Rifle and light infantry tactics : for the exercise and manoeuvres of troops when acting as light infantry or riflemen . s high as the chin, and seize the pieceat tlic same time with the right hand four inchesbelow the cock. 1 .> 4. ( Seco?id motion.) Turn the piece with theright hand, the barrel to the front; carry the pieceto the left shoulder, and pass the fore-arm extendedon the breast between the right hand and thecock ; support the cock against the left fore-arm,the left hand resting on the ris:ht breast. 135. {Third motion.) Drop the right hand bythe side. 186. When the instructor ma
Rifle and light infantry tactics : for the exercise and manoeuvres of troops when acting as light infantry or riflemen . s high as the chin, and seize the pieceat tlic same time with the right hand four inchesbelow the cock. 1 .> 4. ( Seco?id motion.) Turn the piece with theright hand, the barrel to the front; carry the pieceto the left shoulder, and pass the fore-arm extendedon the breast between the right hand and thecock ; support the cock against the left fore-arm,the left hand resting on the ris:ht breast. 135. {Third motion.) Drop the right hand bythe side. 186. When the instructor may wish to give re-pose in this position, he will command : Hest. 137. At this command, the recruits will bringup smartly the right hand to the handle of thepiece, (small of the stock,) when they will notbe required to preserve silence, or steadiness 138. When the instructor may wish the re-cruits to pass from this position to that of silenceand steadiness, he will command: 1. Attention. 2. Squad. 139. At the second word, the recruits will re-sume the position of the third motion of support (inns. 33 23. SCHOOL OP THE SOLDIER—PART II. 33 Shoulder— time and three motions. 140. {First motion.) Grasp the piece with theric;ht hand under and against the left fore-arm ;seize it with the left hand at the lower band, thethumb extended; detach the piece slightly fromthe shoulder, the left fore-arm along the stock. 141. (Second motion.) Carry the piece verti-cally to the right shoulder with both hands, therammer to the front, change the position of theright hand so as to embrace the guard with thethumb and fore-finger, slip the left hand to theheight of the shoulder, the fingers extended andjoined, the right arm nearly straight. 142. (Third motion.) Drop the left handquickly by the side. Present— time and two motions. 143. (First motion.) With the right handbring the piece erect before the centre of thebody, the rammer to the front; at the same timeseize
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