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Rifle Drill

Navigate your way round British Army rifle drill for the long rifle (3 band Enfield rifle musket). Watch the soldier do the drill movement, read the description, then click on the next command he can do from the current position. This lad's a drill sergeant's dream, he does it right every time.

Rifle Drill Exercises were taught in increasingly difficult stages:

• Basic Positions
• Review Exercise for Long Rifle
• Bayonet Exercise
• Manual Exercise on the March
• Instruction of Musketry

The Basic Positions
Here are the basic rifle drill positions. Click on a figure to see all the ways to get him into this position. Or take him through the whole lot in order with a review exercise for long rifle.

Review Exercise for the Long Rifle

The men standing at ease with fixed bayonets, will be called to attention and ordered to shoulder and take open order, after which the words of command will be as follows:

 

Caution. Manual-Exercise

1. SECURE-ARMS
2. SHOULDER-ARMS
3. ORDER-ARMS
4. FIX-BAYONETS
5. SHOULDER-ARMS
6. PRESENT-ARMS
7. SHOULDER-ARMS
8. PORT-ARMS
9. CHARGE-BAYONETS
10. SHOULDER-ARMS
11. ADVANCE-ARMS
12. ORDER-ARMS
13. ADVANCE-ARMS
14. SHOULDER-ARMS
15. SUPPORT-ARMS
16. SHOULDER-ARMS
17. SLOPE-ARMS
18. SHOULDER-ARMS
19. ORDER-ARMS

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Updated 12 June, 2001