1. Object

The sole object of weapon training to teach all ranks the most efficient way of handling their weapons in order to kill the enemy. Instructiors will always hear this fact in mind, and will continually impress it upon those whom they instruct.

2. Safety precautions

Before beginning any lesson, the instructor will ensure that drill or instructionly is used. The first safety precaution will always be carried out to make this action instinctive.

3. Grenade classifications

Grenades – other than live grenades – which are used for training and instructional pur-poses – are classified as follow:

Drill grenades. These are for throwing practice or for practice firing from a rifle, and are similar to actual live grenades, except that they are weighted, to correct weight, with inert filling. They are painted white (except the No. 75 which is drull red), and are packed in boxes stencilled in yellow or white with the following mark-ings: –

Instructional grenades. These are for instruction in mechanism and are similar to drill grenades but empty components are used and the grenades are unweighted. They are painted in the same manner as live grenades, except for the red filling ring and are issued in packages of the sertype, stencilled with the following markings: –

Practice grenades. Grenades of this nature contain a small charge and are designed to simulate the action of a live grenade. Their marking will be decided when this pattern of grenade has been instroduced for use in the Service.

All live grenades, when filled, have a red band painted round them. This may be either a continious band or a series of red crosses. The latter denotes that the filling is suitable for storage in tropical climates. Live grenades may also have a band of another colour. This band and any marking show, for the information of the expert, the type of filling.

4. Recruit instruction

Instructors must appreciate that extra time will be required in order to obtain proficiency in throwing and firing. Thus, while Lesson 2 and 4 may each be taught in one period res-pectively, additional periods must be allotted in order that men may receive sufficient practice in throwing and firing to become proficient.

Instructors may find that one period is sufficient for teaching together Lessons 5 and 6, and Lessons 7 and 8.

5. Trained soldier instruction

Apart from occasional refresher periods on the mechanism, and constant practice in pri-ming, the remainder of the trained soldier's time should be devoted to practice with drill and live grenades from Service positions during the course of simple tactlical exercises. It is in this way only that the soldier will instinctively throw the various grenades in the most efficient manner from awkwand positions.

When in the later stages of recrut training and when exercising trained soldiers, Exami-nation, Stripping, Cleaning, Striker Test, Assembling and Priming should all be done under Service conditions, i.e. in a muddy or dusty trench, behind hedges or in ditches.

6. Dress. Whenecer throwing or firing instruction is taking place, dress will be battle order.