Original French Napoleonic M-1777 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket - dated 1811 U.S. Ammo The launcher had a mount

The launcher had a mount machined into it to take a proposed leaf-sight that was never adopted

attacked Japanese forces occupying the island

I'm told that in CBI C-46s operated at about 52

with some 5

though it does look to have been field repainted once

Original French Napoleonic M-1777 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket - dated 1811 U.S. Ammo The launcher had a mountOriginal 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