Soldier on guard that the wick on the rooster of his musket gives the right place and shape (no. 42), approx. 1600. A soldier waiting, full-length, to the right, which is a musket (a certain type of firearm) with His left hand holds at the fork of the Furket (Musket fork) where the course supports (no. 42), ca. 1600. With thumb and middle finger of his right hand, he gives the burning wick on the rooster (part of the inflammatory mechanism) of his musket the right place and shape. Plate 42 in the instructions for handling the musket: Shorte Instruction for the Figures, So Much Concerneth The R
Soldier on guard that the wick on the rooster of his musket gives the right place and shape (no. 42), approx. 1600. A soldier waiting, full-length, to the right, which is a musket (a certain type of firearm) with His left hand holds at the fork of the Furket (Musket fork) where the course supports (no. 42), ca. 1600. With thumb and middle finger of his right hand, he gives the burning wick on the rooster (part of the inflammatory mechanism) of his musket the right place and shape. Plate 42 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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