Soldier placing his furket under his musket (No. 11), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with the right hand pointed diagonally upward, while placing a furket (musket fork) under the barrel (No. 11), c. 1600. Plate 11 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, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz et piques : en conformité de l'ordre de Mour le Prince

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