At the command two and three, come to the right shoulder as from order
arms.
Being at right shoulder arms: 1. Port, 2. ARMS. It is executed in two
counts.
At the command arms, press the butt down quickly and throw the piece to
the diagonal position across the body with the left hand grasping it at
the balance; the right hand retaining its grasp of the butt.
At the command two, change the right hand to the small of the stock.
Being at right shoulder arms: 1. Present, 2. ARMS. It is executed in
three counts.
At the command arms, execute port arms. (This requires two counts.) At
the command three, execute present arms.
Being at present arms: 1. Right shoulder, 2. ARMS. It is executed in
four counts.
At the command arms, execute port arms. At the command two, three, four,
execute right shoulder arms as from port arms.
Being at port arms: 1. Left shoulder, 2. ARMS. It is executed in two
counts.
[Illustration: THE NEXT TO THE LAST POSITION OF THE LEFT SHOULDER ARMS]
At the command ARMS, carry the piece with the right hand and place it on
the left shoulder; at the same time grasp the butt with the left hand,
heel between first and second fingers.
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