Soldier taking his ramrod from the holder under the barrel of his musket (no. 25), 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 and with his right hand taking the ramrod from the holder under the barrel (no. 25), ca. 1600. In his left hand, besides the musket, a burning slow match; on his left wrist a fork (musket fork). Plate 25 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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