Soldier with a helm bringing his fuse to his mouth to blow it clean (no. 6), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a helm (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 6), c. 1600. With his right hand, he brings a burning wick to his mouth to blow it clean. Plate 6 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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