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Soldier sliding his ramrod into the holder under the barrel of his musket (no. 29), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand at his left thigh and with his right hand sliding the ramrod into the holder under the barrel (no. 29), ca. 1600. Plate 29 in the instructions for handling the musket. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, Amsterdam, 1608. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die zijn laadstok in de houder onder de loop van zijn roer schuift (nr. 29), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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