Soldier holding his helm upright with his right hand (no. 31), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a helm (a particular type of firearm) with his right hand, the barrel pointing upward, before placing the weapon on his left shoulder (no. 31), c. 1600. In his outstretched left hand a burning fuse. Plate 31 in the instructions for handling the helm: Brief enseignement, sur la representation des figures, du droit maniement de l'Harquebuse. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz et

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