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"The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training"

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[Illustration: No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 INCORRECT POSITIONS OF PORT ARMS]
No. 1. Arms held away from side.
No. 2. Piece held too low and too close to body.
No. 3. Piece held too high and not in a vertical plane parallel to the
body.
Being at present arms: 1. Port, 2. ARMS. It is executed in one count. At
the command arms, carry the piece diagonally across the body and take
the position of "port arms."
Being at port arms: 1. Present, 2. ARMS. It is executed in one count. At
the command arms, carry the piece to a vertical position in front of the
center of the body and take the position of present arms.
Being at present or port arms: 1. Order, 2. ARMS. It is executed in two
counts.
[Illustration: NEXT TO THE LAST POSITION OF ORDER ARMS]
At the command arms, let go with the right hand; lower and carry the
piece to the right with the left hand; regrasp it with the right hand
just above the lower band; let go with the left hand and take the
position shown here, which is the next to the last position in coming to
the order.


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