Soldier with a musket picking up his fuse (no. 6), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 6), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the musket, he holds a furket (musket fork) and a burning wick. With his right hand, he picks up this wick. Plate 6 in the instructions for handling the musket: Brief enseignement, sur les pourtraitz figurez, touchant le droit maniement du Mousquet. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz
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