Soldier blowing the match clean while covering the pan of his musket with two fingers against sparks (no. 10), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 10), ca. 1600. The lit match lies on the cock (part of the ignition mechanism) of his musket. He blows over it, while with his index and middle finger of his right hand he covers the pan (the powder reservoir) of his musket to protect the powder from sparks from the match. Plate 10 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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