 | War office - 1855 - 88 pages
...centre of the notch of the back sight and the top of the fore sight, which should cover the middle of the mark aimed at. 3rd. 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... | |
 | Sir Daniel LYSONS - 1859 - 90 pages
...centre of the notch of the back-sight and the top of the fore-sight, which should cover the middle of the mark aimed at. 3rd. That the eye should be...fixed steadfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or foresight ; the sights will then be brought up to the line of sight. 4th. That in aiming... | |
 | sir Daniel Lysons - 1859 - 92 pages
...centre of the notch of the back-sight and the top of the fore-sight, which should cover the middle of the mark aimed at. 3rd. That the eye should be...fixed steadfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or foresight ; the sights will then be brought up to the line of sight. 4th. That in aiming... | |
 | Navy - 1859 - 196 pages
...centre of the notch of the back sight and the top of the fore sight, which should cover the middle of the mark aimed at. 3rd. — That the eye should...fixed steadfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or fore eight, which latter will be easily brought into the alignment, if the eye is fixed as... | |
 | sir Daniel Lysons - 1859 - 100 pages
...centre of the notch of the back-sight and the top of the fore-sight, which should cover the middle of the mark aimed at. 3rd. That the eye should be fixed stedfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or foresight ; the sights will then be brought... | |
 | 1860 - 936 pages
...centre of the notch of the back-sight and the top of the fore-sight, which should cover the middle of the mark aimed at. 3rd. 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 if the eye is fixed as... | |
 | War office, John Bower (Lieut.-Colonel.) - 1863 - 162 pages
...centre of the notch of the backrsight and the top of the fore-sight, which should cover the middle of the mark aimed at. 3rd. That the eye should be fixed stedfastly on the mark aimed at, and not on the barrel or fore-sight ; the sights will then be brought... | |
 | Henry R W. Lumsden - 1874 - 74 pages
...the centre of the notch of the backsight and the top of the fore-sight, which should cover the middle of the mark aimed at. 3rd. That the eye should be fixed steadfastly on the mark to be aimed at, and not on the barrel or foresight. 4th. That in aiming, the left eye should be closed.... | |
 | Sir Thomas Longmore - 1885 - 210 pages
...be taken along the bottom of the notch, or the top of the centre white line of the back-sight, and the tip of the foresight to the centre of the mark aimed at. " The eye must be fixed on the mark aimed at, and not on the foresight." " In taking aim the left eye... | |
 | Sir Thomas Longmore - 1888 - 296 pages
...must be taken along the bottom of the notch, or the top of the centre white line of the backsight, and the tip of the foresight to the centre of the mark aimed at.' ' The eye must be fixed on the mark aimed at, and not on the foresight. Recruits are apt to fix the... | |
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... to the following simple rules : — 1st. That the sights should not incline to the right or left. 2nd. That the line of sight should be taken along 'the centre of the notch of the back-sight and the top of the fore-sight, which should cover the middle... 