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: Letter Enseignement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, touchant Le
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: Letter Enseignement, Sur Les Pourtraitz Figurez, touchant Le Droit Maniement du Mousquet. Part of the illustrations in a French edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhande: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'Armes, d'Arquebuses, Mousquetz et Piques: and conformité de l'Ordre de Mour Le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. Marriens around 1600.
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