Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Artillery Rifled Musket by Tulle Arsenal British Holsters science and art

science and art

Ejection of the spent cartridge was done by hand

king's head for the Monarch and K representing the date letter for the year 1805

and the fabric weaving pattern is in fact Herringbone Twill (HBT)

for Pommern (Pomeranian Region)

Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Artillery Rifled Musket by Tulle Arsenal British Holsters science and artOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a standard French Model of 1842 Short Artillery Rifled Musket with a back action lock, just received out of a collection. 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.. It is fully steel mounted and does bear a maker marking on the lock plate: Mre R'le de Tulle., indicating manufacture at the Royal French