Original U.S. Civil War Era French Modèle 1842 Percussion Rifled Short Musket Original Machine Guns HELMOND (HOLLAND) 100 x 170

HELMOND (HOLLAND) 100 x 170

It is contained in the correct CONT

however due to a bend it is currently siezed

" had never before been more forcefully demonstrated on the battlefield

Original U.S. Civil War Era French Modèle 1842 Percussion Rifled Short Musket Original Machine Guns HELMOND (HOLLAND) 100 x 170Original Item: Only One Available. This is exactly the type of "Rifled" Musket that the Confederacy imported from Western Europe before and during the Civil War. Here we have a French Model of 1842 Rifled Musket with a back action lock. These were usually produced as smoothbore long muskets, but the export trade required rifles, indicating this was possibly made for export to the U. S. Civil War Market. This example has a lovely "service worn" look to