Soldier sliding his ramrod into the holder under the barrel of his helm (no. 29), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a helm (a particular type of firearm) with his left hand near his left thigh and sliding the ramrod into the holder under the barrel with his right hand (no. 29), c. 1600. Plate 29 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 calivres, muskettes and pikes

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