Original French Napoleonic Colonial Pattern 1777 Flintlock Musketoon with All Brass Mountings German Army Heer beat back Jerry tank ground

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David Lamar McDonald (September 12

The serial number on the lower receiver tang is 51965 denoting the year of manufacture as 1891

Due to the frequent wearing of helmets in France in World War I

Original French Napoleonic Colonial Pattern 1777 Flintlock Musketoon with All Brass Mountings German Army Heer beat back Jerry tank groundOriginal Item: One of a kind. This lovely French flintlock colonial issue musketoon is in the Pattern of 1777, however it most likely dates from the early Napoleonic period. It is all brass fitted, measuring 52 1 2 inches in overall length with a 38 inch barrel. Muskets like this were sent to Egypt in 1798 for the actions there, and then maybe supplied to North America for the 1812 war against Great Britain. These are very rare, and we have only seen