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The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber French musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries.The Charleville musket was named after the armory in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France. A standardized version of the musket was first created in 1717. 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. | The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber French musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries.The Charleville musket was named after the armory in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France. A standardized version of the musket was first created in 1717. 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. | ||
| − | [[Image:Charlie.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Charlie.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Charleville Musket - 69 caliber]] |
| − | [[Image:Bayonet.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Bayonet.jpg|thumb|right|600px|A Charleville 1770 musket with a bayonet.]] |
| − | [[Image:Charleville.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Charleville.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Original Charleville Mle 1766 - .69 caliber]] |
'''Specifications''' | '''Specifications''' | ||
Revision as of 02:32, 28 October 2010
The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber French musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries.The Charleville musket was named after the armory in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France. A standardized version of the musket was first created in 1717. 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.
File:Bayonet.jpg
A Charleville 1770 musket with a bayonet.
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
- Heath Ledger as Gabriel Martin in Patriot, The (2000)
- French Naval Sailors of the Acheron in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Napoleon's men in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian