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Section Slide #

Basic Drill & Ceremony

Individual Commands 3

Manual of Arms (Musket) 9

Safety Inspection Procedures 23

Musket Firing Procedures 28

Musket Mis-Fire Procedures 35

Manual of Arms (Sword & Polearms) 39

The Colors 48

Troop Movement in the Field 59

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Basic Drill & Ceremony

Individual Commands


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Color Guard – Attention

Come to erect position with musket trigger guard facing the rear or flag staff down at right side. Hands down the body.


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Heads are turned to front, body in position of attention.

To the right (or) left –

Dress

Ready –

Front

Everyone except right or left most position (depending on

command) will turn head in that direction and adjust their

body in line so straight line is achieved.


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To the Right – Face / To the Left – Face

Swivel on heels to right. Move RIGHT foot back in-line with left to complete move

Swivel on heels to left. Move RIGHT foot forward in-line with left to complete move


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To the Right About – Face

Swivel on heels and swing body 180 deg to the right.

Adjust RIGHT foot back in-line with the left to complete move.

If Carrying a Musket: Place right hand on cartridge

box/right-hip at the same time as bringing right foot to

pivot. Keep hand in position until move is completed

with right-foot adjustment, then drop hand to the side.


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(Guide around the room) To the Front - March

Guardsman steps off with his LEFT foot and begins to walk at a normal pace.

DO NOT emphasize the left foot or stomp your feet when marching.

HaltAt this word the soldier stops short on the foot then

advanced, immediately bringing up the other without stamping.

Mark Time - MarchBegin to march in place, adjusting your position forward or back relative to flag

stands, etc. as needed.

Halt (from Mark Time)

Cease marching in place with last leg in motion brought to ground.

Rest (from Order)

One may move about keeping left foot in place while holding barrel of musket

at the right side of body.


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Manual of Arms

(Musket)


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Musket Nomenclature

In these figures we shall present fundamental nomenclature for the British 2nd Model Short Land Musket almost always referred to as the

Brown Bess (upper) The purpose of this section is simply to present fundamental external identification of various components of the

weapons to enable a better understanding of the Manual of Arms that will be covered in extended detail in the following sections.

Trigger &

Trigger GuardButt Stock

Wrist or Pistol Grip Lock

Stock Swell MuzzleRammerBarrel

Feather Spring

CockHammer

Hammerstall (Safety) – The leather envelope

that slips over the frizzen/hammer preventing

inadvertent hammer strike and accidental

firing.

Flash Guard (Safety) – The brass shield

prevents powder flash in the pan from

injuring shooter or bystanders from

powder burn.

Pan


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Drill & Ceremony Positions

SHOULDER ARMSATTENTION POISE ARMSORDER ARMS


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Drill & Ceremony Positions (cont’d)

ADVANCE ARMSPRESENT ARMS MOURN ARMS


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Shoulder - Firelock

Left hand cradles butt.

Grab musket with at the swell with the left hand and swivel up to left shoulder, lock facing to the left.

Right hand releases and drops to

side.


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Present - Arms (from Shoulder)

Come to position of Poise.

Rotate firelock so lock is facing to your right.

Lower firelock as comfortable aspossible-slightly left of center-whilesimultaneously stepping back withyour RIGHT foot.


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Poise – Firelock (from Shoulder)

Right hand grabs musket below lock.

Left hand releases butt and musket is swung to body front in front of face. Lock is facing away

from body.the RIGHT hand grasps the musket just above the

lock with the pinkie touching the feather spring


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Order – Firelock (from ) shoulder

With left hand guide musket down to right side.

Release musket with left hand and support with right.


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Right hand brings musket into left shoulder, lock facing out, while left hand cradles butt.

Order – Firelock (from Present)

Come to position of Poise.With left hand guide musket

down to right side.Release musket with left

hand and support with right.


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Shoulder – Firelock (from Present)

Bring RIGHT foot in line with left while...

... rotating musket to Poiseposition.

Right hand brings musket into left shoulder, lock facing out, while left hand cradles

butt. Right hand drops to side.


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Present - Arms (from Order)

Grab firelock with right hand and swing up to position of

Poise.

Rotate firelock so lock is facing to your right.

Lower firelock as comfortable as possible-slightly left of center- while simultaneously

stepping back with your RIGHT foot..


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Those Guardsman Without Flag or Musket Stand at Attention. No Hand Salute

Mourn – Arms (after FIRE or Present)

Slowly rotate musket down until barrel muzzle opening is resting on your LEFT foot.

Interlock fingers above the butt and lower head.


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Advance – Arms (Parade Only)

Come to Poise position.

Left hand brings musket to left side, lock facing to right and trigger guard facing

forward

Right hand grabs musket trigger guard between thumb and forefinger, last three fingers cradle the lock at hammer.


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Recover – Firelock

The right hand grasps the wrist of the musket & left hand grasps the swell

Swing the musket across the body, catching the swell of the musket in the

left hand, simultaneously stepping back with RIGHT foot.

The RIGHT foot is placed

behind the left, turning the

body slightly to the right.


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Safety Inspection

Procedures


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Half-Cock- Firelocks

Bring musket to position of RECOVER. HALF COCK Lock

Shoulder firelock.


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Open – Pan Close - Pan

At Shoulder Arms, reach across body with

right hand and flip open pan.

Maintain position with hand above open pan.

Briskly snap the pan shut with right hand. Bring right hand

back to right side of body.


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Search - Arms

Right hand grabs stock

wrist while sliding left

hand up stock.

Lower musket to

rest butt on ground

at left side.

Right hand extracts the

Rammer, flipped over and

head placed in Muzzle.

Rammer is dropped

when inspecting officer

passes by.


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Search – Arms (cont’d)

After inspection, return

rammer to musket.

The musket is raised up with the

left hand and grasping the swell

and the wrist with the right hand.

Shoulder Firelock then executed.

Note: This time the commander can

conduct a check of half-cock triggers.


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Musket Firing

Procedures


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Load - Firelocks

Move to position of RECOVER and Half Cock

lock. Take charge from pouch. Bite off charge tip. Prime Pan, close Hammer.


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Load – Firelocks (cont’d)

Rest butt on ground and pour remaining charge down barrel.

ONLY POWDER GOES DOWN BARREL, NO PAPER. Come to position of POISE.


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Make Ready

Rotate lock so it faces to

the RIGHT

Full cock the lock

using the right thumb.Remove Hammerstall. Maintain

musket in same orientation


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Take—Aim

Take a set back with the RIGHT

foot while leveling the musket.

Finger off of the trigger.

ATTN! Left-handers: Always fire as RIGHT-HANDED (NO EXCEPTIONS)

Maintain eyesight down

the side of the barrel

looking at the muzzle.


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Fire !

ATTN! Left-handers:

Always fire as RIGHT-HANDED

(NO EXCEPTIONS)

Maintain eyesight down the side of the

barrel looking at the muzzle.

You may not feel the charge go off!


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If salute is complete…

Return to RECOVER.

HALF COCK lock.

Wait for next command.

.Return to RECOVER

• Wait for Load – Firelocks command.

• Continue with the firing procedures as

commanded.


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If continuing with additional volleys…

Mis—Fire

Procedures


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Failure to Spark Pan

Dump pan powder.

Wait at least 3 seconds.

Dump barrel powder to

front Bring musket to RECOVER and HALF COCK firelock.


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Follow next command.

Failure to Spark Pan (cont’d)

If continuing with more charges…

1. Follow next command.

2. DO NOT RELOAD BARREL

3. Complete firing procedures as

commanded.


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Wait at least 3 seconds

Check pan for powder at LOAD – FIRELOCKS command. Refill if necessary

Flash in the Pan

Wait at least 3 seconds

Dump barrel powder to front. Bring musket to RECOVER and HALF COCK firelock

If continuing with more charges…

3. Complete firing procedures as commanded.



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Follow Next Command

Manual of Arms

(Sword & Polearms)


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Shoulder Arms

Carry – Sword Order – Firelock

Sword is unsheathed and held

to right side of body, tip up.

Guard faces out. Order – Firelock


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Sword—Present - Arms


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Right hand brings sword guard

below chin. Blade faces leftLower sword point to the right side of the

body, blade faces to the rear.

Attention Shoulder – Firelock

(From Order)

1. Grab the staff with the right hand.

2. Swing staff across body into left

shoulder.

3. Staff off of the ground.


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Grab staff with left hand while simultaneously dropping right hand to side. Rest polearm in

left shoulder pocket.

Bring polearm erect on right

side of body.

Shoulder – Firelock (from Present)

Bring polearm vertical with left arm, while bringing RIGHT foot forward to be even with left.

Raise staff with left arm.

Rest polearm in left shoulder pocket


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Order – Firelock (from Shoulder)

Reach across body with right hand and grab staff with right hand.

Release left hand and bring staff to right side. Staff on ground.


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Order – Firelock (From Present)

Swiftly bring polearm vertical while

simultaneously bringing RIGHT foot

forward, even with left foot.

Bring staff to right side,

staff on ground.

Support staff with right hand

while simultaneously bringing

left hand to side.


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Present – Arms (From Shoulder)

Reach across body with right

hand and grasp staff.

Briskly lower staff to 45deg angle in front by

outstretching your left arm, simultaneously step back

with the RIGHT foot.


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Present - Arms (From Order)

Reach across body and grab

staff with left hand.

Briskly lower staff to 45deg angle in front by outstretching your

left arm while simultaneously stepping back with RIGHT foot.


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The Colors


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Shoulder Your – Firelock (From Order)

Grab staff with right hand and swing across body still

staff is resting on LEFT shoulder and height

permitting, staff off of the ground.

Keeping staff straight up grab staff with left hand.

Drop right hand to side.


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Shoulder - Firelock (From Present)

Sharply swing staff to vertical in front of body, while

simultaneously bringing RIGHT foot forward, even

with left foot.

Lower left hand on staff

while simultaneously

bringing staff to left

shoulder.

Grab staff with left hand

while bringing right

hand to side.


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Order – Firelock (From Shoulder)

Swing right hand over to staff. Grab staff

with right hand while releasing left hand.

Bring staff to right side of body

and rest staff on ground.


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Order – Firelock (From Present)

Briskly swing staff to vertical,

while simultaneously moving

RIGHT foot forward to be even

with left foot.

Briskly swing staff to vertical,

while simultaneously moving

RIGHT foot forward to be

even with left foot

With left hand guide

staff to right side

Release left hand and

support with right.


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Present – Arms (From Shoulder)

Slide left hand up shaft while grabbing below

left hand with right hand.Sharply bring flag to center of body while lowering to 45deg angle.

Note: National Colors Remain Vertical.


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Step back briskly

with the RIGHT

foot.

Present – Arms (From Order)

Lower staff to 45deg angle.

Note: National Colors Remain Vertical.

Bring staff to

center of body.

Grab staff with right

hand while bringing

left hand across body.


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Step back briskly

with the RIGHT

foot.

Post – All Other Colors (From Present)

Swiftly swing staff to vertical position in front of body while

simultaneously bringing RIGHT foot in line with left. Place in stand.


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Post – All Other Colors

(From Order Or Shoulder)

Bring left hand above right hand by 1’. Position staff in front of body. Place in stand.


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Retrieve – National/All other Colors

Grab staff from stand, left

hand over right

approximately 1’ separation.

Bring staff to left

shoulder.

Drop left hand and grasp

staff while simultaneously

bring right hand to side.


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To The Front – March (Colors)


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1. If possible, march at the

Shoulder position. If flag

is too heavy, support

staff, left hand over right

with staff centered on

body.

2. Keep staff near vertical

as best as possible.

3. Note: based on ceiling

height adjust staff to a

comfortable level.

Troop Movement

in the Field


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Parade Formations

SAR Banner

CDR

CPL

Column of 3s

Direction

of

March

SAR Banner

CDR

Column of 4s

CPL


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Parade Formations (Cont’d)

SAR Banner

CDR

Column of 2s

Direction

of

March

CPL

SAR Banner

CDR

Rank of 1

CPL


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Change Direction of March by Column

Column, to your

Right – March

1) On the command of execution, the first man in the right-most file begins to turn to the right using

shortened steps—keeping step cadence

2) The first man on the left-most file begins to make the turn to the right using lengthened steps—keeping

step cadence

3) As the left-most man makes the turn he endeavors to remain dressed right to the rightmost man

Column, to your

Left - March

1) On the command of execution, the first man in the left-most file begins to turn to the left using

shortened steps—keeping step cadence

2) The first man on the right-most file begins to make the turn to the left using lengthened steps—keeping

step cadence

3) As the right-most man makes the turn he endeavors to remain dressed left to the rightmost man

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Note: When performing this

march, color guardsmen must

keep their shoulders close to each

other so one guard does not

advance either to fast or too slow,

thereby keeping a straight line.


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Change Direction of March by the Right or

Left Oblique

Right Oblique - March

1) Step off in an approximately 45deg angle to the front with the RIGHT foot.

2) Bring LEFT foot in same direction in advance of the right, continuing the same angle.

3) Continue marching at the oblique angle at normal gait.

4) Note: When performing this march, color guardsmen must keep their shoulders close to each

other so one guard does not advance either to fast or too slow, thereby keeping a straight

line.

Left Oblique - March

1) Step off in an approximately 45deg angle to the front with the LEFT foot.

2) Bring RIGHT foot in same direction in advance of the right, continuing the same angle.

3) Continue marching at the oblique angle at normal gait.

4) Note: When performing this march, color guardsmen must keep their shoulders close to each

other so one guard does not advance either to fast or too slow, thereby keeping a straight

line.

To the Right Oblique -- March

To the Left Oblique -- March


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Change Direction of March by the Right or

Left Wheel

To the Right - Wheel1) All color guardsmen turn their heads briskly to the LEFT except for the outermost man. The

outermost man turns his head briskly to the RIGHT.

To the Right – Wheel - March1) Color guardsmen push in with their shoulders so they are against the adjacent guardsman.

2) The right-hand man pivots in a slow, mark step.

3) Remaining guard step in an arch to the right, using the outermost guard as a guide.

To the Left - Wheel1) All color guardsmen turn their heads briskly to the RIGHT except for the outermost man. The

outermost man turns his head briskly to the LEFT.

To the Left – Wheel - March1) Color guardsmen push in with their shoulders so they are against the adjacent guardsman.

2) The Left-hand man pivots in a slow, mark step.

3) Remaining guard step in an arch to the left, using the outermost guard as a guide.

To the Left – Wheel - March To the Right – Wheel - March


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