Soldier holding a rudder, moving his right hand to the end of his ramrod (no. 28), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a rudder (a particular type of firearm) with his left hand near his left thigh and bringing his right hand to the end of his ramrod, which he rests against his right side (no. 28), c. 1600. Plate 28 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's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, The exercise of armes for calivres

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