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Tlie names of the oflBcers who win prizes are borne on the 

 annual reports of the corps and are made known to the em- 

 peror. The honor prizes obtained by noncommissioned offi- 

 cers are entered in their descriptive registers and noted on 

 their discharge papers. 



OTHER PRIZES. 



To each battalion the sum of 80 marks is allowed annually 

 for the purchase of prizes, having the character of souvenirs, 

 for noncommissioned officers and privates in the higher 

 classes. Money must not be given as prizes. The range and 

 target is the same as already described. Three shots are 

 fired standing, offhand; the highest score wins, ties being 

 decided by counting the shots backward ; if all the shots are 

 equal, they are decided by additional shots. Men in the 

 second class are not permitted to compete. 



RIFLE BATTALIONS (JAGERTRUPPEN). 



The rifle battalions (jagertruppen) have a higher standard 

 of markmanship, more extended range practice, and a larger 

 allowance of ammunition than the infantry of the line. The 

 course of instruction is in general the same, with a few modi- 

 fications. Men who on account of prolonged absence, etc., 

 are deficient in skill, have additional practice to enable them 

 to keep up with their class. 



The range firing must be carried out in the order pre- 

 scribed, the omission of any of the series being forbidden, nor 

 must regular practice be commenced until the preliminary 

 firing is finished. The firings at 400, 500, and 600 meters 

 may, however, take place out of their turn in the series if the 

 conditions of the range require this to be done. 



The classification is the same as for infantry of the line, 

 except that having once qualified in the first class, officers, 

 noncommissioned officers, and reenlisted men pass into the 

 special class, and, if of superior skill, into a higher class, "A," 

 at the discretion of the company commander. 



The course of range firing for the second and first classes is 

 conducted in scores of 3 shots at each of 10 exercises of pre- 

 liminary practice, and in scores of 5 shots at each of 16 exer- 

 cises in regular practice. The exercises for each class are 

 nearly the same, the main distinction being in requiring a 

 greater number of hits or points to qualify in the first class. 



