Soldier pouring powder into the barrel of his musket (no. 24), ca. 1600
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A soldier, full-length, facing right, seen from the back, holding a musket (a specific type of firearm) with his left hand near his left thigh (no. 24), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the musket, a slow match; on his left wrist a fork (musket fork). With his right hand he pours powder from a powder measure into the barrel, which points obliquely upward. Plate 24 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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