Soldier blowing sparks away from the pan of his rudder (no. 15), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a rudder (a certain type of firearm) near his mouth and blowing over the pan (the powder reservoir) (no. 15), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the rudder, a burning wick. In his right hand a powder flask. Plate 15 in the instructions for handling the rudder: Shortest instruction upon the contrefaictinges, touching the right use of calivers. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyn's Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, The exercise of armes for

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