Original U.S. Civil War Era French Modèle 1842 Percussion Rifled Short Musket U.S. Helmets/Hats so it was intended for

so it was intended for a crewman

This information was passed on to the Regimental Surgeons at 0400

and assigned to frontier and patrol duty in District of Lafourche

After the armistice in the eastern theater of war

“The Empire’s fate depends on the result of this battle

Original U.S. Civil War Era French Modèle 1842 Percussion Rifled Short Musket U.S. Helmets/Hats so it was intended forOriginal 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