Soldier carrying his pike upright with both hands close together above his right shoulder, the point angled toward the ground (no. 8), ca. 1600

A soldier, full-length, facing right, carrying a spear (lance) above his right shoulder, the point angled towards the ground (no. 8), ca. 1600. His hands close together on the spear. This is the first movement for raising the spear to the shoulder and carrying it horizontally. Plate 8 in the instructions for handling the spear: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, belanghende t'recht ghebruyck, van al t'ghene een Soldaet int handelen vande Spies noodich is. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, 's-Gravenhage, 1607. Military affairs around 1600.