Soldier on guard holding his rudder by his right side angled upward, his finger on the trigger (no. 36), c. 1600, A soldier on guard, full-length, to the right, holding a rudder (a certain type of firearm) with both hands by his right side, his right index finger on the trigger, the barrel angled upward (no. 36), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the barrel of the rudder, a burning fuse. Plate 36 in the instructions for handling the rudder: Shortest instruction upon the contrefaictinges, touching the right use of calivers. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyn'

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