Soldier holding a musket sliding his right hand to the end of his ramrod (no. 29), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand near his left thigh and bringing his right hand to the end of his ramrod, which he rests against his right side (no. 29), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the musket, a fuse; on his left wrist, a furket (musket fork). Plate 29 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

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