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Soldier pressing the match onto the cock of his musket (no. 8), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 8), ca. 1600. With his right hand he presses a burning match onto the cock (part of the ignition mechanism) of his musket. Plate 8 in the instructions for handling the musket: Corte onderrechtinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, soo veel aengaet het recht ghebruyck vant Musquet. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, 's-Gravenhage, 1607. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die zijn lont op de haan van zijn musket drukt (nr. 8), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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