Soldier blowing away sparks from the pan of his stir (No. 15), about 1600. a soldier, full, to the right, holding a stir (a certain type of firearm) with his mouth and over the pan (the powder reservoir ) Blows (no. 15), approx. 1600. In his left hand, except the stir also a burning wick. In his right hand a gun bottle. Plate 15 in the instructions for handling the Rother: Shorte Instruction Upon The Contrefixinges, Touching The Right Use of Calivers. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Arms Handhe: J. de Gheyn, The Exercise of Armes for Calivres, Muskettes and Pike
Soldier blowing away sparks from the pan of his stir (No. 15), about 1600. a soldier, full, to the right, holding a stir (a certain type of firearm) with his mouth and over the pan (the powder reservoir ) Blows (no. 15), approx. 1600. In his left hand, except the stir also a burning wick. In his right hand a gun bottle. Plate 15 in the instructions for handling the Rother: Shorte Instruction Upon The Contrefixinges, Touching The Right Use of Calivers. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Arms Handhe: J. de Gheyn, The Exercise of Armes for Calivres, Muskettes and Pikes After The Ordre of Maurits Prince of Orange, The Hague 1608. Marriens around 1600.
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