Soldier with a helm transferring his fuse from his right to his left hand (no. 14), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a helm (a particular type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 14), c. 1600. He transfers the burning fuse in his right hand to his left. Plate 14 in the instructions for handling the helm: Shortest instruction upon the contrefaictinges, touching the right use of calivers. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, The exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes and pikes after the ordre of Maurits Prince of

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