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Soldier pressing his match to the hammer 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 lit match onto the hammer (part of the ignition mechanism) of his musket. Plate 8 in the instructions for handling the musket: Corte onderrechtinghe op de figuerlicke afbeeldinghe, soo veel aengaet het recht ghebruyck van Musquet. 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 lont op de haan van zijn musket drukt (nr. 8), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1607. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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