Soldier blowing powder from his musket (no. 20), ca. 1600. A soldier, for feet, who holds a musket (a certain type of firearm) with both hands and blows over it, to possibly outside the pan ( The powder container) fallen krups from it (no. 20), ca. 1600. In his left hand, except the course of the musket also a freight (musket fork) and a burning wick. Plate 20 in the instructions for handling the musket: Shorte Instruction for the Figures, So Much Concerneth The Right Use of Muskett. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Arms Handhe: J. de Gheyn, The Exercise of Armes


Soldier blowing powder from his musket (no. 20), ca. 1600. A soldier, for feet, who holds a musket (a certain type of firearm) with both hands and blows over it, to possibly outside the pan ( The powder container) fallen krups from it (no. 20), ca. 1600. In his left hand, except the course of the musket also a freight (musket fork) and a burning wick. Plate 20 in the instructions for handling the musket: Shorte Instruction for the Figures, So Much Concerneth The Right Use of Muskett. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Arms Handhe: J. de Gheyn, The Exercise of Armes for Calivres, Muskettes and Pikes After The Ordre of Maurits Prince of Orange, The Hague 1608. Marriens around 1600.


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