Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket by Schopen of Liège Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout WWII 1941 dated Musette Bag

WWII 1941 dated Musette Bag manufactured by CRAWFORD MFG

Later in 1952 a modified form

return to India

but there is a small repair just below the trigger guard

An very example of the M-1865 Converted short rifle

Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket by Schopen of Liège Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout WWII 1941 dated Musette BagOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a standard French Model of 1842 Short Artillery Rifled Musket with a back action lock, just received out of a collection. 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.. It is fully steel mounted and does bear a maker marking on the lock plate: SCHOPEN A LIGE, indicating manufacture in Belgium in the gun