[Illustration: COMMON ERRORS IN RIFLE SALUTE AT RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS. No. 1. Left elbow too low. Forearm should be horizontal. No. 2. Left elbow too high. Fingers not extended and joined.] Being at order or trail arms: 1. Rifle, 2. SALUTE. At the command salute, carry the left hand smartly to the right side, palm of the hand down, thumb and fingers extended and joined, forefinger against piece near the muzzle; look toward the person saluted. At the command two, drop the left hand by the side; turn the head and eyes to the front. [Illustration: RIFLE SALUTE BEING AT ORDER ARMS] [Illustration: COMMON ERRORS IN RIFLE SALUTE AT ORDER OR TRAIL ARMS No. 1. Fingers not extended and joined. No. 2. Fingers not joined. Gun held too high.] Being at order arms: 1. Fix, 2. BAYONET. If the bayonet scabbard is carried on the belt: execute parade rest; grasp the bayonet with the right hand, back of hand toward the body; draw the bayonet from the scabbard and fix it on the barrel, glancing at the muzzle; resume the order. If the bayonet is carried on the haversack: draw the bayonet with the left hand and fix it in the most convenient manner. Being at order arms: 1. Unfix, 2. BAYONET. If the bayonet scabbard is carried on the belt: Execute parade rest; grasp the handle of the bayonet firmly with the right hand, pressing the spring with the forefinger of the right hand; raise the bayonet until the handle is about 12 inches above the muzzle of the piece; drop the point to the left, back of the hand toward the body, and, glancing at the scabbard, return the bayonet, the blade passing between the left arm and the body; regrasp the piece with the right hand and resume the order. If the bayonet scabbard is carried on the haversack: Take the bayonet from the rifle with the left hand and return it to the scabbard in the most convenient manner. If marching or laying down, the bayonet is fixed and unfixed in the most expeditious and convenient manner and the piece returned to the original position. Fix and unfix bayonet are executed with promptness and regularity but not in cadence. Exercises for instruction in bayonet combat are prescribed in the Manual for Bayonet Exercise. Being at order arms: 1. Inspection, 2. ARMS. At the command arms, take the position of port arms; at the command two, seize the bolt handle with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, turn the handle up, draw the bolt back, and glance at the chamber. Having found the chamber empty, or having emptied it, raise the head and eyes to the front. Keep your right hand on the bolt. [Illustration: INSPECTION ARMS] It is a very common error to change the position of the piece while drawing the bolt back. Guard against this. Being at inspection arms: 1. Order (or right shoulder, or port), 2. ARMS.