TO MOUNT AND DISMOUNT GUN.
To Mount Gun.
Machine gunner No. 1 will carry tripod into position, elevating screws being equally exposed. Cross head upright. Legs clamped tight.
No. 2 will carry gun to right side of tripod, holding rear cross piece with left hand, gun muzzle to rear under right arm. Kneel on left knee, facing tripod, and supporting weight of gun on right knee, place it on tripod, pushing in and turning down the crosshead joint pin. Remove cork plug finally from steam escape hole, No. 1 fixing elevating joint pin.
To Dismount Gun.
No. 1 removes crosshead and elevating joint pins, No. 2 replaces cork plug and removes gun as in mounting, carrying it to its original position in rear, No. 1 following with the tripod. Joint pins will then be pushed home and turned down, legs folded and clamped.
TO LOAD AND UNLOAD GUN.
To Load.
Pass the tag of belt through feed block from right side, turning crank handle with right hand on to buffer spring, and pull belt through with left hand to left front as far as it will go, let go crank handle, the first cartridge will then be gripped by the extractor.
Again turn crank handle on to buffer spring, and pull belt to left front, letting go crank handle—the gun is then ready for firing.