 | War office - 1855 - 88 pages
...That the eye should be fixed steadfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or foresight, which latter will be easily brought into the alignment...rule, for beginners are apt to fix the eye on the foresight instead of the mark, in which case the latter can never be distinctly seen, and the difficulty... | |
 | War office - 1855 - 80 pages
...3. That the recruit should fix his eye stedfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the fore sight, which latter will be easily brought into the alignment if the eye is fixed stedfastly on the mark. The instructor should give particular attention to this last rule, for the... | |
 | 1860 - 936 pages
...That the eye should be fixed steadfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or fore-sight, which latter will be easily brought into the alignment...the eye is fixed as directed. Particular attention is to be paid to this rule, for beginners are apt to fix the eye on the fore-sight instead of the mark,... | |
 | Henry Astbury Leveson - 1860 - 564 pages
...— The eye should be fixed steadfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or fore-sight, which latter will be easily brought into the alignment if the eye is fixed as directed. IV. — In aiming, the left eye should be closed. Aiming drill is generally taught with a " traversingrest,"... | |
 | Henry Astbury Leveson - 1860 - 584 pages
...— The eye should be fixed steadfastly oh the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or fore-sight, which latter will be easily brought into the alignment if the eye is fixed as directed. IV. — In aiming, the left eye should be closed. Aiming drill is generally taught with a " traversingrest,"... | |
 | 980 pages
...respect to it ; he says—" the eye is fixed steadfastly on the mark, and not on the barrel or foresight, which latter will be easily brought into the alignment, if the eye be fixed as directed." On presenting the rifle to the shoulder, throw the left hand well forward —... | |
 | Henry Astbury Leveson - 1874 - 312 pages
...III.—The eye should be fixed steadfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or foresight, which latter will be easily brought into the alignment, if the eye is fixed as directed. L IV.—In aiming, the left eye should be closed. Aiming drill is generally taught with a " traversing... | |
 | New Zealand. Army - 1887 - 248 pages
...fixed on the mark to be aimed at, and not on the barrel or fore-sight. [Particular attention is to be paid to this rule, for beginners are apt to fix the eye on the fQre-sight instead of the mark, in which case the mark cannot be distinctly seen, and the difficulty... | |
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That the eye should be fixed steadfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or foresight, which latter will be easily brought into the alignment if the eye is fixed as directed. 