Unfix—Bayonets. For Inspection. Port—Arms.
The officer will inspect the breech action, and here and there examine a barrel by looking down it, the men acting as laid down in the Rifle Exercises,[6] S. 12. On the completion of the inspection the right squad commanders will close their squads on to the left squads.
The company will then be proved as follows:—
By Sections—Number.
Form—Fours. Form—Two-Deep.
The company will be turned about and proved as above. When proved, it will be again turned about.
If the company is to drill in battalion it will then be marched to the battalion place of assembly.
62. The formation of fours.
In forming fours, the men will move as in Squad Drill, S. 40.
On the word Right (or Left) the subalterns and supernumeraries will turn in the required direction, and the squad commanders will place themselves on the directing flank on the leading and rear sections of fours of their sections.