Revolutionary Musket 1700's French Charleville ???

[shmimmie]

This is a family gun That was my many greats ago Grandfathers gun. He was a Colonel of the Green Mountain boys. I've done some looking around an believe it to be a French Charlville. I would like some feedback the gun is 58" tall the bayonet is 13" an stamped U.S.

thanks for looking
james

 

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[ncsuwolf]

Little outside my wheelhouse. Can say this….thats very nice, especially with family ties. It’s seen some use, but I don’t see any storage damage which is a big win. Having the bayonet (assume it’s matching/original) is icing on the cake

 

[shmimmie]

Little outside my wheelhouse. Can say this….thats very nice, especially with family ties. It’s seen some use, but I don’t see any storage damage which is a big win. Having the bayonet (assume it’s matching/original) is icing on the cake

thanks

 

[BennyV]

That thing is a real beauty

 

[shmimmie]

That thing is a real beauty

thank you. back in the 70's I brought it school for show an tell lol

 

[sibbley]

thank you. back in the 70's I brought it school for show an tell lol

Back in the 70's our history teacher brought his rifle musket in to teach us about them while we were learning about the American Revolution. He also demonstrated loading and firing it.

 

[BAW]

It certainly appears to be a Charleville musket of the Revolutionary War era. The barrel is round in cross section at the breech, which is a feature found in examples made in 1763 and later and appears to have an iron pan, rather than the brass one which was used after 1777. There appears to be a small marking on the left side of the breech. Can you make it out, or is it just pitting?
The US mark on the socket of the bayonet rather than on the blade is a characteristic of the Revolutionary period.

 

[shmimmie]

Back in the 70's our history teacher brought his rifle musket in to teach us about them while we were learning about the American Revolution. He also demonstrated loading and firing it.

nice.. Back in the good old days

 

[shmimmie]

It certainly appears to be a Charleville musket of the Revolutionary War era. The barrel is round in cross section at the breech, which is a feature found in examples made in 1763 and later and appears to have an iron pan, rather than the brass one which was used after 1777. There appears to be a small marking on the left side of the breech. Can you make it out, or is it just pitting?
The US mark on the socket of the bayonet rather than on the blade is a characteristic of the Revolutionary period.

it is a I.N. does that mean anything to you ?

 

[Sandog]

Sure looks like FN, as in FN Herstal, founded in 1889, in France. Also known as Fabrique Nationale. Still making arms today. According to professor Wiki the Herstal Group also owns Browning and Winchester.

 

[ncsuwolf]

I dont know if it’s an “f” or “i”. Can you get a clear close up pic of the letters. In addition there appears to be a proof mark (maybe a sideways crown?) to the 1:00 of the “n”. A clear view of that could help some id.

 

[shmimmie]

I dont know if it’s an “f” or “i”. Can you get a clear close up pic of the letters. In addition there appears to be a proof mark (maybe a sideways crown?) to the 1:00 of the “n”. A clear view of that could help some id.

I tried to get a better pic of it an cant get a clear shot of it with my crappy camera. I'll try later with my wife Iphone

 

[shmimmie]

I tried to get a better pic of it an cant get a clear shot of it with my crappy camera. I'll try later with my wife Iphone

ok got better pic's.. ones the front and the other is whats on the back side

 

[dingode]

Those marks look like a crown and two turrets to me.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Fabrique Nationale is a Belgian gun company. It wasn’t founded until 1889 so the mark on that rifle isn’t from that company.

 

[Sandog]

Sure looks like FN, as in FN Herstal, founded in 1889, in France. Also known as Fabrique Nationale. Still making arms today. According to professor Wiki the Herstal Group also owns Browning and Winchester.

OOPS! Right date, wrong country. My bad.