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Soldier sliding his ramrod into the holder under the barrel of his arquebus (no. 29), ca. 1600.
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Soldier sliding his ramrod into the holder under the barrel of his arquebus (no. 29), ca. 1600.

1597 - 1608 · engraving; paper

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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific 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: Brief enseignement, sur la representation des figures, du droit maniement de l'Harquebuse. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz et piques : en conformité de l'ordre de Mour le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. Military affairs around 1600.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printMaurice (Prince of Orange)weaponsTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineSoldaat die zijn laadstok in de houder onder de loop van zijn roer schuift (nr. 29), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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