Contents of Leather Pouch for Spare Parts (carried in Trail Boxes of 3-inch Guns):—

For Breechblock—
50Split pins
1Block latch and spring
1Firing pin and spring
1Firing pin sleeve
2Handy oilers, 5-16 inch
1Hinge pin catch
1Lever latch spring
1Locking bolt, nut and pin
1Locking bolt spring
2Oil hole covers with screws
1Pallet pin
1Sear
2Trigger shaft detent
For Hand Fuze Setter—
2Corrector scale screws
1Guide plate lock screw
2Index bar screws
1Index plunger and spring
2Oil hole screws
1Range index
3Range ring screws
1Stop pin screw
For Bracket Fuze Setter—
1Corrector scale screw
3Guide screws
4Housing screws & split washers
1Knob washer
1Range worm crank & knob taper pin
1Range worm crank handle
2Range ring screws
3Split pins (0.125)
1Spring and spring cover with screw
2Stop pins with rivets
For Cylinder—
1Drain-plug, cylinder
1Elevating & traversing lock spring
1Filling plug (piston rod)
5Rings Garlock packing, ¾ in

Special Wrenches, Spanners, other tools and accessories will be used only for the purposes for which they are intended. This purpose is usually stamped upon the tool.

In assembling or disassembling parts of the materiel, no part will be struck directly with a hammer. If force is necessary, a piece of wood or copper should be interposed between the hammer and the part struck. All nuts are provided with split pins as keepers.

A pair of wire cutting pliers is provided for use in pulling split pins, cutting wire lashings, etc. When a nut is assembled the split pin should always be inserted and properly opened.

Axes, hatchets, picks, pick mattocks and shovels are carried on the carriage for use in the field and will not be put to other uses. The working edges will be kept bright and lightly oiled, the edges being sharpened if intended for cutting, or smooth if intended for digging. Deformed blades, edges or points should be straightened at the anvil and forge or in a vise. Shovel points are straightened with a hammer on a block of wood.

The side edges of shovel blades should not be used as a mattock, as such treatment will deform the blade. In the field, split handles should be wrapped with a cord until they can be replaced by new handles.

Canvas Buckets are used for watering animals, for washing carriages and equipment. Whenever possible, they should be dried before folding and replacing in the holders on the carriages.

A rip or hole may be patched and made practically water-tight by a coat of shellac.

Lanterns are used for illuminating purposes in the field only.