Original French Napoleonic M-1777 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket - dated 1811 Historical Military Books Approximately 900 of these arms

Approximately 900 of these arms were shipped in heavy crates marked BIBLES for use by anti-slavery "Free Soil" settlers who were fighting against pro-slavery forces in "Bleeding Kansas" during the 1850s

147 in killed

and the bayonets used are identical

Beautifully proportioned with graceful lines and brass rosettes this is exactly what the Spanish invaders used in the time of Cortes

Original French Napoleonic M-1777 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket - dated 1811 Historical Military Books Approximately 900 of these armsOriginal 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. This example has all steel mounts, brass mounts were generally only used for Naval issue, the lock is marked Manuf. Imp. de St. Etienne, the barrel tang