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Soldier giving the match the correct position and shape on the cock of his musket (no. 9), 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. 9), ca. 1600. With his thumb and middle finger of his right hand he gives the lit match on the cock (part of the ignition mechanism) of his musket the correct position and shape. Plate 10 in the instructions for handling the musket: Corte onderrechtinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, soo veel aengaet het recht ghebruyck vant Musquet. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, 's-Gravenhage, 1607. Military affairs around 1600.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die de lont op de haan van zijn musket de juiste plek en vorm geeft (nr. 9), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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