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Soldier sliding the ramrod into the holder under the barrel of his musket (no. 30), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his left hand near his left thigh and with his right hand sliding the ramrod into the holder under the barrel (no. 30), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the musket, a fork (musket fork). Plate 30 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 laadstok in de houder onder de loop van zijn musket schuift (nr. 30), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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