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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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RIFLE

A N D

C A RB IN E EXERC ISES I

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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.)



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



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

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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,



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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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.



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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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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RIFLE AND CARBINE

EXERCISES

Pr,s,i’a

X[V

Trr~

SLOIE.



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,



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



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.



44

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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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



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

~.

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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



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 .”



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

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The

Advance

Arnmsfronm

tire

Trai1,—~~

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56

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

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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.

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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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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.



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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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

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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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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



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 -



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.



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~



•

—

• ]-~



•

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’



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~



F

F’

F

F’~

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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



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 .



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.



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



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



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.



-

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



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



N’ N



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



~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 ~



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



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.



~‘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



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.



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.



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.



in

uuxmn

C C X :u(o,rn.

103

-

L1y~t

~ ct-i--I Mu).



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.

-



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



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



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 ,



1 . I I I~



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

-



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.



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



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



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



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



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



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.



I Ion-rE _\Nr) c-c,nrcran: I-;xr;ra-r~Es.

In.

S

n r c

X X T

~-

Grrrnni.



, cAYONFr

o r i t

sWlcD-]r-(YONEm r~xc r a - n i - ~ n - c .

] ‘ n . m n ’ n c ~ \

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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. -



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

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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,



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.



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, -



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 .



flAY0NET o r o SWORD-BAYONET EXERCIsE, 145

‘ 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



143

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.



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



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.



~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



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



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



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,



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.



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



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



~~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



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.



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



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



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



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.



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



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



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.



M U S K E T R Y I N S T R U C T I O N .



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



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. -



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~



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.



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



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



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



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.



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 . )



173:

MUSKETISY INSTnUCTION.

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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.



FART

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.



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.



rAwt

IV.—A OONUA L COUnSIc.

183

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rA~T Iv.

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—



lSfi

MUsncn~T~y

o

.~‘a’ ~I:

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r,oror IV .—AiCNUAL coUnaSic . 187

4



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 .



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



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



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 . ’ . ”



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



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



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.



~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



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;~



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



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



r A R T

y,~~qucLIMmNMtY

DRiLL.



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



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.



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



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~.



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



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



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 ~



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.



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.



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



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



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



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



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.



rAR1~v~—.rRRLzMzN~tRrDRILL. 215

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.



210

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.



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.



218

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.



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-



220

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 .



~~iuT v.—rRELIMILtRY DRILL.

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



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~



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



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.



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’



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.



Ii

‘tO

/



~~~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



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



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



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



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-



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



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



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.



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 — ~



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.



~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.



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



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



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. )



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 .



rAW” VX.—rntAcriclu, - 24 3

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



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.



I

a I

a

9

a ,

a I ‘ a

a a

a’

- ‘

r

a

H

Hat

‘a



a

at

I I~ I

a a

a

I

—

a -

. -

a~I

a

a

-l

7_a, - ‘

-

a~

at

l~a —

‘ a t

a ,

ap.}



— —



2fi0

~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



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.



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



rAnT vI.—ratAcTncE.

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



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 .



rAnT vn.—a-enAcTIcmna

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



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



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,)



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:



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



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



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 .



: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



- -

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



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



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.



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



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



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



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



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



~‘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



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 .



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



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,



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.



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



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



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



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



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 ;



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,



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



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



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.



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 . -



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



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



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 .



rAnT

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



292

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 -



rAnT

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



rAnT

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



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



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-



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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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.)



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.



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.



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-



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 -



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 . )



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 .



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



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 ~



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

mail

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



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 ~



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.



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.



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 — .

-



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



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.



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.



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



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



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 ,-



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~



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 .



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 -~ —



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 -



325

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 .



320

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

-



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 .



328

~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 .

-



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



330 M u s m o n m i - a x ’ n - n - n - n - n - T a v c f l u - 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 .



APPENDIX VII.

FORMS.



351

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



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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REGISIT. OF

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PRACTICE, I



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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



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.



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 .



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.



- 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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