Ouvrez le bassinet.—Open pan.
Fermez le bassinet.—Shut pan.
Port arms is not practised among the Trench. When a guard is dismissed, instead of porting arms, the soldier receives the following word of command, haut les armes! which is somewhat similar to recover arms.
MANIEMENT des armes, Fr. The platoon exercise is so called in the French service, and is distinguished from their manual by the additional caution of charge en douze tems, or prime and load in twelve motions.
Chargez vos armes.—Prime and load.
Ouvrez le bassinet.—Open pan.
Prenez le cartouche.—Handle cartridge.
Déchirez la cartouche.—Bite cartridge.
Amorcez.—Prime.
Fermez le bassinet.—Shut pan.