Soldier on guard pressing his fuse on the cock of his musket (no. 41), c. 1600, A soldier on guard, full-length, to the right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand by the fork of the furket (musket fork) on which the barrel rests (no. 41), c. 1600. With his right hand, he is pressing a burning wick onto the cock (part of the firing mechanism) of his musket. Plate 41 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: J. de Gheyn, Maniement d'armes, d'arquebuses, mousquetz et piques : en conformité de l'ordre de Mour le Prince Maurice, Prince d'Orange, Amsterdam 1608. Martial arts circa 1600., print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop of), print maker: Robert de Baudous (possibly), print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, publisher: Amsterdam, 1597 - 1608, paper, engraving, height 255 mm × width 185 mm
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