Soldier pushing powder and bullet into the barrel of his rudder with his ramrod (no. 26), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a rudder (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand near his left thigh, and bringing his ramrod into the barrel with his right hand, to push powder and bullet on (no. 26), c. 1600. Plate 26 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

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