Soldier pushing powder and bullet into the barrel of his helm with his ramrod (no. 26), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a helm (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand near his left thigh and bringing his ramrod into the barrel with his right hand, to push powder and bullet on (no. 26), c. 1600. Plate 26 in the instructions for handling the helm: Corte onderwysinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, belanghende t'rechte ghebruyck des Roers. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende speiessen, 's-Gravenhage, 1607. Martial

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