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 - 1608 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 - 1608 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: Shorte instruction for the figures, so much concerneth the right use of muskett. Part of the illustrations in an English edition of J. de Gheyns Wapenhandelinghe: J. de Gheyn, The exercise of armes for calivres, muskettes and pikes after the ordre of Maurits Prince of Orange, 's-Gravenhage 1608. Military around 1600.

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