These images from a drill book of 1730 are staggering! Brought to my attention by Peter the Great period reenactor Boris these individual plates show everything from top to bottom in the handling of the weapons, pike and musket, of the era. The pike was obsolete in Western Europe but was still used ceremonially and it is all the better for its inclusion. The origins are unknown to me but it is a rare document indeed showing the dress and acoutrements in good detail.
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