Soldier pulling his ramrod from the barrel of his helm (no. 27), ca. 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 pulling his ramrod from the barrel with his right hand (no. 27), ca. 1600. Plate 27 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 after the ordre of Maurits Prince

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