Soldier with a musket transferring his fuse from his right to his left hand (no. 15), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a particular type of firearm) and a furket (musket fork) with his left hand (no. 15), c. 1600. He transfers the burning fuse in his right hand to his left. Plate 15 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

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