Handbook for Light Artillery

by A. B. Dyer

SUPPLY TABLE OF ORDNANCE STORES FOR SIX MONTHS OF A FOUR-GUN BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY—3.2-INCH RIFLES.

Expendible stores are marked with a star (thus *), and must not be dropped until actually used.

I. Battery Equipment.

• 4 short rammers and sponges combined
• 1 sponge and rammer, jointed
• 2 sponge-hds.—chamber-sponge*
• 1 sponge-head—bore-sponge.*
• 2 rammer-heads—chamber.*
• 1 rammer-head—bore.*
• 8 sponges, woollen, chamber.*
• 4 sponges, woollen, bore.*
• 2 sponge-covers—bore-sponge
• 3 sponge-covers—chamber-sponge
• 6 watering-buckets, canvas, folding
• 4 lanyards for friction-primers
• 2 vent-punches
• 2 gunner's reamers
• 4 priming-wires
• 1 fuze-wrench
• 2 paulins (12 feet by 12 feet)
• 1 spare pole.*
• 1 neck-yoke.*
• 1 doubletree *
• 2 singletrees.*
• 5 keys and chains.*
• 6 washers, linch.*
• 2 pole-pads.*
• 2 pickaxe-handles.*
• 3 axe-helves.*
• 2 gas-check pads
• 12 fuze-punch pins
• 2 axes, hand
• 2 shovels, long-handled
• 6 files, hand, saw, assorted
• 6 files, wood.
• 1 hammer, hand
• 1 knife, shoe and saddler's
• 2 rasps, wood, 10-inch
• 1 nipper
• 1 pair bow-spring recoil-brakes

II. Harness, etc.

• 6 bridles, artillery
• 6 bridles, watering, cavalry pattern
• 6 breast-straps
• 9 girths, hair
• 15 halters, N. P
• 50 halter-straps.*
• 15 nose-bags
• 20 saddle-blankets, red
• 10 saddle-cloths, red
• 10 surcingles
• 2 traces, lead.*
• 2 traces, wheel.*

III. Equipments, etc.

• 12 canteens and straps
• 10 haversacks and straps
• 6 spurs and straps
• 6 sabre-belts and plates
• 30 currycombs
• 50 horse-brushes
• 8 whips, artillery

EXPENDIBLE SUPPLIES FOR SIX MONTHS.

I. Materials for Cleaning and Preservation.

• 4 quires sand-paper
• 5 quires crocus-cloth
• 6 quires emery-cloth
• 12 pounds putz pomade
• 2 pounds rotten-stone
• 50 papers tripoli
• 20 pounds harness-soap
• 10 pounds Castile soap
• 5 pounds borax
• 6 pounds cosmoline
• 6 pounds harness-oil
• 25 pounds cotton waste
• 10 pounds sponge
• 4 gallons neat's-foot oil
• 2 gallons sperm-oil
• 3 gallons asphalt varnish
• 2 quarts blacking for leather

II. Paints, etc.

• 25 pounds paint, lead-colored
• 25 pounds paint, black
• 75 pounds paint, olive
• 1½ pounds paint, first coat for 3.2-inch rifle
• 1½ pounds paint, second coat for 3.2-inch rifle
• 2 pounds lampblack
• 2 pounds extract of logwood
• 50 pounds wheel-grease
• 4 gallons linseed-oil, boiled
• 3 gallons spirits of turpentine
• 3 pieces sash-cord
• 6 brushes, paint
• 4 sash-tools

III. Saddler's Materials.

• 150 pounds harness-leather
• 3 sides bridle-leather
• 2 sides rawhide
• 1 pound beeswax
• 2 pounds black wax
• 3 pounds thread, shoe
• 2½ pounds thread, linen, patent No. 35
• 2 ounces bristles
• 3 pounds rivets and burrs, copper
• 3000 tacks, iron
• 2000 tacks, copper (1000 of 12-ounce, 1000 of 20-ounce)
• 144 wood-screws, 1-inch, No. 8
• 60 buckles (20, ½-inch; 20, ¾-inch; 20, 1-inch)
• 40 buckles, 1½-inch, girth
• 15 buckles, iron, roller, l¼-inch
• 60 saddle-nails, japanned
• 20 awls, saddlers', assorted
• 6 awl-handles
• 50 needles, saddlers', assorted
• 4 needles, collar