Soldier on guard holding his musket diagonally upward with his right hand, while placing the barrel on his fork with his left hand (no. 36), ca. 1600

A soldier on guard, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his right hand, the barrel pointing diagonally upwards (no. 36), ca. 1600. He places the barrel with his left hand, which also holds a burning match, on his fork (musket fork). Plate 36 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.