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He should be practiced under various conditions of weather 

 in recognizing colors and forms; in pointing out and naming 

 military features of the ground ; in observing the effect of the 

 direction of light on distinctness of objects; in recognizing 

 at gradually increasing distances the animate and inanimate 

 objects ordinarily met \Yith in the field ; in counting distant 

 objects ; and in estimating the size of groups, such as herds of 

 animals and bodies of troops. 



MANUAI- OF THE PISTOL. 



145. Instruction under this head is first given on foot, the 

 recruit having previously been made familiar with the mecha- 

 nism of the pistol, the names of the principal parts, and the 

 method of cleaning, assembling, and operating it. 



When a lanyard is used the snaps are attached to the butt 

 of the pistol and the magazine, the lanyard is passed over the 

 head, and the sliding loop drawn snug against the right arm- 

 pit. The lanyard should then be of just such length that the 

 arm can be extended without constraint. 



For dismounted instruction with the pistol the troopers may 

 be formed with or without intervals. 



During instruction in the manual of the pistol given when 

 dismounted icith intervals eachHt^:ooper terminates the first 

 execution of raise pistol by caning his right foot 24 inches 

 to the right and placing his left hand in the position of his 

 bridle hand. This position is then retained until return pistol 

 is executed, when the position of attention is resumed. 



At all other times when movements in the manual of the 

 pistol are executed dismounted the left hand is raised to the 

 position of the bridle hand whenever used to manipulate the 

 mechanism and is then dropped again to the side. 



146. Except in the act of firing, the automatic pistol, when 

 actually on the person, whether loaded or unloaded, will be 

 carried cocked and locked. At all ether times the hammer will 

 be lowered fiiUy down. 



147. The pistol being in the holster, to raise pistol : 1. Raise, 

 2. PISTOL. 



Raise: Unbutton the flap of the holster with the right hand 

 and grasp the stock, back of the hand outward. 



