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MANUAL FOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



Fig. 7, par. 99. 



on the right shoulder, barrel up and inclined at an angle of 

 about 45° from the horizontal, trigger guard in the hollow 

 of the shoulder, right elbow near the side, the 

 rifle in a vertical plane perpendicular to the 

 front ; carry the left hand, thumb, and fingers 

 extended and joined, to the small of the stock, 

 tip of the forefinger touching the cocking piece, 

 wrist straight and elbow down. (THREE) Drop 

 the left hand by the side. (Fig. 7.) 



100. Being at right shoulder arms: 1. Order, 

 2. ARMS. 



Press the butt down quickly and throw the 

 rifle diagonally across the body, the right hand 

 retaining the grasp of the butt. (TWO), 

 (THREE) Execute order arms as described 

 from port arms. 



101. Being at port arms: 1. Right shoulder, 

 2. ARMS. 



Change the right hand to the butt. (TWO), (THREE) As in 

 right" shoulder arms from order arms. 



102. Being at right shoulder arms: 1, Port, 2. ARMS. 

 Press the butt down quickly and throw the rifle diagonally 



across the body, the right hand retaining its grasp of the butt. 

 (TWO) Change the right hand to the small of the stock. 



103. Being at right shoulder arms: 1. Present, 2. ARMS. 

 Execute port arms. (THREE) Execute present arms. 



104. Being at present arms: 1. Right shoulder, 2. ARMS. 

 Execute port arms. (TWO), (THREE), (FOUR). Execute 



right shoulder arms as from port arms. 



105. Being at port arms: 1. Left shoulder, 2. ARMS. 



Carry the rifle with the right hand and place it on the left 

 shoulder, barrel up, trigger guard in the hollow of the shoul- 

 der ; at the same time grasp the butt with the left hand, heel 

 between first and second fingers, thumb and fingers closed on 

 the stock. (TWO) Drop the right hand by the side. 



Left shoulder arms may be ordered directly from the order, 

 right shoulder, or present, or the reverse. At the command 

 Arms execute port arms and continue in cadence to the posi- 

 tion ordered. 



