Soldier on guard holding his rudder with his left hand by his right side angled upward, his right hand extended (no. 37), c. 1600, A soldier on guard, full-length, to the right, holding a rudder (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand by his right side, the barrel angled upward (no. 37), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the rudder, he holds a burning fuse. His right hand he holds out. Plate 37 in the instructions for handling the rudder. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, Amsterdam, 1608. Martial arts circa 1600

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