Soldier holding his musket upright with his left hand (no. 31), c. 1600, A soldier, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand, pointing the barrel upward, before transferring the weapon to his right hand (no. 31), c. 1600. In his left hand, in addition to the musket, a burning wick; on his left wrist, a furket (musket fork). Plate 31 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

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