Soldier on guard holding his musket by his right side angled upward, his finger on the trigger (no. 37), ca. 1600, A soldier on guard, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a particular type of firearm) by his right side, his right index finger on the trigger, his left hand around the fork of the furket (musket fork) on which the barrel rests, angled upward (no. 37), ca. 1600. In his left hand also a burning fuse. Plate 37 in the instructions for handling the musket: Shortest instruction for the figures, so much concerneth the right use of muskett. Part of the illustrations in an

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