e n am n es of t ine o fhcen-s
so
eennp loyc t i
L i e t i n - n - ’ musketry tiiary.
~ W in -c n n t ine diary
is
not sigmceti by t ine officer-innstruc
-
1 n - r ,
t i n - s c n n - m o e
of t ine
om etission is
to be explained ; mcd
T i n - t n - f l
0
s e n - j o n - n u t ,
wino
is not
in
possession
of
a certili—
m n - c s i g n - n - e n - i by
thee Icnn-n-pec tor -Gcm neral,
is aet imng
as n-crjeamnt-’
i i n - o t m n n c t h r ,
it
is to be staten-I winetleeror not le e
lean-
becie
t i n - n i m n - n - - ’ i
n e t
tine S c i n o o l of
l\ tn m ske t ry .
3 3 8 , l i e m e n a r k e n -
by c o m c n - c n n a c n d in g
officers
accounting for a n n > ’
~cc-iatn - i n
fronee
t ine
regulation,
bad practice, &c., &c., are to
i n - c
i n i d e
m t foot of dian’y.
An-nnua t
Practice
R c t u n - u z .— F o m n - n n
6°.
333.
Tinis return is
to be prepared in
dtnphicate
by t ine
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VIII.—SUITURNS. 295
~
n - i
t i e s , wiecre t ine a n c o m n c n t of t ine prize to be a w m n i - n - i e t l is
t~lthe
scores to n-Icicle reference inns b e n - c i a nsan-le,
I n - c ’ s l n c n - w n m u t ine eo incmnu “Itemmn-arkn- “ —tine best
t~
- n - f
tine
battalion
a m c n - l
of
each
comeepany
are
likewise
to
s u n - t e l , n - a l s o
t i n - c
caisson- of icne l igibm lity of any i nane for
n - n e - n d
of
ncarkscniemm.
Aga imas t
t ine
m e n n - m e a n - n - s
of Incen
-
l i v e S m o e
to be staten-I
tine
n - l r n t - e ann-i
e n - t n - m n - e n
of
n - , n - j n n n - ’ S O , n n c c n - i ,
i n n
t ine case of trasnsfers, t ime corpn-
i n - t t n - n h o n t e n -
or f s ’ o n m n winicim f-n-men-len-red. Wincmn
pm e v e nun-charged , &c,, In-one regieccemnts in in road , it
i ~ n - n - i n - c
~t~t~niwhether tiney proceen-let i to Ecen~iascd or
~n--rwi5o.
in e
c n n - n m e e e s
of
cifectives
a m e n - i
n n - o n — c f f e c tm v c n -
n-leo
~eJ
n - m e l
with tine corps or b n - n t t a l i o m n - are to
ice
enc tercel
ice
~er n - f
mn-n t , accomn-linng to
tiec
poicets obtaimnen-.l
i n n
u m d i —
~un-n1
i m m n - e g ;
tieose of
tram esf’ers
received, n - n f t n - n - r n u n iimmtervai
j s few l i c n - e s , accon-dimng to seneiority of corps. O e u t ine
~n-,fi n g e is
to be entered,
by
coenspaenics or
troops,
t ine
* n n n - s
n n f
l e n - C n n
n - i n n - s icave ui-tam -ned t ine n-~n-ialifyiiccgenn-irnbor of
~nntn-
n n
j n - c n - l g i m e g
dis tamnce
practice,
in
order
of
c o n a n - i t ,
accord
-
~ t n - n
the
n - c g g r e g n - e t n - n -
ponsn t s
obtaiseed.
Not
cicero t } n n e s n ten
n - n - ’ , n - t n - n - n - to i n - c cen te red engainent - a c h m c on cpaney or troop,
~Ic-n-~in t
slmesegtie
exercised
exceeds
100
e e e e m n .
T ram ssf e rs
~-in-eI
n - c r c to
be
esetern-id after t ine last conspany,—rmdc
r e i n - n - n - n - k s
I n n - n -
p n - n - n - g e
ti ,
with r e ’ f e r n n - m n c e
to nconn-effn--ctivcs,
n-icicle
will apply
cqneal ly
to
1n-a~c3.
At
time
f e n - o t
I l l - c - n e
~n-eges
certificate
is to
be
suppleed,
sigmeed
by
t - I n o
~cn--r-mn-n-n-n-trcictor,
c e d
by
t ine
coscecennuediseg officer,—to
t ine
~n-n-ti n - a t
fine n-’ntries
agaimest
t ine m o o s e ’ s
enanncs mgi-ce witin
i n - n
n - i n ~ registei s ;
n e l s e n -
tiertt t ine
cnn-tries
in
thee
c o n m —
~mni-c’I e - i l l a n n - e l I ’m ac ticc R e t c m m ’ e n s age-ce with- tinon-e
ice t ine
r ~ n - n - n - e n - n - n - n - c n n - i scn-nslmnaries. O m n time
foosc’th
in-age n - n r c to
be
b o n n - - m n t i n - n - -
pcrceeetn-nge
of fin-n-ct-class
m e e c e n
i n n j tctlgim cg n - li s t n - n m e c o
~n--lico
e t
line f i m e n i
chasn-oification e,— tin e
m a u n n m n - e - r of nenen of
ide
n - - n m ~ n - n - n n y
or
troop
exem’ciscni
in
j n c n - lg im e g
distance
i n - r n - n c —
~, i v i t l e tine poimnts omn-tainned,—tmee n im ebea’ in o n - c o i n
c l - e n - s
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290 MUSKETRY INn-TRUCTn0ne.
at
the f i n n - n - i
classification,
svitin thee
n e n m a b o n ’ of
n n - n - p j
neon, thee
results
of thee
jcen-hging
dis tacnco i n - m a c t i m e
ticird
ciass
shots winichn are to be i m n n c l u n h e d in c a l c n m n - :
battalion mtvcmn-sges,—tlnc
ncanncs
of t ine
t ieree
L e o n - j n - j n
-
din -tn-n-ucesam oug
the
ofiicers,
n - v i t h c
t ine
i no in t s
tine>
n - n - i
—tine
name of
thee
best
jcsdgc
of ehistamnco
n - n - i o n - a g
t ~ n -
eomnue i oo i onec i
officers
a n n - t i ln-rnvates,
u n - i t i n
t i n e I ’ - i c
taineti in each- exen c i sc ,— thne mnorcebcr ,o f s n o e n - e x o r c ~
5
,
n-nader scpaa’ate leeadinmgs ,
by eoseepaeeceo,
w i n -in - lI n -n -~ t r
cation n- leon
last
practised, aloe tine e n n n m n - n - b n - u r e n - e n -
scot
exorcised,
n - n - t i e thee
pe rc cm c tage
of tine I a t n - ~ n -
recapitulation “aend “reman-In-s “ will
l ~ n - e
left blunt
340. One
copy
of
tin e an io n -al
practice
n-elan
i i
furnished to
t ine
General Ollicer e o e e c m n c a c n d j m c n - r t i n - n -
and
the
oticor is
to be transmitted,
t ienough t b n - ~ :
assistant
ad j n - n t an t
general
for
en-vusketry ( w i n - o r e t n
one),
to
t ine
Inspector-General of Musketry, i c e t i n - n -
battalions
serving
in
t ine
United
I C i c n g n - i o m n e , Non ih A n -
and the
Cape
of
Geoti
hope, c o o t later n - h u m s t i n - s
lo t
I n -
ben-,
and
those
serving
cisc-nviacnc
net later
tieaa
t i n e
I c
341. Tine annual practice rctisrsn- is to be
r o n - J n - - ~
every
regiment,
battahose, brigade
depOt, a n - d i n - v
companies of
royal
engineers,
a rnn -od
evitln t i n e
c~
rifle,
whether
it
Inns
completed t ine
prcscs- ibod y n n I v
1
of
training
o n - - not. Tu all
can-cs
in n-icicle
t h e e
e n - u r n - n - I n - -
been partly executed, or
has
been
emitted a l I g n -
statennent
In-lily explaining thee
causes
t inat
l e a n - - n -
dn-~
prevented thee
instruction
is to accompany t i n o
e n - t u r n
-
342, Tiec
co i s enaane l i ng
officer
will foe-wand
with
f i n - i
practice
return
sent to
t ine
I a s spce to r -Gonona l , a
n - n -
1
to tin-c effect t in-at the field o f
iiccrs icave v i o i t n d
n - i l
anti
leractice
of thee moo n frequently
dn-nniag
t i n e p n - g
the annual cetsnsc,—tieat thee
c emp amny
ethicero
w e n p
with tineir conepaniosdun iecg t ine win-ole t i m e n o t i n - t i n - s n - n -
were engaged
in n
executing
t ine
a n m e c c n - n i
c e u r s c n -— q
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FART VII I ,—RETUIINS .
~ tie
0
rde ~~n the
subject have
been
observed.
When
~ ~
02
i~catCcannot
be
supplied the cause is
to be fully
Jl(inel.
A covering
letter is to be sent with the annual
~,
in
~vliich is
to be
recorde(l any
exl~huiation the
~,nijnamIiUg
may
wish
to
make,
to account
for
the
o r
i nd1 iTC~ePt
shooting of their
men, or
any other
urks concerning
the musketry training for
the curreu~
~
1~~
fcaton for Rewards /~r
Good
Shoott~nq
and
for
SLUl
in
Judqiny Distance.— J”orin IL
~ T he annual practice
return
~cnt to the Inspector-
~eneralIS to 1)0 accompanied, when the
amiual
course
of
brg~tor
3
udging distance practice has been performed,
~ the
application
for rewards,
W.O.
F o r um , No. 928,
which is to
be
entered the
names
of
the effective
~ad
m i~n~cf f cc tivemarksmen shown
on
page 2 of the annual
~turu, and in the
same
order. In this return will also
be
~.i1~,relhe
per-centhge
of
the
names of men
according
to
3
o f the
annual
return who, by regulation,
are
rit~iedto
prizes
for judging distance, inclusive of those
~ho f r o m any cause
whatever
forfeit their rize, providing
thmt t~ovrc included among those entitieS to rewards for
distance Iwactice.
No
entries are to be made in
~ ~i~mmums,c ., which are required to be fihIed~inby t ime
l n ’pec to r~G
eneraL
District Report .—Forrn J
344.
To
be transmitted
by Deputy Assistant Adjutants.
Gene r~dfor
Musketry to
t ime
Inspector-General of Mus
-
kvtrv o n or
before
the 10th of each month, or if abroad,
b y
ih e first
mail after that (late. Deputy Assistant
Adjutants-General
iii
Madras and
Bombay
will
also
send
a
~
of
their returns and reports to the Deputy Adjutaut-
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2~S
M U S K m O T a Y IKST5OUCTI0N.
General
of
tineir respective
Pres idem n c ies ,
for t i m e ~mn-fn-~
of thee General Commann-iing; a m n d those in B n - n - ’ ~
likewise send a copy of tineir returns and
r e i o n - n - ~ n
-
Assistant Adjn-ntaset-Generai for Musketry, w h o -
prepare
a
report
qn-n-arterly
for
the
informat ion-
n -~
Counmander-in-Ciniof
then-c ,
anti trausnait a c o j c y
t
1
n - n - n - ~
thee Inspector-General of Musketry. Sieould
the
e n -
course
be suspended by reason- of thee troops being e n - v
1
on field sen-vice , or f o n ’ asny otiner cause, tines r e t n - n e - n i n - n -
bc
discontinued,
but is to be acconepaneed by tint n - n - n - n -
explanation, to
emnabie t ine
Inspector-General
to
e n - a
m is
quarterly
ann-I
annual
repoPts
for the
C o n a m e n I n
-
Cinie f . B i n - n - i n k “Reports “are in no case to be r e n d n - n - ~
no action in-as been taken by t ine Deputy ~
Adjutant-Generah, as regards
vis it im eg
corps or
of returns &e.,
it
is to be so
stated
and the m e a n t
tine omission given.
Tran~n-fer
Ret
n o r sm .— J i’ o r n n
, A 1
245. As t ine returns will shnow t ine pe r fo rmance
5
ti
men
tn’ained witln
a
corps or battalion-a or company
tiae
School
ofMusketry
dunimeg
t ine annual course ,w i n - :
effective or
otherwise, on
t h n - e
dates
thee returns n - n e
t ine pe r f o~ennanec e sof muon t ram esferren-i frone oat c o r
1 ~
battalion, or brigade depOt, to anotleer, are m n - ti n -
sent
witin
t i n e m n n ,
unless
t hney
leave
not
c o m p l e t e n - l
individual firiug, or
are
naarksmcn.
In
theose c n - n - n - e s
F n - n - n - n
-
is
to be ann-ole
o n - i t and
forwarded to thee
battalion t o
n ~
they are
transfers-ed, in order
theat
in t ine
former c a n - o n -
may receive cm-edit i n n t ine practice re tniren of
tieeir
ne~r
p n - n n y
for
t ine poucts
tieey leave seven-ally obtained, m m d
tineir
instruction may
be r o sumen- l ; a n - n d in t i n e l a n - t o r n -
tineir
performances
n-nay
be
inserted
in
t ine
list
of
n n - a r k ~
in t ine annual return.
In
otlner cases,
it will be suh
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v f l l .— m n - E T U I O n - O s .
299
~j5ç to
tine comncanding officer t ine
extent lo
n - v h e i c h n
reneutrs~0n’~’t0d
n-ave
been
exee’cised,
and
tiecir
classifi-
~n
iU t i n e target
anal judginng
distance practices. W h e m e
n - r t
transfee’n’cd
f r o m n n
one
cons epany
to
n - n - n e o n - h u n - n -
u n t ine
~e
c e r p n -
or
battal ion-i ,
tleey
are,
if
possible,
to continue
~j. u n - r n - c t i C e
with, aced tineir
per fom ’in aanc cs
are in
all
cases
j,~n - n - l a d e d
i c e
t ime
drill
and
pronct ico retenrn
of thee cn -nm -
~n-
with win-id- tleey commenced. Transfers to
A misty
~un-its1Co rp s or o t l e n - o r
corps
not a rm n o d
win-in
a eifle n u n - c
tie’ tre~ttd
as “n-hischnargen-i,” &c. a n - a n - I
tineir
perfon-nenamaces
~jmn-n-1en-hn calcuslatim eg t ine figure of
inner i t .
Transfers
f a o n n e
Osne
conepany
of
royal
eangimneers
to
~eitn-n-rill be t i - e n - n - t e d as from one battalion to
anvothner .
M c. T i n - c following mn-an-her of Books and Forms arc
come
-
d , - r n - - d
a n n - p l c
for t ine
n - i n - I c
traianimn-g of a battalion
annually
i n - i n - n - n - n - n - n - i n - n - n - u n - n - l u n g officers will
lie
g u n - i n - l c d accorthngly in
~mn-n-g
equisition for t ine
s n - d e l
formens.
~
1 drill
an-id
practice return. ( F o r n n - n
a
c e m p n - u s y
of 100 B,)
n e n - , or fur every
I 00
-10 target practice registers.
(For-n-n-
rreriits i n - n - n u h i n - t t - C.)
Win-n or brigade
‘10
jundgimsg distance
practice
regis-
ters . (Furnn-e D.)
30
smmnnnearics .
(Form
B.)
1
Book W.O. No.
129 .
2 n - I n - i l l a m e n - i practice
returns for
3rd
class
shots and casn-mais.
(Form
B.)
30 diaries.
(Form
F.) (lhegimennts
of
cavalry and brigade n-iepOts
r e , a c b e
b,’ettahion
or 40;
c ompamn i e s
of itoyal Emegi-
b r c g n - n d n - o
d n
1
n - O t .
neers
and
detacmaments,
as
re
-
quieted.)
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300
anusKETmnr nesTnuc- r nooe .
3 annn-n-al practice r e t n -m n - ~
2
applications for n - t w a r
good s i noo tung a m n d f o r ,~
judging
des tance .
(Fo~
30
transfer r e t u m - m n s .
~
N .B .—A l I returns and
o t m n - e r
eonnmunicatjons s e n - i
-
School
of
Musketry and
to
D e p n - e t y
A n - .
Adjutants-General
for
Musketry
are t o
paid,
unless
sent
seceder
cover as
section 22,
pam’a.
20,
of t ine
Qnneen’s
l t e g i l : n - v
PART
IX,
TIlE SELECTION,
INSPECTION,
AND
LA i
DOWN
OF
RIFLE
RANGES.
347. Too
mucic
pains
cannot be bestowed
by o f f i c o n-
selection of ground
for
rifle ranges,
in order to prn-~
public
fromdanger, to
facilitate
t ine
acquisi t ion n - f
the
purpose,
and
to
prevent
snnnecessou-y
expense,
it is impossible
to
hay down precise
rules
for e v e r y I
of country, t ine
following
instructions
willbt
I o n - n - n - n
-
cient for
guidance under
ordieeary
circumstaneea
848. No
ground
is
to be selected
for rifle
p r a n - n - t i c n
-
does
not
afilird
space for
a
range
of
at
least 3 0 0
y a m
349.
In selen-n-tnng sites for ranges, it is m i n o n - t i n - n j
that t ine ground beleind thee
targets s inould
be t i n - o n -
commanded
from certain points
(sufliciently
c l e a r
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I x . — m n - A n - O o n - - s .
301
~ n - n - f f e e ’ to cInsen-re safety to thee look-out men), ian
e m - d e e -
U n - c
j irineg
in-cay be easily n-n-toppen-l win-en leecesoan-y
~un-’n-’
t
iS mnnam~b-5tt in-at n - n - n - n n u n g e d o w n s — in n - l i is gennera l ly tn-) inc
( n - - r a n -
1
n - e s
b n - n - i u n g
n-uore
easily
c o m n - e n n n - u n d e t l ,
to
one
n-up-mill.
t i s n - _ 1 a m e n - i 2.
3~O,Tine tories
“a m n - l m j g e , ”
winerever n - s o o n - i
i n n thcese regu.
- n - n n - ~ ,
will
be
undenstood to
m n s e a m s
t ine group
of seen-loo-
n n i n - n -
~bc
it two or e n - n - o r e ) ,
which,
as r t - g n - n n - n - l s fin-beg, cease
i n - c . , work i m e
coen-eb ina t ion .
~i, E n - e c l e rainge will be described
accom-dimig
to the
~nn-n-nler
f
s e e n - i n - n - e n s that c a n - n fire
t h e m - e o n - n
s i m c e m n - i t a n e o t m n n - i y
~t
- I n - n - ’
s n - n i l e
distance
thus
a “two section range.”
a “th in-ce sectiosi
m n - n n n g e . ”
a “
fon-cr section-n-
n - a n n - g e . ”
i n -
-
~2,
A ll
ranges, n - c n n - l e s s othnerwioe on-tiered, will be i n - a i d
j im
n o
“tn-it) sect io m n -ra legcs .”
~53,W ’ le e m n heowcvei’
t ine i n - m u n c h - e r to
be
excrcisen-1
i n n c-jilts
~n~tiCt
s
large,
a c e d
t ine
b r e n - n - n - i t i e
of
g m - o n i i n d
a v n n - i m n - n b l e
for
u n - n - ’ n - e r
e n - c c l fm e s i t e n - i ,
a tin-rue
n o -
fon-nr
section-range
ne n t y
be
~n-n-n-fiiJnn-n-n-1
re’s/c fig. 5.
a ~ 4 .“I lameges
“
are to be cosnstriected with ace interval
~ m n - s t less t i n a m n 10 yards between
t ine
cenntn’cs
of
s c m - t n - O n -
~)n-/n-5 n ed
with-
a
neargi tn
of
at l e n - n - s t 40
yan--do
o n e e n - n - e m f l n n - n - n k .
m n - i n - n - ’ m u i e n i m e c n - n m n - n brean-lt ie of ground
for
a
“two section
~n-n-n-’e”
il l t h e n - e s be
90
yardo— o’n-’dc
fig.
3.
a~ W h e n -n -n
two
o n -
m e n - o r e “ ram eges” are to be
estn-n-bljsincd
~ t i n e n - u e l e e grounn- l , the tn-us-gets n - n - n - c
to
be In-laced a n n -
maean-iy
~
p n - n - n - o i l n - l c i n n
thee
s a m m n e
hiene,
with- a space i n - f 80
y n - n - r d s
~tween
tine
cents-c’s of t ine i m e m n e r sectnon-rn-in-eyes ofadjoining
‘ * m n - g c s ,
a n n - I
40
yn-u-ds
on thee
flank
of tise on e t o r s e c s i o n - r a n , q e - , n
-
~
A
nan-ge
for a ~engle ~ecce,n-n
only
s e n - m m
be
termed
a”one
c n h m n n . ro m p c ”
but
5hn - a n - g e a n - n e r n - o n - ,
u c m n e m
under elcen-n-Uouual c i r c u n u n n n n n m a c e s , b e c o e n s t r u c n - n - d
itibe
Regular
Army.
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302
MUSarETJuY
CNSTICUCTI0n-e.
(v/dc
fig. 4,) in
order
theat t ine men on cache r an~n-a
independently.
356. T i n e
breadth- of
ground
in rear
of thetae-~
side of
a m a n g e
should
ga-atiually
incm-ease
f r - n - n -
yards,
wineni t ine
flrieeg
points
are
p a m - n -e h i c i
;
but
rn-’
converge
towards
t ine targets, t ine breadth ~
aiiown-n-nce for thee divergeance
of
sinots
m n - s o t
v~~-
to
thee degree
to
wieicln thee fining poimets are
verge
(fig. ( 3 . )
It
a n n - n o t
be bo rneo i n - c neised that t i n e
n - t i
betweesn section targets
o n e
a r . ’ n - u n g e
n e n - s s t
n e v e r I I
thean 1 0
y i n - n - d o , and
t ine
distance between ran,n-~
targets 81)
yards,
winetinen-’
I lney
are
laid
o n - s t
par~n-j
-
otleer,
or converge
towards
t ine
targets.
357.
rfln-~
space beinind
than
tan-gets ,
o n l e v e l
s i n o n - s l n - l
i n - c about
1 ,5(5) yards. A less
distamnce
will,l~
answer
if
a steep
m i i i i-ices in rear of
tine
target~
steps
are
taken to
im rocu re ground
for rameges, it
to seen-nrc t ine rigint to lire over
thee
l a i n - n - I b e h i n n - i n - i n - n - ~
to t ine extent
required,
s i n - o n - s i t it
not
be d~r~j~
pisrcinase
it.
358. Thee ineigiet of
tine
stop butt in rear of t b e n - ~
must difl’er accordmmeg
to
t ine nature of
t h e e
i n - a r k ~
Under ordinary cim-cumnestances t ine Ineighet of t i n - e i n - n -
not
be
more
tiean 20 feet, n - n - m e d win-en firimeg
s e a n - t a r n - I
wiil be sufficiemmt. If t ine range be eec a i n - l a i n , t
distance beleieed t ine
target
is less tinan 1 ,500 yardq
sinould
be from
45 to
5(1
feet
Inigie.
359. Joe some i tnstameces thee tan-gets ~n-n-ne s o p I a ~ n-
thee natenre
of
thee g e - o n - n - n d innneen-hiateiy
in
roar
n - f
t h
0
n - e n - e n - h e r
t ine
coaes t ruc t iosn
of
a
stop
bn-stt
u n m s n e c o s o n - n n - - n - - ,
of
use
in
stopping stray bueh ie ts , aced
t lnereby
e n - r n - n -
safety
of t ine
puebhic,
t ine
~roinsndsleon-sIti
m ’ i s e
at a n a n - ;
450
at least ;
if
at
n n -
smaireramegle
it
wonid,
i n c t e a d n - f n
-
as
a stop,
increase t ine
chance
of
ricochet, an d t i n e a l
unsafe.
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a - j n - e n - v 1X.—inANuktS.
30 3
~o Tine hntiigthi of thee
butt for a “two section n-amsge”
L t n - i n - I n - I
m n - o t i n n - n -
less tIn-an 45
feet
m n e e x c s u n - c n - 1 n - l i n i n g
t ine
top.
r ~ o i l ’ la t f e m ’ m n n s e n - f sn-eeoc
o n ’
irome, 10 ft. x 9 iii., arc always
L
~os
b i n - i n - l o n - v m n in fm-out of t ine stop butts to rest t ine
targets
~,nn-,
n n - I
to
e n - n - s n - n - n - c their benmng
at
aigint
angles
to
thee
line
~~~rery n-ancge is to
be
earefnahly
a n - n i l
accun-atciym a c a —
‘ ~ n - n - n - - n - d by
, i m n
olh icer of t ine cnsgnneeor deln-ar tnmnent ,
a n - n d
t ine
n - ~ i ~ n - e n n - e ~- l e f l m n e d
at
m n n t e n - v n - n - l s o n - 100
y a e - d n - n - , c o e e n n n - cm n - e i n n g
ret
n -
1
n -
V n - n - r m h ° f m - t n - i n c t ine tn-u’get, a m n - d c o a n - t n i c i m m m e g to 800 yards,
~r
t n - n - ’ t l n - o ’ extent of thee g n - n - e n - n n n - i if under
t h e n n - t d i s t n n - m e c e . A
n-~
1
n-ff
will
i n - c e m n - ? c t c n - i i a n a c n - n - m s s p i c n u e n e n n - in-hare o n e
o n - n e o n - n - n - ’
U n - , r n - n - n - m n - s c , e n - e n w I n - j o i n to
ln -o ist thee
i n - n - n - g m . n - i-cd flag
t n - a
give inotico
t i n - n
I n - t n -
1 1
linineg is goiang
ale
163 i n - h e n - k e e n - n - ’ m n - n - n t t s will be erected e m oat-in r n - c n n - g e
nieces-d
-
i n - n - n - ’ t n - n -
1
n - I n n n n n n n n n - l
i n n - ~ t m n - u c foses
at Figure
7,
l ’ n - e n ’ t JX.
~4.
W in -c n n
thee g n - o n - u e n d is s n - c o i n - n - e s to rounder it
ineptn-soiinle,
eec-It n - n t t ’ o n n - n n - i d c n n - e b i c
e x p e s c n - n - e , to
comestmiect
a ann-nicker’s
I n n - C , j r - n - n -
n e n - n - m m n t i e t s
t n - n -
s e n - c n n - m e n - n -
n - v e i l be
suhnhn-hcd c n n - m n - ln - h l i c a t io n c
t n - n -
i n - n - ’
I n - n - n - n - n - I
i n - f l i t - e r
of
t ine
U o m e n s e n i o n - s n - u i n - n t l)c~n n n t i e n e m n t . ‘ l i e n - n
-
~imiker5n n - t e n e t i n - n - t e n - ale to i n - c i1n-noctl 15 yards to t ine In-out
n - - f
t e q n - e t , n - t i t h e its i m n - m n e r side 15 feet f n - t n - n n n t i n - c l i m e e of s t - s - n - c o n e
p n - n n - f e .
~
lie cases n - n - l e o n e t ine
aeatumre
of thee g e - o n - m i n d
ea’
et lnee
c n - n - m n - ~ n - - s
m i n i sect
a n - l e e n it
of
tine o n - s i i n n - n - n - m y hunt t (figec m c 7), ho l i ng
c n - e n - s t r m n e t t ’ n - i ,
o u ’ m e e n n s n t i e t s n - n - n - u m n - m n - i i e n - I , o n ’ wInce-c s c v c i - n - n l
seen-ion-n—
g ’ n - l m n - - 7
n - m e n ’
g r o n m p e n - l
togetiner,
n t
m m n a y
be d e s i a a n b I n - n -
to
c o i n —
s t e - n e t n - n - P I n - n - m n - n - I s ” m e n - n - n - k e n - s l n - n - n t f s (fignun-e 8), in f s - n - n - s n t of t ine
tar-vt
I n - l tn t f o r l m s ,
\vith a
s e n - n t
so fixed t i n n - n - t t ine m e n a e - k e a ’
R n - n - m v n - - n - n - d I v n - c t ’ , w i n - c n n
si t t inng,
t ine emetic-c
I n n - c e
of t ine target
l i n m i
n - n - g i n (lee
w i s n - n - i
o n - n - -
of
t ine
t e - e m n - c i n .
~8O.With t i e i s n - 1 n - n - c t t e r i e
of
a n n - n - u - k e n ’ s
butt t ine
poles of
I n n - ’ n - l i o n - s t n - i be
i n n - t n - I t n - i n- ] eno tc
thee
p o s i t io n - m n
of
t h e n - n h m i t n - s o n e
t n - n - ’
target , n - n r c to be flattened eu e n - n t - h e sin-ic, so a n - s to u - e n - s t
n - s - d y n i g a im n o t
t h e e
s e a m a u l b e r n - n - s n of t ine
(rein-vie,
a m e n - I
in
ouden-
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30 4 MUSKETI1Y INSTRUCTIoN .
to guide tin-c marker as to t ine ine igin t tine n - i j n - ~~1n-
raised, are to be m arken - l off by black l i e n - e s i m e t o
t i n - n -
of
two feet
eacin ,
on both- sides, coneenencing
fr,j~
~
of
t ine
disc, whiichn- is to be let into a n - l i t
at
the n n
pole,
and
fasten-net tin-crete
by
screw’s.
867.
All
n - v o n - k
ice
t ine
f o r nnna t i on
of pn-aCtjct n - n - n - ~
s u n - t i e as
t ine
tinrowiug up of
butts
I o n - tine
t a r n - ’ n - ~
against, r e s e t levelhim eg
iri-eguln-srities
in tine g u n - ~ u n - ~
be
executed
by fatigue labousr of tine
t r o o i n - s ,
n - n
t ine soil is s n - n - e l m n - h e a t it can
be
turned and
t n - o n - , .
t ine
ordinan-y entn’enn-cicing tools
fur iens ined lay the
n -~
d e p a n - tm m n - e n n - t .
1368.
T I n e butts, ranges, &c.,
are
also to be n - n - a k
and
kept in repair by fn-atign-n-e parties
a n - n - n - I
u r n -
m a c n - n - l e d
on-’er
i n - n
a
counpiete condi t ion-a
by
r e ’ i u i n - .
battalions on
quitting
a station. All
n - l a n n - n - n - ~ e n -
ar
carelessness
and neglect
are elnargeable
a g n - n - n - n s t t i n - n -
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FART X.---RANCE
FiNDERS.
30~
PARTX.
RANGE
FINDERS.
n-n-TrlCTl0~~~o n - n - T am E Tjsa r
OF
TIuN “WATKIN”
R n - t n - - m o n - n
-
FaNrmEnu.
~, Tine fet t inegs supplied for i n - s e with- t]eis i n s t r i annaen t
( - n )
A
win-c
con-il,
18
feet
long, i n n
a
ieatieer
ease.
( i n - ) A steel t n - l i c e , lea case, for o c c n - n - s i o m e n - n - i l y t es tim eg tine
e n - n - r n - I .
n -
‘fierce steel pickets, fitted n - s a t i n l e a t m n - e r
discs,
to
i - d e n - h e r t ]eemu comnspiCuon-ss. Tinese
are
carried i n - n
It-atheer buckets.
( n - f ) l ” t n - r nnnoumsted m n - a c m e two knee-in-alters.
~‘o,
T wo
l e n i n - s n
are gemeen-aily
emnepIoyenl as ramege-fimenien’s,
b n - n - o g l n if m n - n o c e s s a r y , tln-e service
cane
be
i n e i f o rmued
by c n n - c
R I ) .
I carries thee i s e s t r n - n m e e e m e t s lu s m u g ever i n - i s s h e e n - m i - h e r ,
a (kin-I-glass,
o n - n e
in-icket (win-cnn ncnounn-ted
strapped
to
i n ’ un - I n - l i e o n e
t ine
~lf side), anti
steel taints
lea case,
also
R C n - - i e a l t e m ’ ,
if
a e e o n -e m e t e d .
Xe.
2
n - n - t e r r i e s n - v i m - c c o o n - n - i i m e case n - i n c h two pickets. W h m e m a
~n-n-un-n-tnol,
kin-ce
letilter
will
also
be
carrien-I ,
a n - a n - i
thu
1 c m - t o will
be
ste-apped to
the
saddle
on the off
side.
IL
it
~mn-st/imgi n - c
I n . o t r u i m n - c m t .
3 7 1 . Thee i n e s t s - n s n u a e m n t will seltione reqniu’e amljn-nstenesit , bunt
d n - n - n - n - m i n - I
ieevariabiy-
be tested
before
cornnncnecismg a
t i n - n y ’ s
r e m - k ,
a m n n - i
correctt’n-I
if
ssecessary.
372.
O l i n - n - n a t h e e
lid
by press im ig tin-c Rprieng, annd see
that
tin-c
( a im . )
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306 MUsa~ETaiYINSTRUCTION. -
brass
eyiiinder
is screwed up as
far n - n - s it
wi~
sett im ag
t ine
imnstruniemat to zero.
Press
tine
back
to thee
stop,
tinat
is,
to
( I a m t ine s e n - n - h e ,
n - n u n - n - I n n
arm
n - s e n - t i
t ine glasses
arc pam ’aiiei . Wheen
i n - -
an-ljuustmesnt
t ine
n n n m n - ’ r o n ’ s
are
now
paraliel,
a n n - h
h n
-
therein-gin tin e eye-in -o le
at
t ine s i n - h e
at
asny s h n - a n - ~ l ~
vertical hunts, s u n - c m as a pole, s n n - l e of n - n - leouse, & e . ,
~n-n-n-~
taun-ce
off
(a picket
lilac-ten-Iabout 200
yan-ds
o ff
e n - n - e n - ~
two images will be seen exactly over
else
a n o t h n - n - ~
direct
vision
tieron-igin
t ine plaima part
oftine g i n - n - e s , t~n-- - i
reflection in
t ine
s i h v e m ’ e n - h
part below. If
t m n - e s ~ n - n - n - )
do scot
exactly
corresponnd,
rend
thee li-ce
be
L n - - n - ~ )
imnsfe’n-nnsent
requires a o l j n - e s tm n e n - it, - -
1373.
To adjn-ust t i n - n o u n - s t e - n - n - a n - e n - i t , n - n - n s c r c - n - t i n - n - k e y , r ;-
to t ime
square sleon-ulder
of
t ine sen-ow’
at
the ~
lenn-rizon glass,
n - n - n d t n - n - n - - n - n n - n - n - e t i l
t ine
two l e n - n - a g e s
an;
Tn-love
tine
a n - n - n - i
laaekwann-ls
an-in-i
forwn-n-n-n-io s e v e n - - n - ) ~
r n - n - p i n - n - c e t ine glasses parallel
a n - u n - i
see
t i n - n - n t
tine
a n - i j n - m n - j j n - n - .
-
i n - e n - - n
properly
e f f n - n - c t e n - i .
‘ P i n - c
length
of
t i n - c n - v i n e
c o n - - n - i s lnouin l be OCCi-~
teotcn-I by m e a n -n - s of t i n - c steel t n - n
1
m e . -
III. Care of
t i n - c
I s n - n - t s ’ n n - n n - e e m n t ,
374,
As
before staten-i ,
t ine
im io t n ’ u n n u e m n t is n o t lull,;
o n - u t
of a n - l j m s s t m e e e s i t if
t n - e n - n - t e n - i
n - s ’ i t l n i~-op~n-’a r e n n
account n - n - i n o n e l n - l any of tin-c small
s e n - e n - v s
be
t a k e n -
-
medd l em i
witis,
as
s i n - cm
a pn-oceenlineg
is
h i n i m n - i e
to
tin-n -
inotrn-sment p e m ’ m m n - r m e n e t I y e n - m t of ~‘ndjmmstinciatc e d t o
n
-
it
n - n - ’ o r s e
t l e a u n -
useless,
Tine m in im - o r -n n - n - i c o n - n - I n - i le e
n - n -
iped o c e a e m io n n - - n - l i y w i t h
of clean c l u a m m n - o i s n - h e a t h e n - n - n - o n ’
soft
i n - m n - c n n t h e n - n - s n - r n - r n -
t ine
steel
parts
sleould be icept
carefully
cued t o ~o
rust.
Before
attemptimug
to
smut d o w n - n -
flee cover,
s e e
t i n - n
-
cyiicn-der is scren-ved n - u p
n - n - s far m n - s it
will go .
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PAftT 3t.—ItANOE I n - ’ 3 n - ~ t m } n - m n - s ,
IV. TeAl-my tine
l lanmyc.
~ e n - s e i.
h /me re
the base Is betw c o m e GO and 120 yards.
Fly.
1.
E l
l i n e
distance
from
A
to 0 (Fig. I.) t n - c be requmin-ed.
n n J laLn- ’
C / m n - n -
R m - s n - m q n - n - . ” — — N n m .
2 m n - m ; m m n t s
a
in-in-bet will- sn-~im are
i n n - I n - e r
l n - ~ m m n - l
a n n - n - i s t e - n - u t , n - m t A, t ine
flat
s i n - I n - n - of i n e n - n - n - i t n - m e - m n t ’ n - I
~ t i n e
it-ft a m e n - i
( I n - c n - n - tm i n - t to t ine
n - - c a n ’ .
No.
1
nen-ticea
p l n n - n - t
1
n - n - n - u - t i o n n
n - n - f
thee
n-bject
le e
c n n - m a
n - n - n - n - n - n -
f n - o m e n -
A, g c n - e n - n -
off
~t~n-ntn - o n - y n - n i ’ n - l s
in-) f ine
left,*
n - a t
r e l m o u m t n-igint n - e m e g l e s
to
.A
0.
l i e ’ n - n - p c - n - i s
tine
i m e s t i m u u n n n - n - m n t , places t ine g i n - n o i s e s at 43° (by
~ova n - n - t I n e 1 n - n - m t t n - n - m u ) , t n - i
i - n e - n m m
n s t e -n m m n n t n - e e t u m ~coin-ic dn-jwei, a n n n - i
~n-l;s
i n - r n - o n - n - g i n
tine’ t n - m n - n - I
n - - y e — i n n - n - I c
n - m , t o i m j n - n n - t 0 (i’ig.
I), t m n - n - o u n g l n
i - ~ n - i n - n
i n - n e t
n - i f tine
I n - n -
n - n - - i n - m e n glass.
n -C
A
n - f
n - e n - - c - e n - t n - ,
t i n - n -
night
z n - m n - g i n - -
n - i n n
i n - c
n - n - n - i n - i
o n - m t
to
e C u
n - i n - n - i n - n -
m e a l
n - C u - n -
n - i n n - g o
A n - n m t n n m n - n - c n n - - n n - , n - n y n-o-n-enslnig n-lie t n - e n - c u t - U n - n - n e
lien-elm
d e n - n -m a c u .
(Ice.) U 2
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208 -
MUSKETRY f lSTmm.Uc l ’ ION.
The picket A will appear reflected lea tine s i h ’ e m ’ n - ~ -
t ine glass ; s h n o n - n l n - l it appear to t ine r ighnt of the
nnust
retire, if
to thee left, ise must advamace , until t i n - e n - )
A exactly
coincin- les witin some well
c l e f l m n e n - h
portiea
object
lie
tin-en planets
t ine
picket
C
betweemn
h i
3
~
sinouid verify t ine accuracy of t ine observation b y r n - ~
m is hand on t ine
top
of t ine picket ann-i leokimeg
t i n - r n - n - n -
instrument
agaimn any sligint error cane t i n - e n - n I n - t c o
by fo rc ineg t ine inead of t ine picket to or fromm i m e s , - -
No.
1
inas
theus p l n n e e t e n - l
(ice
picket
C at
t i n e
r i n - ’ } n - ~ -
between 0 and
A, in
otiner
n - v o n - n - I s ,
0 C A is n n
r i - n - I t
Meanwleile No.
2,
as
s o e m n -
as
he
sees
N c,
l ° j n - ] n - n -
-
picket at
C, hays o m n e
of
(lee c n - ’ o o s lines e n n - g r n - v g .
leered
of t ine picket A on C, mocks
i n - i s
c o r n - I te A
stretches
it
to t ine rear i n - a tin-c
direction-n- given i n - n - . f i n -
l ime o n - a t ine lnead of A, t i n - n - n - s u n - i
p n - o x i n - n - n - n - t e i y
sottjn-~
u - m n - i l e t a n - n - g i n o C A B . lie p l a n - n t - n B at tine f n - n l l
e x t o n - n - ~ .
corn-I, nooves
oil’
to C ready to
b n ’ i m n - g
i n - n - t i n - c I n -i n- ke t e n -
-
as No.
1 m ao connpleted tin-c oLn-scrvatiotn,
n - s n l e s s
t i n - n - n -
more
n-aucges to be
taken-n
from tin-c saints
spot,
No.
1
m n - o n - v
t n - n - r n - n o t ine
box rigint
sin-ic n - n i l ,
i n - I n - t e e s
t h e n -
parallel (by means
of
t ine
m n - n - n t t o m n ) , f n - n - c e s A
witin
C
n - ~ n
-
between-n- i n - i s toes, ann-I looks through tin e side e n - - ,
i e n c h c n - im e g thee lef t—macnd side of t ine i e i s t r n - u n n e n - n - t ~
downn-vn-n-rds.
lIe will see
t ine
two h n - i c k e t s A ~n-
t in-rough-
tin-c
plain part
of f-lee
glass, a n - n d
tineir
r e i n --
imenediateiy
below them,
lie
tn- inns
t ine
c y l i u n - l e r
i
ieft, with leis right mane-h, umetil in c
makes
tine r e f l c n - t ~
t ine r o n - s m n d
ineaded
ieicket
exactly
coiencin-ie will- t h e - ,
ineaded
picket,
a n n - n - i t h n n - n s obta imes
tine l e m n g t h e o f t i n - n
-
A -
C, WlniCln
he
r e n n - , n - i s o n e
t ine cyhiendem’.
lie
sets t h e n - i
collar to t ine san-ne m n - n - n rn b e r c ia t ine brass
e n - e n - n - I c .
No. 1
m m e o v e s
to A, places inimself facing 0 s i n i
-
picket
exactly
betsveemn
hds
feet, pin-ices
t i n - c
g i n - n - s n - s a t
before, looks tist’ougmn- t ine
e m a i l
e y e - h m o m n - e at t i n e t l n - j ~
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DART
X,—RANOIS FXNXJEIIS .
~tnichs o n - n h see tierough t ine plain part of t ine glass, tint’
‘o~tismeof thee picket C
beimeg
seen in tin-c
lower
or silvered
lie turin-s t ine cylimnn-ler
with m is
right hand n-until t ime
~~e~iin-ceef C exactly coincides e v i t m n -
t ine
object,
m m d
reads
the
z - n - a m m ° e
opposite
t ine
arrow-Inead
c ia
t ine
eyilinn-ler.
W in -e t c
Nos. I ann-i 2 are
n e m o n - u n i t e d ,
t I n - c
kmnec-hn-eltera
a m - c
~ n - n - , ~ c u r e tise iecee’ses,
wIn-il-i t ine
observations are
beimig
t o k e n - n .
3 7 0 n - cinsc ~. ir/meen t n - i c
base
is U r n - c i t e d to.
u c n d n - u r
GO yardi.
‘ i l - s
operation
is simmniiar to Case i; n - v itle these c~ccptions.
Af ter ~n-ln-n-con-glee picket C
at
thee rigln-t
a n n - g i n o
between
A
n - n - n - n - I
0,
N o , 1
n - n o t e
t ine
e lith im g
cohn-er to 12
before
mnakic ig
( i n - e
1
n - i c k e ( s
A arid B coincinlo wit-in o n - e n - n -
n - e n - i o t l n - e r
by
( u n -m n - b e g
t i n - n - ’ c~lind~r.lie t i n - e n - n
in-roccods as
before. T i n - c
true
r a n - n - g e i t - h n - n - . i f t h n n n - t
finn-ally
r n - n - a d on tine cylinder.
~77,C n n - e s 3.
T V / n -
en
t i n - c b a - s e
c i t
linn-ltcd to
ores’ 120
yards.
T I L n - operation is
similar to
Case I, with- these
cx
-
n - f l n - n - ~ s n - n l n - s i d i n - n - n - y
base
AB is
man-ic
36 feet imnstead
of 18
t n - - c t
i c i n g
(by i e n - n - o k i n - e g tine
cord amid
tape togetleer),
or t ine
o n - lim r is s n o t
to
t ine base ren-tdisng. ‘l’lee true
range by
either i n n - t i n - o n - i i n n -
double tim a t
s h e o w m n - on
t ine
cyliender.
l~-—To
use t / m e Imn-srtconcint
at
Judging-Distance Drill -
tn-steadof a
n- tacliometer,
3 7 8 . This n - n i l
be f o n - n m m n - i
t ine best way
of
ge ttim ng in-c-
c , n - , t o m m i c n - l to the
nice of
tim
im e s t e ’ n m n n e n n t , a m e d will nunorcoven -
Ic f ound more aecn-mrate m n - z e d expeditious than thee stan-lie-
a n n - t I e r .
let,
Tine
lengthn
of
t ine
base
thirowmm
o n - n t
i n n
t ime
n - m e n - m n - m i
t n - c a n n e r
with etadiometer
(page 310), being 40
yards,
set
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310 s n - m U S K E T m n - r In-osrarerm o is . -
t ine sliding
coliar
so that t ine
an ’ow-hncad
is
e x n - e c h ]
n - n a n - - k 8; in-lace
t ine
gin-noses parallel. h i n - e t i e c t t i n e
m-igiat
end
of
t ine
tlerown-out-bn-esn-n-
on
to
tiee
flag
n-t~
ened
by
unscrewing tie-i
cylinder. Half t i m e
r n - ~ l j n n -
t m - n - c
ran-age. Tin-us,
if
tin-c
index
pointed to lO~
r anmge
would
be 505.
2nd. TIn e base mastered of being t ierowia
o n -u t l e t
t i n e I n A
exti-enneity
of thee distn-nnnce
may
be kept
will-
t i n - n -
e n - n - n - n - :
Place
t ine
glasses
at
45~,m e n - i cyl inn-ler n - n t z e r O , i n
u’e fle c t tin e
pickcin
A
n - n t
t ine
c n n - I of -
t ine
40
yirn-It
iin -
nuovin~t ine man In-olding thee picket
atA
t~hen --
left
(Fmg. 1), on the distamit flag 0. Set t i n - e cefln-~
and
reflect
( f r o n -m e
the
point
A),
the
picket
C
o n
t~
‘--
flag.
ilaif
ti_c
reading is tin-c true r a n - n - g e .
IlesTn-nucTIon-ss ro n -i THE U S E OF T n - U i
370.
Set
up
t ino
in-sstruineemat
i c y -
piaciseg
t i n - a
h n - e n n - 1 4
index baa- on t ine
pivot
of t ine tn’mpod, aind tiee usia
en- impor t , as slnowsn- ice
fig. 4.
--
-
880. Tine principle on w h m i c l n - tini isestrei~entn
strnected
is
t ine
well
k e e o w - s n -
n e n - n t i n e m n n a t i c n n - 1 p r o I n - o s i t i r a
in similar triangles sicenilar sin-lee
e n - r e p r o p o n - t i o n s n - n - L
881. To ascertain
t ine
correct
distance win-en
e n - c c - n n - n - t ~
~eloycd
as
“pci-ct-s
of
oln-servatiose,”
proceed n - n - s
f o l l n - n - - i n - .
let. The e
n- ins t ruc to r
will f i n - c a flag a
( n - - i n - i s
fig.
2 . )
e l
place at wlleiche
t ine
party t n - n -
s n - i n - c a n - i is to e n - t i n - n a t ,
distamn-ce front tin-c men standing as n n p n - m u l i
obsen-’vationa.”
2ndiy. A none-commissioned officer
(if
p r n - n c t i c a b l n - .
ser jeant- ins t rn-ucton-)
will fix
t ine
c e - o s - n
staff
I
iii tin-c
ground (pe’essiing it with t ine foot
o n
t h e n -
n - n t
t ine
lower l e n - n i t
until it is
steady
an d
n - ~ o i ~
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n ’ A U T
X.—ii~U’~OE
i N O m i e t O . 311
m a a n - m r
situations
tn-nd
at any
distreince t i n m u t neuay be
n - h e t e r n ~ n i n c u 1
by
tin-c instn’uctor,
a n e n i a u i g m m o e m - i jcaie’
of
t h e n - n - sigints attached
t i n - e n - n - n - t o ,
c, fig. 2, o n - c tie-i flag a
it
tine
jnmdgieng d i e t -n - n - m a c e point.
m l)-.
At 40
y e n - i n - i s ,
m e e e n - n s u c r e n - 1
by
a
chains ,
fm-em
thee
cross-
n - t n - n - i f ; r e a c h to tin-c left of it, ahigma ( m e g ci, fig. 2, by
on - n - n - n a
of t ine
o t ime r
pair of sigints
a t tn - n c im e n - l
to t ine
cross-stall’ e,
a m e n - i
fix
t ine s n - n - i n - h
flag ~n-erpenndien-uhn-n-n
in tin e ~rouien-l. un-n-r ing t h e n - c s estnnbhishmcd a rigid
single, g m n - ’ e
thee
cross-stahl’ a few
turn-ne
i n - n
t ine g n ’ o n - e i e d ,
n m n - e l ,
unto
t ine
in-ole so n - m e n - n - n - I c ,
I n n - c t anothner
flag.
Tines-i
l i e n - n - s
t 1 m n - m ~
mnrraugen-l
form the bn-tsc,
betwceee ‘which
t i n e m c c c i i intended for “points
of
observation” n - u n - c
to
n-th.nd.
idly.
l’lace the stadiomseeter so that t ine foresight eec t ine
m n - n - d e x
bar,f,
fig. 2, will le e align-ned on the ( I n - n - g e a n - n - m a d
b , lookineg t in - r o n m g i u t ine h o t - t o n - n - n of t im - i notch of t ine
t h i n - i c r
or
mnnoveable In-ack-siglet g.
~n-tmn-lv.el- thee
slider
g
b a e k w n - n -m ’ d
or
forward
witimommt lie
-
‘ a n n y
way
nm iov i ng
thee
m e n - h e x
bar
n-sn t ii tin -i
f o e ’ e - n - n - i g i e t
e n - n tinc Inead
of
mmdcx b a n - ’ i n - , fig. 2, is align-ned o n e t ine
f l i n g d to t ime right of the flag b.
~thIn-’.ook
at
t ine ixndex or s e n - n - i c on t ime
shaft
of t ime
st,-udiom eter for
tim e n -listen -nec,
wleicia will
be
s im o n - r c a
l n - y t ine
m e n - n u m b e r
un-n-n-mediately
i n n
ft-omit of the
move-
s i n - i c m n - n - n - c k s ig i n t g, fig. 2. -
3 8 3 .
TIn-crc
m n - r e
two
fore-siglnts
o n e
the
in-cad
of
t ine
l i e n - h e x
n - e r ; n-neat t n - n - ’ o iced-es, thee
otherat
four
inches
from the lore-
g l n t en
tie-i
bar ; as every
I o n - i n - inches
i ’epresem ets 40 y n u e ’ n - I s ,
e n - n - I as tine scale c m i tice inn-hex bar is
omsly
5 feet, at
cans
ely
m m u e a s n - n r e
600
yarn-Is. Win-cu t ine n - li s t n -n m n c e
is ~rcater
n n e n n
t I n - i n - n - , t i m e i n - e r m e n - ’ fom’csigint is
to be
n-seed, a m e n - I
t ine destamn-ce
- n - e d off m l front
of
tie-i m m n o v e n - n b l e
back-siglet
doubled,
to
n - c
t i n e correct distance, n - n - c , in this ease, every tn-no
med- e s
I n - r e s e n t s 40 yards.
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312 IiUSEETInT INSTiWCTIOX.
883. To
ascertainthe correct
distance from
ann-b’,.
as a I c o n - m o e or
tree, wiciein
is to
be
practised
whn-~
-
distances
dun-ring
route
marching, as n-veil e n - s
d n - r ~
annual
c o n - a u - s e of instrn-uctiomc, 1)roccen-l as follow
5
let.
Fix
lice
cress-staff
a
(cede
fig. 3)
i n c
t } n - n
-
(pressing
it with the
feot en thee
arm at
part
until
it is
stoan-ly
anti n-nprigint),
an d
t n - ~ l j - ~
means of one pair of tin-c siglats
a t t n - n - h e n - i t i n -
on a given point a of thee i e o i m s n - n - , or
t ime
distance
of winicin from tin-c
said C n - n - ~
required.
2nn-lly.
At
41)
yards
from
thee
cross-staff,
a n n - I
t~t~
of it, place t ine
stn-n-diomneter,
t ine i nead
of
n - v l n - i n - - ~
to be aligned by means of thee
otiner
pair n - f
n -
attaciecd to
the
cross-stahl’
e .
3rchly . P u n - s i n -
the
slider
or
back-sigiet
back-warn-I
onf~
until t im - i
feresigiet
c c
is align-ned on tine s a n - n - n -
of thee mouse, or
ot~ier
object, o n e w m n - i i e
t h e e
staff
i a n - n - s
already been aligneni.
4thnly . Look
at
tlee index bar, and rend
o ff
thed~,
384 . T ime
st.’ediometermaybe uRed on aiiy
g r o a n - n - n - i ,
i n -
is no
necessity
for tlae men jun-ignng
tin-c distance m n - t i n
-
the m n - a c n e level withn
thee
object of observation.
385, T ine stadiometer is always to be kept
inn
d r n -
1
-~
In tin-c event of its
getting wet n - v i e - i n - a
i n n - u n - s e , i t
i n -
wiped
tlnoron-mgiely
dry before being
punt
away into
t i n - n
-
provided for
it.
If
tine-ne
hurecautions
are
taken
l i n e
i n - n - ~
ment will last for many years.
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liii
- n
n - i _ i
n-I
-i / n n _ i
‘H~ ---
- - — -
n - i .
- —
n-in- -
~-I
-
- ‘ k
n - n -
n :-
n- n - n -
—
n - J — I n- n-
ç] I — .
-
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r . tnT xm._EXX’EmtnMENTS
WiTh SMALL
~n-nn-ans.
3lC
~
Tine
c h i n - t n - n - a c e
from t ine
“poinnt
of
a c n e - u n nnpn-n-ct”
to
n - ~ i n - n - tn - i i m n n - c d
at
denotes
thee
- i r e - o n ’
d u n - c
to
win-ed,
defective
‘ n - n - n - ’ &C.
ju
conducting
experiments
t ine
f t n - l h ow m n -n g c o n -e n - s e
ii
i n - c v a r i a t n -
1
Y be
obsen’ved
— T i n - c n - n i n e s
ace
to be previously examimnc t l
a m a d
cheaneed
n ’ b y
n u n -
n - u -m n - e o u m ’ c m ’ - s e r j e a n n t , if available ; if
not,
by
s n - n - n - m e c n - n - r c f n - e l soldier.
£ n - n - l
O n - n - c t n - f
t ine be-nt a n - n d
steadiest
shots i n n a battalion
- is t n - be sehccten-l to fin-c t ine
a n - n o - n
for experiment, or
m n - I n - n - I c r
e x a n n - m i n n -a tm o n - i.
‘ n - i . T i n - c
charges
of powder arc to i n - c carefn-elly n-veigheed,
U n - n - i O n - S
h e n - n - o l e — u i ) cartridges are n-coed, i n n -
n-yin-id-
e n - u s e a
s a n - n - n - I n - i c
ca rt rm thge
is
to be weigh-en-I,
n - n - e n - n i
thee a n - o n - I n n - m e n - i —
t i n - n - n - n i c m n - n - l ) C r i Y exaneiceed.
4 n - h -
Tine h i c - i i n - g is to
be f r o m e e t ine shoulder,
with
t ine aid
n - - f n n hal-he or otiner n-oem rest.
~1n-.Win-en t i m e tm i a l
is
to
cletermenicee
t ine rein-itin-’e
v a i n - m e
of
two
o n ’
n u o m ’ C
s-n-ties,
~n-rojecti1cn-o,
n - n .
d e n - n -c n ’ i l e t i o n m s
of
1
n - o w n - h e r ,
t i n - e e c t ine n - n - I e o o t i n n g s i n - o n - m i d t n - n - h e i n - I n - n - c e n - n t
least
n - n t
three
distances.
~itIn-,i n - c size
of t ine
target is
to be
Oft. ~ 8
ft.
(1st
class)
if
n - i n n - n - o t i m n g at
a m e n - I n - c a t i o n ’ 600 y a n - - t l n - n - .
- V 1 n - -
A few sheets are to be fin-ct
n u n -
“te-in-ul o imo te , a
to
determine t i n - - i correct elevn-n-tion
n - n - n - n - u t i m t n -
pos i t ioma
for
t i n e
b n - n i l ’ n - n - —e y e ,
n-vlnicin
s I m o n - m i d
be
so
1 n - l n - t e e d
for
aincieeg
a n
to
e n - e n - n I l e
all
t ine shots, or
n - n - s
mn-nay z n - s possible,
iw im e g e lm tine
target.
~tln-E n -n d - u ii . a gm n -n -n a is
to
sin-ow t ine
result of
t ine
o lnoo t ieng
n - f m e e t less t I n a m e 10, e m - n c e e e - e
t m n - a m n -
20
n - n - I n - o t o ,
n - n - i e e e
bcimng
tn-ken
for
e n - n - e l m sinot
at
tin-c bull’s-eye fixed upon by
t i n e
trial
sinot.
e n - i c .
Oreat e n - I r e is
to be
taken
in ti-an-msfem-ring t ine
leits
f a n - n i
tine
target to
t ine
d i n - n - g e - a n n -
ice
o rden ’
t in-at
tieey
i n - c a y be s i n - o w e n
i n - c
their
c o r n - - n - n - c t
positions. All the
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316
Mnsn-~’nn-n-Y
uosTnucnmocn- .
aleots fired for a diagram are
to
be fluml~.
secutivehy from
1,not including
t i m e trjaisi~
Ini ts on t ine diagran-ca are to be n - l e a n - t e l
i
respective numbers,
a m a d
thee simots n - n - h i t n n
t n - n - n - g e t
sin-own
as
s u n - n - I n -
opposite their
n n - e n - n - k r
table of ca lcum la tio n .
lOtin . In t ine din-n-~ranaare to be recorded the I n - a n - n -
flree~t ine
n-instance
fired
at,
tine
n n n n l n - t r
n - I
fired, t ine
object
of t ine trnal,
tine
d e n - c e - u n - t i n - n -
pn--oject i le ,
or
powder
n - n a n - I c r trial, t i n - 0
n n
clean-ge,
thee
weigint
of
bullet,
t l n - e strength a
tioja
of
t ine
wind,
t ime
state
of
t i n - c
t i n - e n - i n - n - n - n - ~
barometer—if tines-i instruments
m u - c
n - n - n - - a ~ n - n - i n -
t ine state
of
t ine
l o a d m n - e g z n - s
affected by
L o i n - i n - n --
a n - n y ether
in-n-format ion
win-ich
may
L c
c o - f
desirable
to elucidate tin-c diagram.
PART
XII.
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR DEPTJTY
ASSISTA~
JUTANTS
GENERAL (FOR M U S K E T B I
OThER
O FFICER S C HA R G ED
WITH
SUPERVISION
OF
THE M t J S K E T R Y T 1 1 A I -
OF THE
TROOPS,
AT HOME AND A i i l i t n - .-
1390.
Deputy Assistant Adjutants
General (in-rile
or
officers cinan-ged
with t ine
supervision of the
n - a
-
instrnnction, are
to be
subject to, and in c o m n n - a
witie,
t ime
Inspector-General
of
Mn-nskctry
i n - c
c i i
appen--tainn-en-g to their pecuhiar duties.
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r A n - n - P xIL—D. A
A
0. INSTRUCTiONS.
317
t i n - e s n - n - r e responsible tieat tin-c
n-n-utieorise(l systemee
i n - s
~
n - n n - l l e e r d
to in
au its
details, a n n u l thn-ey are to make
n -~’n -~rn-engem ~tor time ef l ic ienet car ry im eg out of t ine sn-one
-
1~
, n - r e r n - n - l
corps
witimin
time
circuit
of
tlneir
.sinieemn-’ision.
n n T i n - e S are
to
be
well
acqtnn-n-intctl
with
time
facilities
- n - ~ i ~ dat tine
several ncmln ta ry
posts
in theeir districts
or
-
~~
f n - n - r coimn-ltIetiflg
time instruction.
A n - n y w n - n m e t of ranges, or deficiency of an-lichen-
f o n ’
i n - n --
n - - t n - s n , i~o be mn-mnneediatcly brought by i l m e m n i to
time
- ;e o f
t i n e
general officer c o n n nmand i i n g , i e n - order tin-at tin-n
-oorr steps n n ay be takema to preen-Ire tiecm.
~ ~Vlnoen-n-eartcred
wince-c
n - e n - -e m - a l
b n - n - t t : n - li om n - s
or dqOts
n - n - ~ o n - n - n b m ~ ,
eitiecr
ice c a n - e n - p
er
garrison-n-, t i n - - i dcpn-n-ty
‘~~,n-n-t
- n n - l j n n t a ~ e t s
general n - a r c to visit thee m e n - i n of t ine
d t l I - n - e n - 5 i n - e n - n - i c r
instruction,
b o t m n -
at
drill a n n - n - I pn--actice,
;‘~
i f possible~o see the c n n - i n n - n c r
in
win-ida these excr—
-~- r n - ’ n - x t ’ C n - n - t C n - l ; n - t n - c d tieey
ares
to e x a m - n - i n n - e , at least niece
n - n - ~ - n - i J i , the
n-lrill
amid
prn-n-ctice
r c t n - n r m n - s , to
n u n - e e c - t n - n - i n
t l e n - n - t
~ntrits
tin-n-rein
agi’ce witln
tin-c
re~istcro
n n - n - i
s c e n - n n n e a a m - i c c n - ,
- I u n - m i t
t i n - c
n n d n - n
1
n - l i c n - n - t e total
poin-n-ts
n - o n - e s f o i ’ tm n - c o a n - s in - c g .
3O~ T i n - n - tn--coin-s station-n-en-I
wit in im n
a r c n - n -o n - n - n e a l il c d i n - n -t n - in e c c of
~o
1
I n - m i n - n - ’ win-crc they arc
qnnmn-rtercd ares t n ) i n - e s
visited o n - n e c a
~n-n-n-t
m i n r n - n - n -
w h n - i n - n - i n -
occasion-es
t hney
will
s e n - n - tin-c
n - e n e m a i n - o t i n -
at
I L a n - n - n - I
1
n - r n - n - c t i e e , anti e x a n n - e e m n - a e t i n - - i n-etumies
to
asee-taiea
n - j r correct
t e e n - S .
T i n - n -
t m - n - t n - I n - m i s
qnm a rte icd
at
long
distance-is
f n - - o m
time
station
i l - n - - r n - l i n e
nhepnnty an-sistanmt
adjnntan-et
gen-acral
resides n - n - r e
~
i n - n - ’ e - i s i t e n - I
dccc
in
every
tieree n - e n o n m t i n s .
3~l.D epnm ty assistn -n im t adjutanets
gcmn-erai are
never
to
~n-veineir posts
witinout an-utimority
f e - t n - e e c
thee
get-cnn- i
n - n - - ( r
c r o e c i m m a m e t i m n e g , to ivinom they n - n - r e to
n - o t T o r d
every
~fn-rn-n-maticien
t ine
n - n - im l n je c t
of tln-eir
s p e c i n - n - i ditties, a n n - n - i
to
r n - n - n - k r
e v n - - m - y a s n - i n - n - t a m n c o icc
givin-e~,~
ffect
to
i n i
o n - - n l ç n - r s .
Tiney
pi to
siginify to
m i e n - n their
desnre to
make t in e i m ’ prescribed
i s i t n -
to
n - n m t - s t a h i o n c s , a n n - i l receive
heis ordec’s
to do So.
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318 I . U O S K S I T R Y UcSTmtUcTIox .
397. Deputy assistant adjutants general a m ’ ~ ~oi
tin-c genien-al ollicer under whom thcey
a n - - s
servin-eg
for
leave of absence, n-viiicie is not t~
n - n
-
n-luring
the
period t ine
in-anneal course
of
t n ’ n - i e e i n
~
on,
except under
pecum lia r
or pressing eirduan-stai~
are to n-notify to
t ine
Inspector-Ce n - n e r a l t i n 5 ~n-n-j
which tln-ey
imave
obtained
ieave,—tineir auidrss
absent,—ann-I t ime officers named to
act
fo r t i n - n - a
must, w l n e n - n - available, be i n - n possession of a
certificate,
n - u n - n - h net under
t ine
rank of c n - a p t a i c e ,
298,
S I n - o n - n - I n - deputy assistant
adjutants g e n e m - n - j
periodical visits, discover any infraction
o f
~
-
e n - n
tine subject
of necn-msketry
traiceing,
or a m c y t i n - j n - - ~
may i n - n p - i n - I c or
retard
t ine annual course, t im e y
are
t o
tic-i
eirccmmstann-ce
at
once
to thee general
O f I i C o r e o n i n - n - n - n
-
n - n e d
notify
leaving n-lone so
in their
next m n a o n t ln l y
n - c -
t ine
Inspector-General.
390. Deputy assistant
adjutants
general c o r e , ~in-~
ticabie,
to
a c c o m n - n - i n - a m c y
t ine
general
efiicee-s
of
d i n -
stn-ntions or consmands in
tiecir
inspections, a n n - I i f n - n -
a n - - e s to
examine
tin-c
oflicers
en
t i n - - i
tin-cony
a n n - I
i n - i -
musketry,
and o n e t ine
systenc of conn-iuctiin-g t i n - s n - n - n --
im es truc tio n
of
recrinits
annd
tn-am-ned
soldiers of t i n - n - j r
tive companies in
accordance
will- para. 62 .
400. Tin-ey n - i r e - n - n - I s o to in-cling to
t ine mcotice of o f i j a n - ’
m a n -e n - l im e g
bat tal ion-es
any
wan-nt
of care
ice
keeping
t i n - n -
n - - ~
returns,
or neglect o ct
t ine part
of t i n - - i officer
n - n -
n n n
-
mate-odors,
notifying leavimeg done so in
t ln - e i m n e a t n - n - ~
report.
401,
Deputy
an-n-islam-I adjutants
general in t i n - n - j r
are to an-eec-lain l n - y n - n few
weil-dm n -ected
questionis tin
-
ficien-acy
of t ime n--ecruits ice
thee tineorctical p r i n - c i p i n - --
the
knowledge
t hney
possess
of
t i m - i
method of k c e j n - i n -
0
m i t T e n -
i n - c n - n - m n -
etflcieiet c c n - m e d i t i o m n .
402. 1 ) e ~ n - m i e t y assistant an-Ijutants general arc t o
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r A n u T x n - n - . ~ — n - ) .
~. A. (1 .
lRSTeUJCmIONs.
1 1 9
.n-~~n-iVCS
of
n - n - f l y pn-nbhic c o n v e y n - n - n - a c e
wimiche n e n - a y offer
to
their
y i n - i t - n -
to
l n - n - c - t t n - ii m n - , n - e s detacln-ed f n - ’ o n - n i
t ine
n - t n - n - l i o n
1
n - - , - n - -
t m n - s Y are
qmnart
e n - e n - I ,
~
‘fin-V
a m n - ’ ,
by
tine
10th
of
en-nile
x e n o n - e l i - ,
to
t -r a n -n s m e n i t
tin-s gcnemah n - n - l i i c e m - c o cumoun l i e ng thee s t n - n - t i o n - c , district, t n - c
k j ~ i n - n - n - c
a n - n - n - I
to
t i n - - i Ieespeetor—Oenien-n-nI i n - f
i - n - l u n - k e t m - y , a
return-n
ji
1
-n -
1
t r t
aecoin-liug
to tin-c
;cesciL.eeh
} ‘ o J - I n - n ~, ~
~n-
, n - n - n - n - ~ r e n - n -
of t ine m n - n n - n - n - s l n - e t r y i r n - n i e m i s e g of t i n - n t n - - o o l n - s
iii
t i n - n - n -
~ç t h n - e i r s n - n p e n - v i s i n - n - e c ~ Depn c t y a n - n - n - i n - t n - s e n t n - n - n - I j e n - t n - n n e t n - n-
. n - r r n - l n n f fine
Cie’eiies
i n - c liciegn-ul
n - n - - i l l n - n - i s o
f o m - w n - n - r d a
r n - n - I n n - c - n c
t n - n -
t ime
A n - s i n - t a n - m t
Adjutant
( l e n - e n - s n - n - n - I f n - n - r T n - t u s n - k e t a ’ y
n - i n - n -
A m m n e y Tread Q u o t e - t e n - s o ,
Fin-st
T i n - n - h i t - n - ,
m s - n - I
those
in
I n - n - n - b i n -
n - n - e n d
~n-ln-uinmn-s,
n - s t ine
(lenern-ul coeeaunannn-iieeg
tine
~ ~ ~ut i n - n - n - s e l n - r n - ’M i n - l e n - n - c i c s , througle
the
1 ) n - n - p n - c t y A n - i j u n t n - n - m n t —
k n - n - n - ~ n - m i ’ W i e t ’ m e tins cic-cuit
to
winiche a
deputy n - n - s n - i n - t n - n e t
4 j n - m i t n - n - n - t g o - m n - e m - n - e l is apln-oinmted e m c n b r a c e n -s
neon-c
t i n - a n - n o m n e s
din-
-
t i n - f I n - t i n - i n - n - t i , or s t n - n t i o n - n ,
t h e n - n -
m - e t n - n - r i n
rendered
to tin-c n - e n - i c e d —
l e n - ’ ‘ n - - o n - - r u n t i i n - i n - i i s is on-dy
to
s - n - n - f u r
to tin-c
t m n - w n - p s n - m ie n - u -v t i n - n - n - j r
~n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-l,
r m n - o s e
r n - n - i n n - i n - n - r e d
t n - ,
tIne
I n n - n - n - i n - e c t n - n - n ’—( i c i e e r n - n - l ,
t i n - e s
~i-:rn-iic n - e n - m e n e r m i c d i i i n - n - c the trn-npn- in tin-c 1 3 n - m e e b a y a m e n - I I n - I n - n - n - i n - n - s n - n-
f r n - n - j n - i n - e n - c i e i , a m a - i In
t i n - n - n -
An-osin-ota,nt A n - h jnctamet ( le m o n - r n -a l for
~n-n--kn-tri- n - I tine J n -m i e e y l i e n - n - n - f
Q m in a e - t e m s ,
E o n - n - n - I I n - n - d i n - i n - , ret-c fo
~n-tn-jin--very
r e g ie n - n c m n - t
n - n - e n - n - i
titjn-~itn-n-,the ciccitit of n - n - o p e n - —
404, i o~- n - n - t v n - n - n - n - n - n - i n - o f
n n
n - n t
: n - n - l j n n
ti i n
t n -
goon-n-n-mi e n - i l l
ho n - m n - p -
~jn--i
n n n n
n - n - n - f
iely i n - v e n - i n - - I n
i n - n - i t
t n - n - i i n - n - e n - n - t e s n - i
e n - n - c - i n - s
i i— t i n s ’ c - i n - n - n - m e l t
~ t i n - n - m r n - c p u - r n - i n - n - i o n - n , w it i n -
a
n - I i n - n - n y ,
( n - - n - n - i n - n -
i n - m i d - t i n - n - ’ y r n - m e
•
lain-ne t i n n - - i n - i n -
e n - f l e t I n - h ~ ’i-t-ttmree. ~l-lcen-e- i
i o n - m i e n -
t
I
to y
n - n - n - - e s
o i
n - t n - i n n -
i n n
ii n - t i n
n-n-filet’s meet ii
a y e n - n m
i n n - n - s
o n - I n - s i
n - s t - n - I f i n - n - n - e n t i m e s
~tn--n - - f t i n - n - - In-tell u t - n - n - t i n - n - c e of tin-c A n - n - t n - n - t n - n - I I i n - - j n - n - n - - L n - s n - n - i n - i n - - I , t i m i n - ’ y
~fn-
- .
Win-tnt n - h o n - t e n - n - y t - n - 1 tin-c
c - i r e n n n - e e n - o t n - n - m n - e - c
i n - n -
to
be neon-tilled
t n - n - ~
I n n - s 1
n - n - n - n - - t n - n-c’~(lm i t - e n - n i -
-405.
‘ l ’ i nn - ’ y n - e n - - n - s
I n - n - notify to
I n - l e n - n - I m e n - p n - n - n - t o r — C I e n - n - e n - -n - d on
F - n - t e e n
No.
n - i
1
n - - n - ’
ice
I
I n -
a l e -
eel
n - n - - n - n - I ,
l i e n - n -
r e m
n - n - o v a l
of
~in-n-n-on-etc
i u m i n -
f i n n - n - f r districts, c m c c r e t i o m n - iz e g tin-c
n - J o n - t n - n -
of
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320 M V S m ~ E T R Y
INST l i t JCTIOn-~ .
departtmre,—the station to win-id- t imey i m a v e icte
—and
t i m e extent
to
wimicle
exercised. -
400. Deputy an-sin-taint anhjmn-tants
g e n e n - n - - n - i
n m - I
officers
cien-u-ged
witim t ine s m n - p e r n - - n s m o n of l i n e e~n--
training
of
tin-c
troops,
‘ i n - n - l i
draw
n - n - p
their
i n - r - n - ~
quarterly
reports under separate general m n - e n - n - n - i j n - g n -
fohiowin-eg
manner. T ime paragrapins to
be
n u n - m - i ~ n - n - n
-
sueutiveiy, and
t ine
heerndings
to t n - c
stated
i n - n - t i e n - n - n - n - ,
time report :—
-
let. Corps vin-ited during
t i n - c
3 f o n t m n - .— l e n - c f - ,
follows,
s inow
tie-i con--ps
visit-it din-ring
l i c e
witie
t ine
stations
at
wimich
quartered,
t i n e
n - n - n - n - ~
r n - m e n of cacim
corps
f o m e n c i
n - m i s t ie r instmuc6n-un-
han-inn-try n - l r i l l n - n - , anti
at practice, tine
n n - n - ~ t
n -m ee ting witnessed, witle t ine distance, a n - n - n - I n - L ~
of
the
jnn-iging~distaneepractice.
‘ n - Y i n - e n no con--ps in-as been visited, tin-c cause of t i n - n - n - a
is
to be staten-i.
2nd.
ZValn--con-nnnissiosncd
(~u7iccrs
employed
a s
N n
-
Drills.—Notice time ~cn-’ouiciencyr o t i n - e r w I s e ,-
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r,n-ae
Xii.— -D. A A
e n - . INSIItUCTIONS. ~21
c empmY
s e n - ’ j
ean t -in s te- im etors n - m d n - n - o n - n - - c o n - c i n em a -
n - i o n - n - e n - h
o l h i c e m - s generally
n - n - s i e m n - i s k e t r c ,
dn-iils,
n - n - m e n - n —
t i n - n - n - l u g , i n c eases of i m n - e f f ic i e n - c c y , t Ine con-ps
co in-
c o n - m n - e n - I , and t ine br-n-nd-es of in-n-structionm in winkle
t h e y n - n r c deficiecn-t.
~n-i
I n - n - n - I teiincv’y D-ills.—Statn-n- if t ine inste-uction-n-
i n - n -
time
n - n - c e r n - n i
subjects cnn-bra-i-in-i n - i n - e n - l e n ’ tinis
Inead,
is care—
f i n - f l y c o n d i - n c t n - n - d ; a n - n c if, f m - o n e
t i n e s position
of time
n - n - e n - b
and
t i n e s answers
givemc i m e tin-c exan-n-n-iuatiou on
the
tmn-eoreticai p n - n - i m c i
n - l e n - , a n n - n - i
cleaniur’
n - n - r n - n - n - s instruc—
t i n - n (t ine questeons beimeg in vam -iab i~’ put by the
leputy
n-nssn-stant
rnd ju tamnt
gemn-eral
a m e n - i
n - c o t
by
t ime
~astructom’),t t n - n - n c t i o m n -
l e a n - in-ecu
pain-I to tin-i pre—
i n - n - e i m n - a r Y drills.
Wieen-i n - t e e m
i n - n - c o t
t ine
case,
m e a n - n e
t ime
c n - r j s n - and detail t ine
j sa r t i c m m l n -n - e - s . It
is to be born-ce
j
0
n - n - n - i n - n d
t i m n - n - t t im - i
c - e n - n - i l l s o b t n - n - ic e e d inpractice afford
n n - n e r n - i n g evidence of time goodness or
o t im e rwise
of
the
position-n
acquimed by
t ine nc-icc
when
n - n t
dviii, &c.
C o i n T n - n - n - g e t
aced
Jun-lying Deal-once
Pe’acticc.—Notico
j n - - r e g u h o n n - - i t i e s tinat haves been discovered in thee
e m e c m n - t i o c e of
tlnese exercises, n i e m n t i o m n - m n - s g
i n - c
e n - n - e l i
e a s e tine e o m ’ ii n -, conn-pan-ey, n - n - n d
i n - a n n - n - c
of
connpmn-ny
n - l i t - e r attending
time practice.
Ne
departue-e
f r o n m n -
t i n - c M n - m s k e t n - ’ y l legulation-n-s, inowever
t rm v i n - n - l,
is to be
n l lowed,—onne systeenc
should pc -e va il e ve ryw in e e -e .
Poputy Assistant Aeijutants-G
e n - e e c - a l are
to
satisfy
tinenen-elves
t imat
t ine
tan’~ets
arc
coloured
according
~) t i n e o n - d e n - s o on tin-c subject,—thnat thee i n t i epeen-den t
n - n - n - n - I
volley
uin--ings
take place
as directed, in t i n - - i
“Musketry Instruct ion-n- ,” a n - i n - i as inerein detn-n-iled,—
t i n - n - t
t i n - e s skirm ishn -in g
I)m-actico is c x e c n -m t c d i n s advain—
n - b e g f e - o n c n -
(100
to 200 yarn-Is, ann-i
retin-ing
from200
to 000
yards, tmn t i l t im - i
e n - n - e e n - n u m n i t io n allowed
for
t ine
pract ice
is
expenn- ied ,—n-mnd tieat
the valise
with
great coat
is
won-u invariably due-inmg t ine volley and
x
4~
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322 n - n - m e n - c E - n - n y
X n - i s T r n - U C T n - o n - ’ .
independent
firings.
All
i u - e g n - n - h a m - if l~~
noticed,
specifying t ine cones,
c o n - e e l - a n n - ~-
pany officer concerned.
bile. Drill a n -n -d l ’ i ’ a c t i t n -n -n - Bdturlns . -__Not jce
i n
-
teen-ns
if
tieeso
returns
in
t i n - - i
several
n - n - , ~
battal ion-is
ac-c cn-eatly kept and if the c u t e - i n -
agree witin-
tin e registem ’s and
n - U n - n - n - i n - - n - n - n - ,
mention
t ine
battalion and
c o n - n - n - i c o n - n y ,
with
t
of
t ine
captain or oflicer e o r e c n - t e o e n t h i n - n - g ~
exceptional in-en-lances,
6th.
Practice
lkn-jistcisandSumnnaries—N°ticei
these
recoin- is
a e - e
co rn-ec t iy
kept,
a n n - i
e n - a - -
-
even-y
isarhiculun-’. When h-regularitiesaffe~jL~
are
din-coven-cd,
mention tin-c
c o n - - p s , C o O n - j o n - a n - - n - .
and company concerned,and a n - n - m e n - o f
n - n - n - ~ n
-
Co j n -ks
of the
reman--ks o m i
t i n - c c o m j n - a u y
return-n-s
sent to
commanding ofl icen O r e
accompany the report; t in-ey
are
to he
a t n - ~ - ,
tin-c
cleisuty
assistant adju tan t-gown--a l e n - m m -
n-nay
be
fon--thconuin-g
sin-cold
t lney be
n - e q n - ~ n
-
synopsis of
the
said
ren-csarks,
o n - n - a n - e p a m a ~n-~
far
as
relates
to
irregularities
affect ing
t I n - e
n - ~
re-won-mis
for
good
s l n - o o t i n n - g e n - n e d for
j e n - d g i n - n -
a r r amnged by connpan-cien-, is to a c c ompa ny
e n - n - - h
practice return, n - a n - i d ,
on
t i n - - i r emova l of b n - i ~
i n -
iren--ariably ID
be f o r - w i n e - d e n - I to
t i n - c
d e p t n - t y a-
endjutan-n-ct-gemneral
of
titeir
new
d i n - t m - n - c t
I
assistant
n - n - d j n - c t a u t s -g e m n - n - n - r a l are
carefully
t n - e n
-
tice annual
In-ractice returns
and w h e n - u
n - O S
core-ect t i n - n - i n - s n - n i t
tin-ecu to f-li-i
Ian-spector
O n - n - n - n
-
W i m e n n - - c f - i c - e n - i c is
n - n a n - i c
to
the
n - e n - n - m n - o n - n -
entered on
the
s e - i o n - n - t i page
of
m u m e m m m m o i
r e 1 u ~
unman-her
i n n -
erden’
of m e n - e n - - i t is to be
q m n o t e d n -
n n n n n -
n - ’ e f e c - n im n - g
to
page
therec , thee c o n m m n - a m n y
I n -
sl~
n - n - m e m c b n - n - I o m c g
in
n d d i t i n - n - n - e t h e n - s m n - n - t o .
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n - - . n - n n - ~
501.—i-’.
.A ~ A 0. iN S T n -n -U C T W N O n -. 323
_ s n - y n - n - n - g e s
a n - n i l
J
c-ticks
J o n - ’ Rijie Jn-estian -ctiwe,— T iee -ion-s-
i n - -
e h t i n - M m of tin-c n - ’ a n - n - g e s a n - n d aicy a l l e n - - n - n - l i o n - n - in t int-jr
n - u n - e n - i n - e r
or arc-anegen-en-cnt, an-c
i n v n - n - n - - i n - n h n - i y
to
I n - c
n - n - n - n - t i C C ( l
n i - n - i
n - - c - i n - o i l e d o c c . IJn-n-dcr
this
m e n - n - n - I ,
n - - e f n - o e - c m n - c e s
b
n - n - I S O
to
) ~ n - e
e n - c a n - i c
to
lice
c o n - n - d i t i o n - i
and
c c o n - c o n - n n - i e - n - n l
n - o n - e of an-tides sosnct ioancd
f n - n - n - ’ n - e e o a s k e t n - y
te-aineimng,
i n - I n - W i n - ares
n - c o t
to exceed, with-on-el- authority, time
n - n - n - e e n - n - b 0 1 ’ n n - a n n - n - t i o n n e n - - I by flies n - c g o e l n - n - t i o i n s . vein-oily
, t - - d ~ t n - n - c i t
A n - lj u t in e n - t o n - — G e n - n - e in - t i
r n - i t o
r c n - in - O m n o i ln - le ,
e n - n - i fn-~r
l i t - n - n -
in s l i n t - i n - ’ I n - o n - n - v e i ,
that
every n - i m - n - - a m n - g e m s n e m n - t
in
-
n - n - n - n - n - n - i - i t n - s
1
n - e c v e m n - t t ine esmtsln-eIn-n-oiofl of sitlc i m n - n - n - t n - ’ n - m c t i e n - c m
e n - n -
a c c n - n - n n n - e t
of
tlee
n - n - - n - n - c o t n - n - f
r n -s m e ~ c - s ,
ci’
the
deficiency
n - f t i n - e
z n - e c e s S o n i ’ y
articles.
~b
. 1 - n - n - t n - ain-d
Asnnccosn-’lion-n-,—Notice
f loe n - n - t n - n - t o
of
tin-c
a n - - i n - n - n - , i n - - i n - c t ieer ci
e n - u n - ,
n-era-icc-aL] n - n - , properly i n - r o n - y e n - n - o n - i ,
n - n - n - n - I
if
tln-cy
l o o n - n - e n - s
tin-c a - e g n - t l n - n - t i o n - n - “ i n - n - n - i l oil n n of
I r i g g e n - ’ ,
viz., between-n- ( 1
a n - n - m i
7
lbs. Too
m n - a n - i c i m alt-in-n-
-
f i n - n - n -
e n - u n - w i t
be p n - n - id to t i n - n - s
subject,
i n - n - en-icIer t i n - n - i t
t 1 n - ~
n - n - i - n - n - n - s
n - n - s a y n - d w n - n - - y ~ be kept
n-cads
f c n - n ’ service.
Also
n - n o t i c e
f - I n - c c o n - n - t h I n - o n - n of t i n - e s
n-n-mrnun-cition-i
issued
fir
~n-ret~ti~c WIoc-ilever
trials
of
a n n - i o n -
or n - n - m n - n - m n - n - m m —
n n j t i o n - n - are
n - n - n - a d o ,
in c n - n -o n - s e n - lu e m o c e s of r~pcrtsof t i n - n - - i n - ’
l n - n - i n - n - g
n-iefeetivc, tin-c r n - i n n - I t - a of t i n - n - a t n - - i n - n - I
n - n c - e s
to be
f n - n - n - n - n - j o - n - 1 n - n - l , wilin
y e n - m n - n - n w
a n - to f o n - n - n - h i u g
r n - m i d
oticer -
I n - n - i n - n - I - S of i n - m m p e n - r t a i e e e , i n - c
n - u
f o r c a n - a n - n - follou-s a—
u~,
~
(on-.)
n -~ —
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324 in-USKETRY 1 n - e s T m l U c n - r n - o r e .
Ijtie.
Cn-on-’ren-pondence.—Notice t i m e n - h a t e n - e n d
p n - n - n - ~
comion-uin-mcation-ns of i n n p o n - - t a n - m r e ,
n - c u d
n - - e n -
- w i m o m a a n - I n - I n - - e n - s e n - h with-
thee
resin-It l e n - a f e r n - n - i ~
Depn-c ty Assistant
Adjutants
Ge n - n - e r a i n - r e I n - r n - -
-
to
g e n e - i n - - a l officers,
in
tin-eli
n c on n -t ln -I y r n -
1
,~
mire nian-’ities
discover-in-i . Copies of c o n - a - n - n - j ,
n - i e e n -
1
i
not
a c c e n n - n p n - n n y t ine n - i e o u t i n - I y c - n - p o r t
i n
-
suflicient
to give n n
c - n - s e a n - i
of s n - a t - I n
i n - c t i n - n -
o n - i d-
-~
I T o sri-sm
FurpoW. I s n - m n - i n - e n - n - c d .
C n - n - .
—
Deputy Assistant
Adjmetants
Genen--n i
or
- e v i t i n -
f ine supervision of musketry
l m a n - t n - - n n - r t j 1
to fon--ward
all tineir
communications n - i d
to
t ine
Iecspector-Gencrai,
tiereugle the
P e p u -
-
n-in-taut
Adjutant-General of
t ine
S n - n - h o o l
o f M n - n - - i
and to
general
oti iccn-s conn-nnandin-cg din-in--
tricts,
o c ’
stations t icroin-gh t i n - - i appo in t ed n - I n - n - n - n
-
lOtie. Instructot-a—Notice t ine manner
in w b i
0
]
officers pci-form
tieeir
duties,
anti a v i n e t m n - e r
t h e n
-
vey
thee iicstruen-n-tions
in -i t in -e s t ineoc-etical
p r m n - v i j i
a lieciei and n-nc t inedica l way,
n n - n - n e i m n - g
t i n - c - n -
appear
indifferent to tiecir
dun-ties, an d
t i n - n - n - n -
(in-serve
special
notice for
tin-dr roil a n n - c l e l i - - i n -
also notice
I - I n - n - n - efficiency of tie-i s c r j e a e o t - i c n - t n - -
-
of
neusketry,
wiso
are
not
to
be
employed
premn-ae-ation of t ine
conqn-aaey practice e - e t u o o o -
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tico
c - c - g i n - n - t e n ’ s of
t e r n - i n n - e n - i
n - n - o l d i c n o m , with
t i n - u
en-ceptidti of t-imeee of them-ti
class sinots
a n - e n - I
casuals
n - n - I c r
flee
t e rm i n - c n -n - t i o m n
of
t ine a n - m i e n - n - a l
coun--se,
but r u - t m
t o
t . n - k e
an active
part
in
tie-i
instn-an-dtjofl
of
t l n - o
m c c c .
APPENDIX L
fltrLE Cr ,uas AND Rn-FLu
M A T c n E S .
1 . n - e t n - n - e c t i o l e s
for con-mductica,q Ifs/fe
~iThtc/n-n-s,
a~ppfyof
wccm uieitwle
Joe’
t i n - c
s a n n o n c f - c .
~,
T I n - s
establishment
of
i-itlc
clubs in
every’
regirn-n-ecct of
j ~ n - n - l n
n - o n - n - n - i i n n - f n - n - m n - t n - ’ y ,
a n - a n - i
b n - c t t e n - - y of
n-u-tillen-y, in -
to be
n - - n - n - n - n - n - ~ c n - i by
every
pessiblo m e n - a n n - s .
-
A l i n - n - m n - m n - n - i n - n - i t i o I m
i n - s e n - i
f o n ’ nn-atcices will be pain -I fec -.
a A ll expcnden-i can-tridgo e n - m i e n -
are to be
carefeelly
p U n - n - t e n - I
after lice s l n - o o t c n - c n - ’ .
4 , M e n - n - n - n - r e
proIeibite~l
by
pai-a.
2{)I of Musketry
k ~ o a l n - t i o I n - s
f r o n n - n -
I c o n - v i n n - g a n - n y pm-actico n-n-jut
t int-jr
c o n - m e -
n - n - n - i c e
n - n r c goiceg t i e m i c in - g i c tin-c
a n - m n - n - n - i n - n i
c o n - i n - - s c ; n - e n - c exception-n-
t n - n - t n - e n - n - n - n a y be r n - n - an - i c i m c f l e e s e n - n - s e of
n c - i n n -
cocmc~eetimngn - u t
Rife
n - n o e l - i n -m g
or
sn-olectetl
to
enegage
in
a
n--epc-csentativu
n - n - n - e
1
n - - t i t i c n - I n - .
W i n - c m n a n
nun-n-er
is
not
e n - v a i l - n - L i e ,
Rifle
Matches ncay,
n - n - I n - n - t i n e
n - n - p p r o v n - n - 1 of t ine C o n - e m m n a e n d i e n - g
Oflicer,
take
place
n - n - i c r
t i n e
s m e p e r in d t e n n -n - I e m e c c of a sen-jcacn-t ; t ime
n - n n - u c - k e c - s ,
n - m u d
e n - - c o n - n m i s n - n - m o n e e i olileer
i n - c
charge of ticem, b n - n - i e c g en-erti.
n - I
b y
the oflin-n-er-inestruetoe’ as
expcrmenn-ced
mc c c ; tine)’ n n - n - n - y
t i n - c e l i n - n - c n - e t i o i n - of
t i n e s C c n - n - n n n a m n - d m n - i g Olhicer, be rn-n-rnuuc-
n - e n - i
I c y
( i n n - n -
club,
or
f e - e n - n
tln-e
car tm -i~igo
c a n - s e
f n m c c n - 1 .
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S i U E I O E T X I Y INSTnUCTc0S’ .
0.
Foe-n i
N,
Apponn - i i x VII.,
will be
f n - m r m n - i s h e n - i
~
troop, company or battery,
d e n - i n - i n - a g P e n - ~ i n - e i s s i e n
I-i,
mn-i tem, sleowieng tin-c
a n - n - n - o n - c e n t
of
a n n n m e m n i t i o m e
r e q u i r ,
nature of the n n - a t c m n - ,
acid
the
n - n a n - n - n e of tite
°Il~n--n--
conn-n-xeissioned
oflicem’,
un-eder w i n - o n - c
s n - n - p o r i n - n - t o e n - d ~ ,
sinoot ineg
i n - c
to takes p i n - n - c c ;
it
will lie s i g n - n - e e l by t i n - n - ,
en-amman-edimeg
t i n e s c o n - e n - p a n - n y i - e c o n - n - e m m m c m e d i m n - g the
C c - -
i n - i n -
en-igmnature will be a g i n - n - n - n - n - s a n - t e e
f o n - -
tine p n - n - y n - n - _ s n - - n - + -
a n n - n m in e c i t i o c n - ; it a n - - i l l be
n - n - I s o sigmneol
l n - y
t i n - - i
o U I ~ n - n -
in-in-n--
wIno n - a - i l l i n - n - s o r t tin-c I n - o n - n - n -
at
w i n i c m n -
t i n - - i a - a n - n - g a
n n n n I
n n I
-
n - n - - i l l be n--cody.
-
A PPEN D IX
II.
Musunray INn-Tn-nJ urn-ox OF DEPn-~n-Ts A T T A C n - n - O n - n-
1 t E C n - I M n - - n - Y T s .
1. T i n e n-auuisketry i n - a s t n - u c t i o n - n - of tin-c
i o n - r n - n - i t o i n n - I t
-
n -oo ]n - l i e n - - s
of
depots,
attn-id-cd
to
con-ps
serrimn-g
i n - n
t i n - n -
l
-
K i n - n - g n - l o e n - c ,
viii
be
c o n - n - c l o s e t e d
by t i n e s
n - - e g im n - n - e u t a l
i n - - t n -
a n - n - d be execon-ted under
t ine
responsibility of
t i n - n -
-
comn-nandin-n-g the battalion
tieey a m - c
attacincol t o , n - o h
conduct
n - i l l
conresponelen-ece
e n - n
tine sulejoct,
n - u n - s d n - i n - ~ n - n -
~
answerable
f o n - ’ tico
accuracy of all i -c t n - n - r m s s , &e~,&~n-
2, The
pn-om-formances
of tin-c
m n - n - e n
of s n - c o i n - de~n-~ci~
be mn-icorpon--atcd with t lnose of the eec-ps
to
n - n - b n - c h f h ,
~ttacined
( n - c o n - ’
witie
t I n - o n - c
of
t ine
n - e g i n - n - a e m n - t
t l n - e y
i n - n - - t n - n - :
t ime
n i n - o p l n - t
I n - o x
executed
the a n n - n - u n - a l c o i n - r n - c I n - r n - n e c - s
i n - m g t i n e s service c o m n - e p a m n - i e s o n - i tlneir
r e I n - m n - - n f r e o n -
I
sen-vice),
beet
sepac-ate n - - e t im e - n s , v iz .— Fe rn n - A. f o n - e
n n :
a m e n - I War Ollices
f e r n - n - e s
Non - .
9 2 0 , 9 2 7 , a n - a d ui-_n
pm ’eparei i and
bc-ni—in-cd at the
inescnibed p e m - i o d c ~
n - e g m m n - n - e i e t n - u i r e t n m n - n s s .
3.
T l n e
perfornen-mnces
of
trans—fern-
m - e c e i v c n - 1
f rom,
o n
-
to,
then-se
depn-)ts, by another
dcln-Ot, corps,
battalln-n,in-n
-
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A n - n - i n - n - O n - n I X . 527
- - t cr t i n - c
service
c o n n - m p n - n - u i e s ,
will
be
n - u - c o i n - m n - t e n - i fec’,
i m e n - n - i l respects,
in
tleo m n - n - n - a n n - e r in-reoci-ibon-l
by
t l n - o
- ‘-to-
J i e g n - n - l n - n - t i o s n - n - ,
n - e s
if tiecy I n n - i d b e n - e u t r n -n - m n - s f e r r c n - i
to
~n-
~ lie
con-n-
c - n - ’ battalion
to
an
o l i n -
ec~
APPENDIX
IlL
r o n - n -
lJsxsin-
Aux te rAn-cY S n - a n - n - r n - AT An-n-nxa
Din-eec .
~~n-~-n--n-
i n - - s t
a t t n - u - I c c - u i t ime
sights
to
tie-i
i n - h i d e ,
n - s e e
tin-at
t ine
~ ~LitneSf Sigint” exactly
n-lgree—
w i n - n - c - s n m n - J A Y
i n - n - n -
Doxa—
n -
t
F r o m - I a tc’ipon-i n - u n - c l
s r n n - c o i b n - n g ,
ci’ e n - t l e e r
rest.
n - n - T n - m n - n - e n
t i n e s
n-leon-aider of
a
s t c n - n - n - i y
o n - i n - o t ,
n-vice s i n - o n - n - I n - I a - r n - n - i l
-
I n - i n - n - n - s e l f of r n - n - m y n - o n - I n - I n - o i l n - n t
I n n - e n - s i ,
yg_\’en--y sligint o n - I n - e n - - n - n - l i o n - e s n - n i l be f a n - n - n - e d aeccsan-’ei-y
i - n - t n - n - tn - n - d j n - m s t n m e e i n t if icositionn-s n - u - e s n - n - n - a m - k e n - i .
l i e n - n - ,
L
At A uitietg
D i i ? ? ,
( - n - i T n - i
n - i c o n - v
tin-c m e n - I c u n - c l - i d l e o n - v to
n - n - I n - m a
1 s t — Let t ine
m n - n - tn - n - n - to n i n n - n - I d
t ine
rifles firmly i n - n i n - i n - n
n - i n - n - n - n - n - I n - I n - n ’ ,
n - n - i n t l
i c -n - t in - m g
it
o n - n a
tn-ipod,
or
otiner
n - n - n - ~ t - , t n - n i c e
n - n - i n n - , t ine
i n - e n - t e n - n - c t - i n - i
o b n - n - n - n - n - v i e i g n - n - l e n - n t
i n n - n
d n - n - c n - n -
t i n - t n - n - n - m g i —
t ine
n - n - n - n -
xii i:n-r~’sigints.
£ n - n - n - i , ~
Let
t i n - c i n - e n - t n - n - n - c l - n - n - e d t n - d o e m m c c i
n - n - s
le e obsern-’cn-i
tln~
i e e n - tr n - m e l o n - ’
n - h o ,
t ine
i n - i t t n - ’ e ’
o b u n - c e v i n - c g , and corien-otin-ng
i n - i n - e m
t i e
i n - c n n -g i n
thee an-ixii i n - e n
y
sigief n n .
(~)
n - c n - d e n - e n - v
l e o n - v
n - n - t I n - n - m n - r n - n - i e e e
in-to b e n - e n - n - s n - i c
for
n - v i n e e i ,
a n - n - n - i
to
n - n - n - n - n - m n - t n - i n - c
tin-at time
sights n - n - c e
e n - n - n - t i e d
all’
to
t i n - u
c-ig)et
C e
left
n - v i l- I n - o m i t
I o n - n - s of elevation-i .
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~1usn-n-n-n-TaY
NSTIWCTI0X ,
JL
Ae
PositO n - n - n
Drill.
(a ) To
observe i n - n
tine
2nd anti 3m-I lmraeticea if t i n - n - ’
of
t ine
rifle in-raised
stean-lily,
a n n - n - i
t I n - a t
the
c m 0
lost win-en
the
spring is
released.
(b)
To an-in-nit
of t ime
amen
of s q m m a e l s o n - ’ e r l o o ~ n - ; n-
checking
cache otimer’s
aims when
s n a p ln - m ib ,
-
III. 1B?an-e~ F n - ’ ; ’ n ’ n g .
(a) To test t ime fitnn-ess of a man-c to pr~eed
o
pract icn- .
(b)
To
n - c o t inint
t ine
nina is cern--ectiy t a k e n - n - ,
nn~
- n - n -
wleile t ine
trigger
is bein-eg p n - ’ e s s e n - i .
c)
To
e n - n - a b l e t ine
instructor to k i n - o n - v if n - n - n y e~
wieatevcr was
made
to
aim,
o n - ’ if
t i n - n - ‘ r i m ~
simply d i s c h m n - n n ’ g c d .
-
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A rFENOIX ,
APPENDIX IV.
,r i n - e n - e m - r n -
n - u n - t h e r e o n - n - i n - n - c r n - I n - n - s n - t c n - r y n - n n - t r n - n - c n - I o T n - of a B i n - t n - a n - i o n - i ,
n n n
n - u t n n n
o m n - t n - n - t n - n - e n - n - o n - n n - n - m n - p n - i n - ’ n - n - n - I o n to n n e n n
I n n e n n i
o n - I C - n - e r of the
C o n - n - m •
~n-
1
n - e c n - o m n - n - n - ~ n - n - t - t n - t i n - n - n -
s n - n - n - - e n - a l
S n - n - n - n - t o n s ,
N o
a n n - C
A n - n - T n - O L E ’ n - n - t n - t n - a n - c e . Qatn-tnty
r n - n - n - n - t e r n - n - I .
---------
C o n - n - n - i n - ~ n - , S i n - m e n - i n o
I
e ’ g n - - o n - n - n n - i t O O 2
r n - n - C i t
n - s n - c e
m o o l
No.
8
2
n n n n n n - n c a n - n - t ~ n - ~ g
- t o
yards
I
O n - a n - S u n - t n - n - o n - n - n - i c e s 2
n - - n - - i
n n n n n
p O t n - n - i
n - o n - n p i e t c
2
n -
(in-n-. n n
4fo
4
I n - e n - I .
-~t n - , n - n - n - n - n - o r e
n ) (cnn-i s n - n - n - n - t o 2~ft
n - n - n - n - r a n - n - n - I n - t o g m i m e n - n - n - n - , 42
n - n - n - O n - C ’
( n - n - n -
t h i n - a n - c o n - n - S
fo r
every in-On-ceo.)
i n - n - n - k i n - n - , 1~
( w n - n - o r e e n - r n - i n - n - v o n - k ,
cannot b o
t h u - n - t n
-
~,sn-n-n--s
-.
~
n - n - p
by
StE.
D n - - p n - r n - n - n - n - c n - l t )
r n - s
w i r e or m r - n - w i 1 2 i n n - n - n - c s n - n - n - n - g
IS
n n n
n - n - ~ n - l ,n - n - u - ,
n - n -
ft 7
n - i n - n -
n - n - n - p c i — , n - n - - n - t n - n - n - n - n - n - g m
12
o
n - n - n - n - n - n - e n - e m
c o n - n - n - n - n - e n - n - 2
T n - n - e n - 8
T e n - n - n - n - , C n - n - t n - r n - n - n - D n - n - m n n - n - n - y {2 1 n - e r
n-acRe
vIz.,
n n n - n o
: : :
n - n - e o n - n - n - t o g , S n - c e , n n i l n - n - n n - p a
cs-n-, 3
n - n - n - n - - i n - C l , m n - n - r O n - n - 2
r n - n - I n - n -
w h t n - n - n - n - g
a n n - I
l a m m o
bn - n - t c k
2
n - n - n - e l - n - n - i n - n - o n - n - c i n - y dr-u,
bin-cit-i
ft.
n n 4
ft
T n n o r n n n n C m n - n - n - n - n - K e n ~
for
c o n - c n - n - t t n - c l i u - m n - n - u s i o e t r y n - e n - t i m n - r n -k i n -n - , . , I
t n - n - c o n - n - n - o n - o n Ibi 1
ç o p n - m e c n - n - S r i n - n - n - U n -
S
I . . n - n - , fo r i n n n n n n b u n - r n - i n - 1
g n n n n w o n - n - n - m e n - a o n - t n - i n - n - n - n - n n - n - - f l n - i c n - I n n n r n n
n - n - n - t n - ’ , ,
n a n -
c n n - m n - - n - n - e n - e o n ofm u n - n - n - r e r ~ ’ ,n - n - n - n - t n
n n o r g c i . m n - n - u n - i n - n - t r y
drtit,
t oz
ench 2
(n-en-eon
c o n - n - n - n - t e n - n -
~
n - k v i e t o m n
r n - n - i n - f
r n - e n - r i
-~n n i n n n n n n n w o n - C e r n -
2
( i - n - n - n - n - e n - s
n - - i n - n - r n - n -
i n - t n - h o n - n - n -
a t t n - o n - i ,
t n - g i n - t e n - i
t n - n - 1 r m n - e n t n -
a n - n - t e n
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4, 4,
~
I
.3
-o
0
n n ‘0
n n
0
0
n n n
-
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331
APPENDIX VI.
n - ’ o n - ’ .
ItEPLACINO, IN T i n - f t
F o m n - r . a ,
M h n - N S F R n - N C n - n -
E n - t n - E n - i t S
oF
MAnvrn-rn-I IENn-n-y
C A n - n - m n - n - n - n - E s A n - n - n R t r i , n - n - n - n - n - .
n-j~e n - l i ow i n - n - g ins tcuct iomn-s for
replacin-cg, in t ine fieldn
-
t h e n - i n - o n - n e C of
a r m c n - n - -n - r c r -8 tools, strikers n - c n n - i
n - n c a i n - n s p n i l n - g n - n
-
n - j n - t m - n - i ~ J J e n r yc a m - b i n - c o n - a n - c n - h ritlen-, n - n n - i c n - g f o n - - t ine
i n - n - c e - i n - o n - u
‘
1
n - o n e t ,
sn-vo id-bayone t
4
or
sword, and the
i n - m e p i e i e n - e in - t ,
1 ) 0
strictly adimcn’ed
to.
For t i n n n
1i~/le..
~dn-ee
he n - n - n - n m z z i o
o n - n t ime g r o n - n - m e n - 1 , n - ~ ann-I
the
butt m m n n - l e r-
~n-~tbeight a n - - a n - . W°dtin-
tin-c tic-ill
of
tin-c
i n -i n - p le m u o n - e t
g ~ n t0 n - t tine block axis-In-in by atnikin-n-g
tin-c
t n - n - i n - of t i n - n - n -
n - n - ~ n - n - T wide
t ine i n - n - s i d e
flat
face of t i n - u b n -c y o n -e e t b in - n - t i e ,
~tn-n-n-n-u
i n - c
c n n - I of tin-c
gm-cove
t n - n d tin-c socket.
-
For t / n - n - Ca rbOn- c .
~,l a m e the i n - i n - n - n - a l e
o n - i the grounn- i*
a n n - n - i I c o n - n i o n - n -
tin-c butt.
~‘~n-~n-ie
n-hilt
of
t i n - e - i n n - p l e r n - n - c n - t t knock
o n - n - t
t imo
block
axis
-
n i s t n - - i k i c n - g t i n - n - n -
t on-p
of tue
fe rn-nc r
with
t i n - t n -
p o n - i n m n o l n - n - f
i n - n - , ~ - m ~ m i
n - - ssvund-ln-n-n-yonct,
u n - i n - e g
tieo
s p m - i n - n - g
i n - l e i n - c the
‘ i n - m n - e a s e .
For J]~ftn
a n - n - c l
C a , ’ l c n - ’ n - n e .
4 . Take
o n - m t tin-c
block,
n - n e d
wit-h
tin-c
n - m n - e n - i l l
screwdriver
o n - n - n -
t i n - c
k n - n - e p n - n - r s e c e n - v f a i n - ’ i o n - t I n - n - n - s n - t o p - n - n - n e t . \VitIn- t i n - o
1
n - - n - n - n - n - t - S n - n - f C i n - t l T i n - ’ e i ’
t n - n l e e
o im t tin -c
s t o p — n - n - u t .
I l - n - n - m n - o w
t ino
I n - n - i n - n -
or m n n - e i m e s p n - i m m g ,
a n - n - n - i
n - e - a s n - s n - n - n l n - i e
tin-c
block.
5 , fin-ce t i m e e e n - o n - e n - c j b l e t i block i n - i t i n - - i
body, n - n e d with t ino
n - i n - - k
t i n - e l
j r - n - v
of t ime
i n - e n - i n - l e n - n - n - o n - n t c o i n - n - p c - e n - s t lno
s i n - i t ’ s
of l ine
id axis-pin n - m t a b m n - m n - t c n - n - n - e . e i g i n t l e of a n - i inein I r o n - m n - tic-i
n - i d e - I enel . Insert the p i n - c
i n n -
t ine n - n - x i s - i n - o l e , a n - i n - I drive it
n - i - i n - i n - i t m n - tIm in-sad of tiec
impiemuon-o t .
T b n -
n - n - e o n - m t
n - a r e
m n - n - n - n - n - n -
I n - n -
t n - k e n
I n - n -
n - n - n - c l o g
t i n - n -
m n - n - n - n - n - i n -
e n - n
the
g r o i n - e n - n - t n -
- n - n - n - n - n - n - n -
n o o n - n - v o n - t n - t
to
c n n - c e , o n - a n y
e n - n - n - n - n - n - n - g e to e o n - n - n - c to the s n - n - n - n - n - n - n - n - s .
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APPENDIX VII.
FORMS.
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INDEX.
T , A n - n - r n - n - n - or O n - n - n - e n - n - n - u , &e,, A n - n - n -
T n - n - C S e n - c o o n - , o n - ’
n
-
i lusen-TRC . . . .. . . Pr-ran-.
Ito C
i n - n - r n - i n - n -
t n - s
O e m - o m e n - t o , J n - n - s ~ n - n - n - j c y o n - n - o , n - n -
7
to
17
62
n n n - n - s i - n t - / T n - o n - or
T n - n - n - n - n - o n - - m e n - n - e r
.,.,,,.,
,,
n n t~- m o
- T n - n - i n - l e o
of
i ’ r e t i n - n h n - o n - - y D e n - n - t i n u n i Fran-tn-ceo n -n -
i n - r e a r n - m e t e d ,, 2 5 , t n - 2 8
J u n - s e n - i c o n - n - n - n - S E
O n - T n - n - C
T n - n - s n - r n - e n - n - S n - n - n - m e n - n - n - n - n - ,,.
SIn-oCt
T a n - n - n - n - - i
of n ’ c e n - ~ i n n - t n n - n - r y I n - n - - i n - t o
n n n n n r n - - n - c n n - n - r n -
to
t n - n - e n -n -e n -n - t ed t n -y C n - n - v a n - n - y a n - n - n - n -
n - n - f i n - n - n - n - t - y
. 29
S n - I
C o c o o n -
n - o n - n -
A n - n - n - m y S n - n - n - n - v t — n - n - C n - n - n - n - r o
,,,,.,,, Fan-ti.
i n - n
-
/ n - n - n - n - t A n - , c o u m n - s n - n -
r n n n n I n - n - o n - n - n - n - n - n - n o
,,
57
n - c n - n - n - i e n -
n - n - t
( n - c n n - n - r n - n - t
O n - i n - n - n - c r — n o
e - c g n - n - - d
ton-n-un-
-
tn-try
n - n o n - r n - n - n - t n - n - n - f l
62
I. t ’ n n l n O n n n R r n - c n n - n - n -
l ’ a n - n - n - .
6 n - S to 147
n .
T n - n - n - n - n - n - - e n - t n - n - i
r n - n - n n - n - p n - e n - . e n - I four I , c c n - n - n - r n - n - n - n - ,,,
e n n n
to
01
2, C t c n - n i n n - e A n - - n - n - n - u I n n
n - o n - t n -
L e n - n - n - n - n - n -
,,
5 5 to
1 0 0
S
A n - m n - o n - n-Intl
, n - m o n - n - n - n - i o n -
4. r o n - n - n - i o n Dn-itl ,, n - I n - n - to
12-I
5, n i n n n n n i n rn-ring ,, 125 to I n - t i
0, Jn-n-itgiog D i n - n - a n n - n - Drill 28 n - n - 14 7
n
r n - A n - T n - c e .
I, Targe t
F r a n - n - n - c a
,,
1 - 1 9
t n - m O n - n - )
T n - n - n - g e n - u
n - i t
to
1 5 0
e n - n - t i n - n - n - n - Forty
n - ’ n - n - r n - n - .
151
S i n - n - n - n - n - n - n - ,
v a n - n - n - c
o n - n - n - n - n o ,
n - n - c n - n - u r n - i s ,
m n - i n - t o
n - i
n - n - i n - r n - n - c i - o
n - n - n - r n - i . I n - n - i t
I n - I n - t n - n - o n - i e n - c o n - n - n - n - n - c c t i n g
n - t n - n - O ’ e r - e n - t n - n - , . , P n - n - r o o .
n - C u to
1 8 3
U n - t a n - I
of
Targen- I n n - n - n - t n - u i’n-n-a,
18 4
N a n - n - n - I n - e r
of
rounds,
n - n - I n - n - a n - n - e n - n -
o....,, n - s n-
J n - 1 n - o c n - - i n - a n c o n - n - , . . ... P i n - r n - u , n n n to
1 0 2
u n - n - e n - n - n - n - n - - n -
a n n - . l ) n - n - n - n - n - - n - n - e n - n -
. .. n - c m n - t o
I n - - i
- ( n - a n - o n - n - n - n - a ~ ) . T n - n - n - n - n - e
clan-, n - n - n - o n - , ,,,
I n - S n - n - n - e n - i
n-~rl~g
n n _ n ‘ I n - - i n - n - n - n - n - n - i
n - n - n - l i c r ..... n - n -
e n - s
n - u s
n - - t n - n - n - n - n - - n -
of I n - l e n - i t
P n - n - r n - c ,
200
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INDEX.
Volley
an d I n n - I n - p e n n - i c o n - Firing ,,.
,
? n - n - n -
--
Skirmiuln-ing ,,,
-
S n - e n - n - I FirIng
.,,..,,.,...
“
I ) n - s m n - n - n -e n t e d
I’ra,rtlce w i n - t i I n - on - - nm , n -n--
Pistol
Fran-n-ice for
S n - n - t i -
Sentean-on-,,.
n n n n
-
Fin-rn-tn-n-rn-ruining of
Indifferent
S t n - n - n - n -
Practice
before
Irn-n-pecn-ing
General
OMecyp~,
l i n - e n g e m of lion-in-ed extent
f n - n - n - n - .
-
n - J r - f c r 0 n-n-be obon-rven-i on I n - i S o I t a n g e n -
Standard of
n - I n - n - I n -
in S n - u n - o t n n g
i n - o n -
0
, Judging
D l s n - n - n - n c c
i ’ m — e n - t e e n n n n
n n
-
Fart
VII. P e n - n - z e n -
r o n - n - Ooome
S i n - o n - T n - N o , AND r o n - n - J t j n - n - J n - n - n - - -
I n - n - n - m a c n -
Prizes
,.
l ’ n - ~ n - n - ~
Badges ofHonorary Pin-n-inn-tin-n
Badges
for
I n - i n - t I n - n - n - n - n - e n
in
n - x e n - s s
t n - n - ’ , ) ’
i n - s n - n - n - o f I n - r n - z e n -
e n - r n - n - I
n - t n - C a n - , &c
P o r n - n - i n - n - o r e
e n - f
n-riots
Coder
n - f M o r n - I
n-
Forms i n - be r n - u n - n - n i - n d r n - n - .
1 J i n - t n - i n - n - n - n - t i o r n - of p r — n - n - t n - funds n - r n - h U n - h o n - I
Llmtt of A m n - n - u n i t i o n - m to n - n - e ri-In-eudrd
n - ,
Y i n - I ,
f loTtin-im
I n - o n - k fo r I n - e n - r u i n - n -
Form
A
for
I n - e n - r u n - t n -
(Mn-nun-n-rIOt)
I n n - n - r u i n - n
n n -
,, I
Companion-
or
T e n - a p i
n - n - n - n -
- I T t m I n - d r n - n - s n - tIn-otS
Cssn-catsaftern-ermln-n-atin-n
of a n n - n - n - a l
Fern-n
C,
i’argot t ’ n - n - e O c e Itegtsn-~r
,,
n -
n - n -
Is,
Judging
Din-tn-nec
I ’ m - n - t n - n - n - n - l e n - i n - t n - n -
n n
-
,, n - n - , S n - m n - n - n - n - t r y
I n n n V o n - n - n y ,
i n - n - U r n - n - n - o n - n e t
a n n - n - Skirmishing
i n - n - a n n - n - n - n -
n - n -
F,
I n - l o n t l n - l y
n - n - n - u n - ) ’
n - n -
n n
(0 ,
Annual i ’ r n - n - o t l n - e i t e t u r n - m
I n - ,
A p n - n - t i n - a n - i o n
n - e r i n - e o n - n - r n - i n - l ’ n - r i n - n - n-
J, I n - i o n - r n - c t
Report
II-
,, I n n Thirn-t
Clan-s
Shots M a n - n - n - n -S c r ip t , . , A n - n - n - n - n -
,,
I.,
C a n - n - a n - n -
( M n - n - n f l o e r t p t )
A n - I t t ,
n n O n - n - ,
Transfer
n - t n - t n - n - r n
... ..
n - n - - n -
n - n -
,,
N , n - t n - s n -
Club
(Manun-er ip t )
n-,., A n - r n - n -
An-Ion-vance
of
Fun-mit t n - r e , i n -
n n -IX. T n - m n -
S p i n - n - e n - n - t o n - n - I n - r o m m e c i - m o n - , A n - s D L A n - i s o Din-s
or i n n e n p i n-tn-NutS l-n-rum ~
n n X.
l i e n - i n - n - n - n -
F n - n - n - o m e n - s
i n n - n - r n - n - e n - n - o n - i fo r n - h o
t n - n - c of
n - h o
\ t ’ r n - t n - t l n - n 1 t a n - g n -
F i n n - t o n - n n-
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g Distance Prizes.
Tptal amount
£
The Officer
C om m an d i n g .
~jfficcr I.structor,
Oflicor
~oinniauduag.
LIST of m e n
who
obtained an
aggregate score
of
24 points
anti upw~rdsin the annual
course
of
Judging
Distance Practice for 18
filled inbythe I n s pe c t o r -Ge n e r a )of Musketry.
Regtl.
No.
BANKS ANDNAMES
ISurnames first)
Entered
by Compatsies
inthe
order
ef
merit a c c o rd i n g
to
theaggregate points obnsned
inthe
three
Exereises.
Each
lion
receive
*
C
.)7
£ s.
_______
REGIMENT
- TARGET PRACTICE.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
men are entitled
to
Prizes,
viz.
_____________to Second
Prize
of £5, an d badge .. ..
__________to Third Prize of £2
1~°.n d
badge
..
____________to
Third Prize of £2, and
badge
.. ..
__________to Fourth Prizo of £1, and
badge
JUDGING
1 )I ST A N C E P R A C T I CE .
men are
entitled to Prizes, viz.
to
First
Prize
of £1
to S e c o n d Prize of
lOs...
.. .. ..
Exows ANDNamss
ISsrnameoftrst)
liegli. Entered
by
Compa n i e s is. the
So. order
of
wont
a c c o rd i n g to
the ssggrcgste
point, obtained
Sn the
three
Etceelses.
Each
~R
~
~
•
°
~
°
~
u
lions
iso
NAMES
(Snrnamesfirni)
jlegll. Entered
by
Cempantes Inthe
Ne.
order
ofmeritaccording to
thesegregate points
obtained
to the
thrc~
nerc ioea.
ach
~
5
°
e - -
I
*
S
10
11
12
•
2
I’
4
II
10
11
12
~
e
7
K
to
-
TARGET PRACTICE. J ubG lNG
IMSTANCE
PIUCTICE .
MaximumNos.
who
byRegu
-
lation
can earn
MoneyPrizes.
Tr oop . No.
1~~~~
s actually —
i n rae ).
through ——
course of — ——
ull firing
in
——
——
—
Tcii1
£ a. sO .
At 1 0 0
,, 2100
2 0 0
,, 1 0 0
Max imum
Nes.
asho
by
Regis-
lot ion
can earn
M o n e y Prizes.
markedwith a
red cross,
to the
ma rk sma n ’ s
badge
on ly ,
andthe ~erjeauts of letter*
• Company, to the
hono ra ry
d i s t i nc t i o n
without pay.
1
Approved .
The prizes
a mo u n t u i g IL L
all
to
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ may be paid, and the a m o u n t
charged
in the
Pay List, vouched
by
th
authority
andthe men’ s
receipts .
The
badges thay be taken into
wear
on
tile first
day of the month succeeding
that
in which th
authority
is
received.
•
Sehool
of
Musketry,
Ily the, 1
______
~
.j Inspeetor~QeneraI
o f
Musketry.
*
These blanks to~he
illed
in
by
the Inspector-Ge~era1
of
Musketry.
Numbers a sally,
exercised
in
each
C o m p a n y
through
theyearly
course of
Judging Piotanec
Practice iii
18
—
Total
T r o o p .
No.
—
r.
s. d.
At
1
0 0
01 0
0
T o
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TotalStrength
a n n - I
Mo, Instructed
34 6
FormS.
W.0,F.
1022.
I Certify that
the
Instruction in Musketry is
carried
out
in every
p a rt ic u la r a c c o rd in g to the
authorized
system
as laid
down
in the Book of Rifle
Exercises and Musketry Instruction.
Signature of
,D . A.
A. General
District.
RETURN showing
Month o f
~ Insert Station
where
the
D. A. A. General
resides.
DISTRICT
-~
2—’
R E P O R T .
& c . , fo r 18
—
amongst the
Troops
herein specified for thu
1st
18
at
th~ractices executed by
the
Composites , and by each Party
of
have
c on c l ud ed their
Musketryinstruction durmg
themOuth . 5
Target Practice.
Averag e
Points
JudgingDistance
obtasnen-i in t ’ r a c t i c e . ~‘p’5
FinalClassification.
TrainedSoldiers. ~l .
-
______________
o 5 to
Final
~-°
S I i I
St D
s~s
~ ~5l Claasillcation.
on-~
~ is -~ ~-- ~ 1
BEMAI1XS
Shosstnfthe cause
of
suspens iOn
of
i , stcuCt iOfl . and briefiy,the causes
asn-igaed
by Commsxdesg
Officer. ,
f o r s he bud or indifferent shooting
ot
their taco
w i n - r u sach
ia
the
case.
Iq’.B.Thi
5
Certificateis not to be altered, the deviations are to b e
men t i o n ed
in theReport.
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MtSKETBY TRiCT1O~.
C
5;
e n -
0’
5;
5~4
n
5 ;
D’s
5 ;
0;
‘.5;
— 00
‘53
‘5
.5,5;- his.
3
~
‘5
ha
—
a
5 ;’
5 2 -,
O n - Satiation on
1st
Apf i l , IS
~‘,rion-In-orf rn--emits flier-
~in-n--rt
s
o t t I n
bi-twein
I n - - i
.l~-U m e n - I 1010 Sepl-rnber
s n - I n - n - ) fallen-i
to
r
1
un-ilify
as
train-i--ri
o n - n - k i i e i o .
Total.
QrLilii ied. ~
Not
qualiSert.
S
= 5 .
Total. -
10 1 .
In I .
n - c
nI
r
0
o o n i
ion-I
n-ho
n - n - s n - I
n - - n - O n - n - - i-n-n.
L n - n - n t i n c
i--n-,?-
r
i’~n-
n-c
n - n - n t ’ n - n - ~ n -
d
on
-iatc
n -f
O n n
n - t h u t n - n - t O n - - n .
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348 Foit~t
L
.
Manuscript.
Regiment.
Return showing
the
number ofCasuals exercised since
the
Annual
Return
f o r
18
, , was rendered.
‘-Datedat________________________
18
Numbe r
shown in
tOnual
Return for
1 8
,
Exercised since Annual Retorts was rendered
Number
not -exerc ised
who
have
become
Non-effective.
Number
effective
remaining not
exercised
since
Annual Return
was rendered.
Rem a rks ,
speci fying
the
reason
sf
any
remaining
untrained.
Target
Practice.
~
Claoaif lcation , I
~
Total.
2
1 m
Judging
Distance
Practice ,
~f’”~
Classification.
-
T;tal.
In
N.1i—Thi~
return to
be rendered
to
the
Inspector- Ojicer
lnstrvcfor.
General
~>fMusketry, ll
1
the, on
1st
April
each year. - - _________________Ojicer Commsndin
1
q.
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- Target Prsctice.
Number
ofpoints
obtained
at
hr-I - I n n - I lot .
Class, Cias. Class.
____
‘5 0.
.5
5
h e
~
l O t )
I o n - ) lO)~C0O
700 800
yn-1.
y n - I n - .
~-n-l--~
yn-1n-.yn-lo.
y n - I s . ~ .5 5 ;’ I
rormM( la
_______ _________
W. 0, Form929,
RETURN
showing
the extent
to winch
tin-c undernanied s i n - e n of the above_____________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
havo
bo o n
instrticted in
t i n - c
course of Musketry D i - i h l anti pract ic e for
18, -~
•who pron-tm’oiiet l to join tho
on Ihie_,_~__~
18
Doled a n - ’ - 18
RANK AND NAMES.
7
COnetii-ien-l
Preliminary
ni-ill..
I .e
,liid~inpDin--
lance l’ractice.
REMARKS.
No.
of
po in t s t n - b .
tamed in.
I ’S
Officer
Is
at ro
clor.
*
Officer
Comman-n-ei~ssg.
~ Win-en transfer, from one Company
toanother to
I n - e
‘ignen-t
by the
C n - i n - - s i r n - s
giving ihe tran~fer
only.
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