present arms!
A military command used in ceremonies or drills to salute by holding the rifle vertically in front of the body. Can also refer to the action itself.
The commander gave the order, "Present arms!"
The honor guard assumed the present-arms position.
Standard kanji form for the military command.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still used.
Compound of 捧げ (sasage, continuative form of 捧げる 'to lift up, offer') and 銃 (tsutsu, archaic reading for 'gun'). The reading つつ for 銃 is an older form; the modern reading is じゅう.