Soldier carrying his musket on his left shoulder and holding his furket in his left hand (no. 2), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a particular type of firearm) resting on his left shoulder (no. 2), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the butt of the musket, he holds a furket (musket fork) and a burning fuse. Plate 2 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'

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