 line with the mouth, the wrist on the trigger guard, the left elbow close to the butt, the right elbow and butt close to the body. Bring the rifle down with a quick motion as low as the right hand will admit without constraint, and grasp it with the left...  Field exercise and evolutions of infantry - Page 324by War office - 1859Full view - About this book
 | sir Daniel Lysons - 1860 - 106 pages
...forefinger, the point in THREE. nth. SHOULDER, ARMS. TWO. 8th. PORT-ARMS. TWO. 9th. CHARGESWORDS. 1 line with the mouth, the wrist on the trigger guard,...low as the right hand will admit without constraint, guard to the front, and grasp it with the left hand, the little finger touching the projection above... | |
 | sir Daniel Lysons - 1860 - 98 pages
...smartly on the stock with the fingers pointing upwards, the thumb close to the forefinger, the point in line with the mouth, the wrist on the trigger guard,...low as the right hand will admit without constraint, guard to the front, and grasp it with the left hand, the little finger touching the projection above... | |
 | John Boucher (of the 5th Dragoon guards.) - 1860 - 524 pages
...smartly on the stock with the fingers pointing upwards, the thumb close to the forefinger, the point in line with the mouth, the wrist on the trigger guard,...butt, the right elbow and butt close to the body. 3rd. Bring the rifle down with a quick motion as low as the right hand will admit without constraint,... | |
 | sir Daniel Lysons - 1861 - 108 pages
...forefinger, the point in THREE. 1th. SHOULDER, ARMS. TWO. 8th. PORT-ARMS. TWO. 9th. CHARGESWORDS. lino with the mouth, the wrist on the trigger guard, the...low as the right hand will admit without constraint, guard to the front, and grasp it with the left hand, the little finger touching the projection above... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1864 - 886 pages
...the thumb close to the fore-finger, the point in line with the mouth, the wrist on the trigger-guard, the left elbow close to the butt, the right elbow and butt close to the body. Fig. 6. PRESENT ARMS, third movement.—At three, bring the rifle down, with s quick movement, as low... | |
 | War office - 1875 - 498 pages
...pointing upwards, thumb close to the forefinger (its point in line with the mouth); the left elbow to be close to the butt, the right elbow and butt close to the body. Bring the carbine down close in front of the centre of the body, guard to the front, as low as the right hand... | |
 | War office - 1875 - 522 pages
...pointing upwards, thumb close to the forefinger (its point in line with the mouth); the left elbow to be close to the butt, the right elbow and butt close to the body. Three. Bring the carbine down close in front of the centre of the body, guard to the front, as low... | |
 | Donald Sinclair - Great Britain - 1907 - 522 pages
...Present pike.—Seize the pike with the left hand, bringing it to the poise, then bringing the pike down with a quick motion as low as the right hand will permit with ease, drawing the right foot back so that the hollow may touch the left heel. 4. Shoulder... | |
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