Soldier blowing his fuse clean, while covering the pan of his musket with two fingers against sparks (no. 10), ca. 1600, Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop or), 1597 - 1607 Canvas Print

Soldier blowing his fuse clean, while covering the pan of his musket with two fingers against sparks (no. 10), ca. 1600, Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop or), 1597 - 1607 Canvas Print

A soldier, at his feet, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 10), ca. 1600. On the rooster (part of the inflammatory mechanism) of his musket lies the burning fuse. He blows over this, while covering the pan (the powder reservoir) of his musket with the index finger and the middle finger of his right hand, to protect the gunpowder from sparks from the fuse. Plate 10 in the instructions for handling the musket: Corte onderrechtinghe op de figuerliicke afbeeldinghe, so much aengaet the right ghebruyck vant Musquet. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende spiessen, 's-Gravenhage, 1607. Military around 1600.

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