Soldier carrying his musket on his left shoulder and holding his furket in his right hand (no. 1), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a particular type of firearm) resting on his left shoulder (no. 1), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the butt of the musket, a burning fuse. In his right hand a furket (musket fork). Plate 1 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 Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn

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