Soldier on Guard who gives the wick on the rooster of his musket the right place and shape (no. 42), ca. 1600, 1597 - 1608 A soldier on watch, to the right, to the right, who holds a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand at the fork of the Furket (musket fork) on which the loop supports (no. 42), ca. 1600. With Thumb and middle finger of his right hand he gives the burning wick on the Haan (part of the inflammatory mechanism) of his musket the right place and shape. Plate 42 in the instructions for handling the musket: letter Enseigement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, Touchant le
Soldier on Guard who gives the wick on the rooster of his musket the right place and shape (no. 42), ca. 1600, 1597 - 1608 A soldier on watch, to the right, to the right, who holds a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand at the fork of the Furket (musket fork) on which the loop supports (no. 42), ca. 1600. With Thumb and middle finger of his right hand he gives the burning wick on the Haan (part of the inflammatory mechanism) of his musket the right place and shape. Plate 42 in the instructions for handling the musket: letter Enseigement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, Touchant le Droit Maniement du Mousquet. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelhe: 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. War was around 1600. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving A soldier on watch, to the right, to the right, who holds a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand at the fork of the Furket (musket fork) on which the loop supports (no. 42), ca. 1600. With Thumb and middle finger of his right hand he gives the burning wick on the Haan (part of the inflammatory mechanism) of his musket the right place and shape. Plate 42 in the instructions for handling the musket: letter Enseigement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, Touchant le Droit Maniement du Mousquet. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelhe: 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. War was around 1600. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving
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