Soldier releases his wick from the rooster from his musket (No. 14), approx. 1600. A soldier, full-length, to the right, which holds a musket (a certain type of firearm) and a freight (musket fork) with his left hand (No. 14), ca. 1600. With his right hand, he releases the burning wick that is on the rooster (part of the inflammatory mechanism) of his musket. Plate 14 in the instructions for handling the musket: Letter Enseignement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, Touchant Le Droit Maniement du Mousquet. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhande: J. de Gheyn, Manieme


Soldier releases his wick from the rooster from his musket (No. 14), approx. 1600. A soldier, full-length, to the right, which holds a musket (a certain type of firearm) and a freight (musket fork) with his left hand (No. 14), ca. 1600. With his right hand, he releases the burning wick that is on the rooster (part of the inflammatory mechanism) of his musket. Plate 14 in the instructions for handling the musket: Letter Enseignement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, Touchant Le Droit Maniement du Mousquet. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhande: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'Armes, d'Arquebuses, Mousquetz et Piques: and conformité de l'Ordre de Mour Le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. Marriens around 1600.


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