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ANTIQUE FRENCH Model 1777/1822 Conversion MUSKET
Guns International #: 101131298 Seller's Inventory #: 6457
Category: Antique Rifles - Percussion - Military Rifles - Non-US
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
ANTIQUE FRENCH Model 1777/1822 Conversion MUSKET
19th Century Flintlock Conversion Musket
Here we present a French Charleville Model 1777 /1822 Flintlock to Percussion Conversion Musket. The Charleville smoothbore musket, garnering its name from the main arsenal in Charleville, France, was the standard issue flintlock musket for the French Empire throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The original musket was first delivered in 1717, and over the next several decades, saw many revisions and improvements, making them a lighter, better fighting musket. It is estimated that tens of thousands of Charleville muskets were produced throughout the 1700’s. With much training, a single soldier could fire off between two and three rounds per minute. The weapon itself weighed roughly 10 pounds and had up to a 47” barrel, where it was loaded through the muzzle. It was chambered for a .69 lead musket ball, as compared to the British “Brown Bess”, which chambered a .75 ball. It was generally effective up to, at the most, 50 yards. That said, battles during the 18th and early 19th century were very closely fought and usually settled with the bayonet. The Charleville musket served in many conflicts, including the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812. In the United States, the Charleville is perhaps most famous for its use against the British colonists during the French and Indian War—part of the Seven Years War—and then in the colonists hands against Britain during the American Revolutionary War. In fact, over 100,000 Charleville muskets were purchased by the American Colonies, making this one of the primary weapons in the conflict. The Charleville was highly desired and said to have out-performed the British Brown Bess. The musket had such an impact on the Americans that their first domestically made musket, the M1816, was patterned on the Charleville.
The overall condition is fair. The metal surfaces are dark with age. The bore is smooth and dark. The stock is in good shape with some minor splits. The action on this musket is excellent, strong and crisp.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 35-1/8 inches.
Caliber: .69 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$850
#6457
SOLD
Antique: Yes