200 MOUNTED INSTRUCTION ; _ 



20. Round Turn and Two Half 26. P.lackwall IHtch. 

 Hitches. 27. Midshipman's Hitch, 



21. Fisherman's Bend or Anchor 28. 'I>legraph Hitch. 

 Knot. 29. Catspaw. 



22. Clove Hitch. 30. Sheep Shank. 



23. Timber Hitch. 31. Wall Knot. 



24. Rollini^ Hitch. 1^2. Crown on ^\'all. 



25. Lever Hitch. 



The descriptions of knots, etc., given below are supplementary to 

 those given in the Engineers' Field Manual. A few knots not given 

 therein are also described. 



A draw knot dififers from a square knot in that one or both ends are 

 not pulled through, permitting it to be readily untied. This is the 

 knot commonly used in tying shoe laces. It is used for joining two 

 ends of a rope when it is required to untie the knot readih^ or from a 

 distance. 



Fisherman's Knot: Used for joining two stiff ropes whether of the 

 same or unequal size. It is by t3'ing an overhand knot on the end of 

 each rope that the knot will bind the other rope. The two knots and 

 ends are then pulled together. When necessary to insure the knot from 

 slipping, two overhand knots instead of one may be made on each rope. 



Flemish Loop: A loop on the end of a rope after which an overhand 

 knot is tied wnth the running end around the standing part and drawn 

 taut. Useful knot whever a standing loop is desired. 



Running or Slip Knot is used to form a loop that will tighten up 

 around an object when the rope is pulled. It may be single or double. 



Chain Knot: A series of loops on a cord or rope in which each loop 

 successfully locks the one above it atid the last loop is secured by 

 passing the end of the cord through it. This knot is used to shorten 

 up a cord and may be ornamental, as on a trumpet cord. 



The Greble Knot is used in tying a halter rope to the picket line. 

 A half turn is taken around the picket rope and the halter rope doubled 

 back over the standing part of the rope, whereupon another half turn 

 is made around the picket rope in the opposite direction and the halter 

 rope again doubled back around the standing part, the running end 

 being finally passed under the standing part of the rope. This knot 

 will not slip along the picket rope and cannot be easily untied by a 

 horse. Other convenient hitches on the picket line are the rolling 

 hitch and the mooring knot. The rolling hitch is a very hard knot to 

 untie if the rope has become wet. 



Prolonge Knot is used to make a loop that will not run up. It is 

 similar to the Carrick bend and would be represented by the Carrick 

 bend, if the two ends on either side were joined to form a loon, which 

 is passed around the trail. Unless the pull is applied to both the ends, 

 this knot is apt to jam so that it cannot be readily untied. It is used 

 to attach the trail of a field gun to the limber. 



Lever Hitch consists of an incomplete overhand knot along the bight 

 of a rope held by some pin. It is used to pull up pickets, to secure 

 wooden rounds of a rope ladder or to draw seizing tight. 



