Original Rare U.S. Revolutionary War Era French Model 1766/68 “Charleville” Flintlock Artillery Carbine by Maubeuge Arsenal - Featured in George Neumann Book Russian Maxim 1910 while the unit marking and

while the unit marking and numbers to be post war addition by a soldier who brought it home

Constructed from tan blended webbing material as seen on other period German WW2 fieldgear used in North Africa and Italy

Bünsdorf (A town in Germany)

WARRANTED LONDON

so we would wager that this gun was only fired a few times after the proof firing at the factory

Original Rare U.S. Revolutionary War Era French Model 1766/68 “Charleville” Flintlock Artillery Carbine by Maubeuge Arsenal - Featured in George Neumann Book Russian Maxim 1910 while the unit marking andOriginal Item: Only One Available as used in the American Revolution and Napoleonic war. Once as numerous as Brown Bess Muskets the French equivalent was referred to as the CHARLEVILLE Musket. However, Charleville was only one of the manufacturing Arsenals, the predominant one being St. tienne. The design was first introduced in 1717, and went through numerous versions over the years such as the 1763 and 1766 variants, which were supplied in some