Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by L. Lambin & Co. of Liège Scabbards & Sheaths The all iron mounts have

The all iron mounts have no finish remaining on the metalwork

declaring that McCormick would "inspire the highest confidence" as that commander

The colored lacquer applied to the end and center of the BZ24 was meant as a protection against moisture

Louis Beaumont

This is a particularly fine example is one of the very few we found included in the large number of East India Company weapons we received from the old palace of Lagan Silikhana in Kathmandu

Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by L. Lambin & Co. of Liège Scabbards & Sheaths The all iron mounts haveOriginal 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 Short Artillery 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. It is fully steel mounted and