=Directions=: Lying. A distance of 25 yards to be run before firing each shot. Fifteen seconds reckoned from the order _Commence_ allowed for running and firing each time. One minute to elapse between the firing of a shot and the commencement of the next run. APPENDIX I. NAMES OF THE PARTS OF RIFLES--SHORT M.L.E., MARK III, AND CHARGER-LOADING M.L.E. (_a_) =Short M.L.E. Mark III= (Figs. 59 and 60). 1. Blade foresight. 2. Foresight block. 3. Band foresight block. 4. Key foresight block. 5. Crosspin foresight block. 5A. Backsight bed. 6. ” ” crosspin. 6A. ” ” sight spring screw. 7. Backsight leaf. 8. ” slide. 9. ” slide-catch. 10. ” fine adjustment worm wheel. 10A. Windgauge. 10B. ” screw. 11. Backsight ramps. 12. Seating for safety-catch. 13. Safety-catch. 14. Locking-bolt stem. 15. Bolt. 16. Bolt-head. 17. Striker. 18. Cocking-piece. 19. Striker collar with stud. 20. Bolt-head tenon. 21. Cocking-piece locking recesses. 22. Locking bolt. 23. ” ” flat. 24. ” ” thumb-piece. 25. ” ” aperture sight stem. 26. ” ” stop-pin recesses. 27. ” ” safety-catch stem. 28. ” ” ” ” arm. 29. ” ” screw threads. 30. ” ” seating. 31. Bolt cam grooves. 32. Sear. 33. ” seating. 34. ” spring. 35. Magazine catch. 36. Full bent of cocking-piece. 37· Short arm of sear. 38.} } Trigger ribs. 39.} 40. Trigger. 41. Trigger axis pin. 41A. Magazine case. 41B. ” platform spring. 41C. Magazine auxiliary spring. 42. Guard-trigger. 43. Stock fore-end. 44. Spring and stud fore-end. 45. Protector backsight. 46. Handguard front and rear. 47. Spring handguard gear. 48. Lower band groove. 49. Lower band. 50. Nosecap. 51. Protector foresight. 52. Sword bar. 53. Boss for ring of sword-bayonet cross-piece. 54. Swivel seating. 55. ” piling. 56. Nosecap barrel opening. 57. Inner band. 58. ” ” screw. 59· ” ” ” spring. 60. Butt sling swivel. 61. Sword bayonet, pattern ’07. 62. Bridge-charger guide. 63. Cut-off. [Illustration: =Fig. 59.=--SHORT RIFLE, MAGAZINE LEE-ENFIELD (MARK III).] [Illustration: =Fig. 60.=--SHORT RIFLE, MAGAZINE LEE-ENFIELD (MARK III).] (_b_) =Charger-Loading M.L.E.= (Figs. 61, 62, and 63) 1. Backsight bed 2. ” ” ramp. 3. Aperture sight. 4. Dial sight plate. 5. ” ” pointer. 6. Aperture sight peep-hole. 7· ” ” pivot-screw. 8. ” ” spring. 9. ” ” spring ribs. 10. ” sight cross-cut notches. 11. Pivot aperture sight pointer. 12. ” screw. 13. Spring disc. 14. Bead pointer. 15. Screwed boss, fixing dial-sight. 16. Centring-pin dial-sight. 17. Index-point of pointer. 18. Bolt rib. 19. Extractor seating.
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