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Title: The landing-force and small-arm instructions, United States Navy, 1905
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel Fullam, William F. (William Freeland), 1855-1926 United States Naval Institute
Subjects: United States. Navy United States. Navy United States. Navy
Publisher: Annapolis, Md., Naval Institute
Contributing Library: Library of the Marine Corps
Digitizing Sponsor: Library of the Marine Corps

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gings and carry pistol, canteen, haversack, binoculars, cup, and a rubber-blanket. The latter will be rolled, secured with tie-ties, and placed on the right shoulder with the ends of the roll fastened together under the left arm. It may be worn as a poncho in rainy weather. Note.—The officers equipment will be worn as follows: First, place thestraps of binocular-case on right shoulder and under left arm, the casehanging in front and a little to the left and below the belt-buckle (Plate1). Next, put on the haversack, canteen and belt (in the order named)with the pistol and cartridge-box (Art. 73). Then put -on the rubber-blanket, rolled (Art. 71), the ends secured together and tucked under thehaversack between its slings. Worn in this manner the equipment will becomfortable, and each article will be held securely in its place. Therubber-blanket can be removed easily and put over the head as a poncho tocover the body and the equipments. 20 The Landing-Force and Small-Arm Instructions.
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Plate 3 Art 72 Lightly equipped. _,. . . Plate 4. .Art. 78. Plate 5. Art. 1i. Canteen and pistol. Pistol, canteen, and overcoat. Overcoat and sword, The Landing-Force. 21 72. Lightly equipped.— (1) When lightly equipped, officers willwear leggings and carry the canteen. The sword is worn atparades and drills only, unless specially prescribed; the pistol onactive service. (See note, Art. 62.) (2) The haversack may also be prescribed if circumstancesrequire it. 73. Haversack, pistol, and canteen.—If officers carry the pistolor canteen, or both, the belt is worn outside the service-coat orovercoat, the cartridge-box (if supplied) in front, and to the rightof the belt-buckle. The pistol is placed slightly in rear of theright hip, the muzzle of holster over the front-sling of the canteento steady the latter. The canteen is carried on the right side inrear of the pistol, with its rear-sling under the belt. Thehaversack is carried in rear of the left hip with both slings underthe belt. I

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