Handbook for Light Artillery

by A. B. Dyer

1 stamp	$1	06
1 stamp-holder		55
2 thumb-screws, at 4 cents each		08
1 company letter		05¼
19 figures and 1 blank, at 3 cents each		60
1 brass mallet		49
1 ink-pad		05¼
1 glass bottle, ground-glass stopper		10½
4 ounces indelible ink		09
1 inking-stick		02
1 packing box		43
Price of marking outfit complete	$3	53

In Class III. Artillery Implements and Equipments.

Lanterns, common	$1	00
Lanterns, dark	1	25
Lanterns, globe	1	25

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.