Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by E. Monseur of Liège - CSA Marked Antique Gun Parts snaps are all period correct

snaps are all period correct

Vallory (Camp Lucky Strike)

original magazine housing assembly

It still retains the original German Regimental Markings on the middle barrel band:

So here they are

Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by E. Monseur of Liège - CSA Marked Antique Gun Parts snaps are all period correctOriginal 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