Cart for Transporting Arquebuses; a Truss
Counterweight box for the long arquebus; a trussed frame, in red chalk
The sheet, captioned as a cart and horse for transporting arquebuses, is drawn in red chalk. An upright apparatus with a suspended element rises at the centre, set over a wide V-shaped trussed frame (a capriata) that spreads across the lower half. A brief note beside it describes a box filled with tails to serve as a counterweight for the long arquebus.
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Counterweight box for the long arquebus
A short note specifies a small chest packed full of tails to act as a counterweight for the long arquebus, part of the arrangement for carrying the heavy firearm.
Apparatus for carrying the arquebus
A tall vertical frame holds a suspended, cloth-wrapped element at its centre, the mechanism captioned as a cart for transporting arquebuses.
Trussed frame (capriata)
The lower half is filled by a broad, symmetrical V-shaped truss of braced struts, a capriata forming the base of the arrangement.