Soldier sliding his ramrod into the holder under the barrel of his musket (no. 30), 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 sliding the ramrod into the holder under the barrel with his right hand (no. 30), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the musket, a furket (musket fork). Plate 30 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 French edition of J. de Gheyn's

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