CARRY ARMS 



PRESENT ARMS 



SUPPORT ARMS 



ORDER ARMS 



PARADE REST 



RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS 



ARMS PORT 



SALUTE ARMS 



Being at a cany, the instructor commands: 

 I. Arms, 2. Port. 



12. Throw the piece diagonally across the body, the lock 

 to the front; grasp it smartly at the same instant, with 

 both hands, the right at the small of the stock, the left 

 at the lower band, the barrel sloping upward and crossing 

 opposite the point of the left shoulder, the butt proportion- 

 ately lowered. The palm of the right hand is above, and 

 that of the left under the piece, the nails of both hands next 

 the body, to which the elbows are closed. 



I. Carry, 2. Arms. Resume the carry with the right 

 hand. (Two.) Drop the left hand by the side. 



I. Sergeants, 2. Salute. 



13. Being at a carry, raise the left hand and arm hor- 

 izontally to the front, palm of the hand down, the fingers 



extended. (Two.) Bend the left elbow, carrying the hand 

 around till the forefinger strikes the piece in the hollow of the 

 right shoulder, retaining it there till the salute is acknowl- 

 edged. (Three.) Return to the position of the first 

 motion. (Four.) Drop the left hand by the side. 



14. The recruits being at order arms, torches fixed, the 

 instructor commands: 



I. Salute, .•Xrms. 



Each recruit tosses his piece quickly with the right hand 

 opposite the left eye, catching it with the left hand between 

 the rear-sight and the lower band, the thumb extended 

 along the stock, the barrel to the right, and inclined slighty 

 to the front, the hand at the height of the chin, dropping 

 the right hand by the side. 



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