DRILL: ORDERS

Order, ARMS

[Usually starts from Shoulder, ARMS]

1. Lower the musket with the left hand, and with the right grab the barrel above the left shoulder.

2. Let go of the musket with the left hand, and with the right bring it to the right side, the butt lightly on the ground by the toe of the right foot, or on it if the ground is wet; the thumb and fingers of the right hand embracing the piece, and extending downwards.