Charleville Musket

Marin le Bourgeoys created the first true flintlock guns for King Louis XIII shortly after his accession in 1610. During the 17th century, flintlock muskets were produced in a wide range of models. In 1717, a flintlock musket for the French infantry was standardized. This was the first standard flintlock be issued to all infantry troops, later became known as "Charleville muskets", after the armory in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, France. The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber French musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries. The 1717 was replaced eleven years later in 1728 with a model using three barrel bands to hold its 46 3/4 inch barrel in place. Changes in the 1740s included the standardized use of a steel ramrod in 1743 and, after 1746, newly manufactured muskets had the pan/frizzen bridle removed. Further refinements were made in the 1750's and 1760's. During the American War of Independence the French Government supplied large quantities of muskets, most common the Charleville Model 1763, to the Continental Army.

Charleville Musket

Original Charleville Mle 1763 - .69 caliber

Charleville Musket Mle 1766 - .69 caliber

Charleville Mousquet Modèle 1777 - .69 caliber

Specifications

• Weight: 10 lbs.
• Length: 60 inches
• Caliber: .69 musket ball
• Action: flintlock
• Rate of fire: 2-3 round/min
• Effective range: 100 to 200 yards max 50 to 75 effective
• Feed system: muzzle-loaded

The Charleville Musket has been seen in the following films used by the following actors:

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian		Napoleon's men		2009
Goya's Ghosts		French soldiers		2006
The Brothers Grimm		French soldiers	Modèles 1763,1766 and 1777	2005
The Alamo (2004)	.	Alamo Defenders		2004
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World		French Naval Sailors of the Acheron	Modèle 1777	2003
The Patriot	Heath Ledger	Gabriel Martin	Modèle 1766	2000
Brotherhood of the Wolf	Samuel Le Bihan	Grégoire de Fronsac		2001
Brotherhood of the Wolf	Émilie Dequenne	Marianne de Morangias		2001
The Horseman on the Roof (Le hussard sur le toit)	Juliette Binoche	Pauline de Théus		1995
The Horseman on the Roof (Le hussard sur le toit)	Hervé Pierre	Brig. Maugin		1995
The Horseman on the Roof (Le hussard sur le toit)		French soldiers		1995
Chouans!	Raoul Billerey	Grospierre		1988
Chouans!		French soldiers and royalist rebels		1988
Gardens of Stone		U. S. Army 3rd Infantry "Old Guard"		1987
Tecumseh	Rolf Römer	Col. McKew		1972
Untamable Angelique		French soldiers		1967
Angelique and the King		King´s musketeers		1966
Angelique: The Road to Versailles		Gendarmes, soldiers		1965
Angélique	Giuliano Gemma	Calembredaine		1964
Angélique	Bernard Lajarrige	Sancé de Monteloup		1964
Angélique		The castle defenders, bandits, gendarmes		1964
The Leopard (Il gattopardo)	Terence Hill	Count Cavriaghi		1963
The Leopard (Il gattopardo)		Bourbon´s and Garibaldi's troops		1963
Cartouche	Jean-Paul Belmondo	Dominique		1962
Cartouche	Jess Hahn	Gentle Giant		1962
Cartouche	Jean Rochefort	The Mole		1962
Cartouche		French soldiers		1962
Captain Blood (Le Capitan)		French soldiers		1960
Comanche Territory	Maureen O'Hara	Katie Howard		1950
Comanche Territory	Will Geer	Dan'l Seeger		1950
Comanche Territory	Glenn Strange	Big Joe		1950
Comanche Territory		Stacey´s men		1950

Television

Title	Character	Note	Date
Napoléon	French soldiers		2002

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Le Chevalier D'Eon	French soldiers	Both full-length and carbine muskets	2006

Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine

French 1777 AN IX model Cavalry Flintlock Carbine - .69 caliber

The Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine (Mousqueton de Cavalerie) became the standard weapon for most French cavalry corps at the turn of the 18th and 19 century, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. It was manufactured from 1777 until 1815 and it went through several updates along the same lines as the Charleville musket creating the An IX and An XIII variations. This weapon has a couple of unusal features which distinguish it from most other cavalry carbines. Firstly, along with a sling bar mounted on the left side of the carbine, it was also fitted with a pair of normal sling loops for if it was used in the dismounted role or by infantry. Secondly, it is fitted with a bayonet lug on the bottom of the muzzle. Due to the overall short length of the carbine with the bayonet attached this was of questionable utility and was very seldom used, more commonly being used as a hand tool or discarded all together.

The Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Chouans!		French dragoons		1988
The Horseman on the Roof (Le hussard sur le toit)		French dragoons		1995
The Brothers Grimm		Villager		2005
Goya's Ghosts		French soldiers		2006

Model 1786 Hussar Carbine

Model 1786 Hussar Carbine (modern Pedersoli "Ussaro Mod 1786" replica) - .69 caliber

The Model 1786 Hussar Carbine (Mousqueton de Hussard) was, as the name suggests, a carbine developed for the French Hussar regiments. The Hussars were true light cavalry who specialised in scouting and raiding, so an even lighter and shorter carbine was desired. The Model 1786 can be easily distinguished from the Model 1777 by its very short stock relative to the barrel, along with the apparently short ramrod (the ramrod actually extends all the was back into the buttstock of the carbine). Similarly to the Model 1777 it was also strangely fitted with a bayonet lug, although this was rarely (if ever) used by the Hussars despite the fact that the bayonet was always issued. Eventually, during the Napoleonic war the Model 1786 gave way to standardisation and was replaced by the standard An IX Cavalry Carbine.

The Model 1786 Hussar Carbine and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Tecumseh	Gojko Mitic	Tecumseh		1972