Soldier holding his musket at his right side with his left hand (no. 5), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his left hand at his right side (no. 5), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the musket, he holds a fork (musket fork) and a lit match. His right hand rests loosely on the trigger of the musket. Plate 5 in the instructions for handling the musket: Brief enseignement, sur les pourtraitz figurez, touchant le droit maniement du Mousquet. 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.
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