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Soldier pressing the match onto the cock of his musket (no. 7), 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. 7), ca. 1600. With his right hand he presses a lit match against the cock (part of the ignition mechanism) of his musket. Plate 7 in the instructions for handling the musket: Brief enseignement, sur la representation des figures, du droit maniement de l'Harquebuse. 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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSoldaat die zijn lont op de haan van zijn roer drukt (nr. 7), ca. 1600. 1597 - 1608. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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