Original French Napoleonic M-1777 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket dated 1811 Scottish Militaria Among the killed were two

Among the killed were two of the three battalion commanders and the executive officer of the 3/506th

and have massive totally finned barrels

meaning "middle sized"

30-calibre ShKAS machine gun for aircraft armament

where this was possibly a hand hold for the original owner

Original French Napoleonic M-1777 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket dated 1811 Scottish Militaria Among the killed were twoOriginal Item: Only One Available as used in the American Revolution and Napoleonic war. Once as numerous as Brown Bess Muskets the French M1777 equivalent was referred to as the CHARLEVILLE Musket. However. Charleville was only one of the manufacturing Arsenals, the predominant one being St. Etienne. This example has all steel mounts, brass mounts were generally only used for Naval issue, the lock is marked Manuf. Imp. de St. Etienne, the barrel tang