Soldier pouring powder into the pan of his helm (no. 16), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, pouring powder from a powder bottle into the pan (the powder reservoir) of a helm (a particular type of firearm) (no. 16), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the helm, a burning wick. Plate 16 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

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