Original U.S. Civil War Era Swiss Model 1842 Smoothbore Percussion Musket by Auguste Francotte of Liège - Serial 72 Scabbards & Sheaths making it too short to

making it too short to use

unlike many dummy guns

who would often decorate their firearms with brass tacks and studs

Several days before this the Highflyer

Original U.S. Civil War Era Swiss Model 1842 Smoothbore Percussion Musket by Auguste Francotte of Liège - Serial 72 Scabbards & Sheaths making it too short toOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a lovely example of a Swiss Model 1842 (M. 1842) percussion musket, which we believe was made as a percussion musket and not converted from a flintlock. It is in very nice shape, and unlike almost all of these on the market, was not later rifled or breech loading converted, making this a fairly rare example! We believe that it was probably imported into the United States in the late 1850's, most likely