Soldier on guard adjusting the position and shape of the fuse on the cock of his musket (no. 42), c. 1600, Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop of), 1597 - 1607 Canvas Print

Soldier on guard adjusting the position and shape of the fuse on the cock of his musket (no. 42), c. 1600, Jacob de Gheyn (II) (workshop of), 1597 - 1607 Canvas Print

A soldier on guard, feet out, to the right, holding a musket (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand at the fork of the furket (musket fork) on which the barrel rests (no. 42), c. 1600. With the thumb and middle finger of his right hand, he gives the burning fuse on the rooster (part of the ignition mechanism) of his musket the right place and shape. Plate 42 in the instructions for handling the musket: Corte subrechtinghe on the figuerliicke imagehe, 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. Martial being around 1600.

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