Original Civil War Era French Charleville Mle 1822 Percussion Converted Rifled Musket Multi Nation Flags on glancing at the past

on glancing at the past cuttings that fill the first few pages one quickly realizes that this is truly a treasure trove

There is just a bit of oxidation in areas

engineer collar tab

Also the leather lining of the hand-guard is quite old and stiff

All receivers marked Enfield or Inglis

Original Civil War Era French Charleville Mle 1822 Percussion Converted Rifled Musket Multi Nation Flags on glancing at the pastOriginal Item: Only One Available As used in the U. S. Civil War. This is very unusual and interesting, being both rifled and in such a good condition. This started life as a French M 1822 "Charleville" Flintlock Musket, part of the long line of French Flintlock musket versions. These were the standard muskets of the line from 1717 until the Percussion Model of 1842. This was one of the last flintlock models put into service. In the years since it was