Soldier taking his musket from his shoulder (no. 3), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, taking a musket (a certain type of firearm) from his left shoulder with his right hand (no. 3), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the butt of the musket, a furket (musket fork) and a burning wick. Plate 3 in the instructions for handling the musket: Shortest instruction for the figures, so much concerneth the right use of muskett. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, The exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes and pikes after

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