Original French M-1815 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket British Edged Weapons Hydro Testing of Fuel Cells

Hydro Testing of Fuel Cells

As worn during the terrible Blitz air raids which started at the end of the summer 1940 and carried on for the rest of of World War Two

Note all Grade 1 bags have canvas shoulder straps

Overall beautiful condition parts

Our example has the cylinder serial numbered 30855 which being so close to the frame number is clearly the mixing of parts in Army Stores which very often happened at that time

Original French M-1815 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket British Edged Weapons Hydro Testing of Fuel CellsOriginal Item: Only One Available as used in the Napoleonic wars, once as numerous as Brown Bess Muskets the French M1777 equivalent was referred to as the CHARLEVILLE Musket. However. Charlesville 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 marked M 1815 and has a