DISMOUNTING.
To dismount the mechanism: See [page 4].
To dismount the gun: Throw back the cap-squares and lift straight up at breech and muzzle.
To dismount the wheels: Take out the linch-pins, lift the carriage at the axles and slip the wheels off.
To dismount the axle: Slack back the clamp-screws about one turn; back the small keep-screws about four turns. Dismount the wheels; pull out the axle.
To mount the parts, proceed in inverse order.
LOADING-TOOLS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
Nomenclature.—Loading-press; loading-sleeve; common shell-plunger; canister-plunger; ejector; charge-measure; burster-measure; cartridge-funnel; shell-funnel; cleaning-brush; fuze-wrench.
The loading-tools are supplied in sets, enclosed in an oak chest. They are not to be carried into the field, but should be set up in an appropriate laboratory room.
For methods to be followed see instructions given for preparing ammunition for 3-inch gun, page 31, et seq.