Original French M-1777 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket ERA all guns had a capping

all guns had a capping groove

other than in books

The picture of 4 rods is to illustrate variations between different rods

Such a shame

Original French M-1777 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket ERA all guns had a cappingOriginal Item: Only One Available as used in the American Revolution and Napoleonic war. Once as numerous as Brown Bess Muskets the French M1777 equivalent was referred to as the CHARLEVILLE Musket. However. Charleville was only one of the manufacturing Arsenals, the predominant one being St. Etienne. Usually found with steel mounts, brass mounts were generally only used for Naval issue, the lock is marked "Manufact. a St. Etienne", the barrel tang