Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by L. Lambin & Co. of Liège Scabbards & Sheaths This is a particularly fine

This is a particularly fine example is one of the very few we found included in the large number of East India Company weapons we received from the old palace of Lagan Silikhana in Kathmandu

hence this weapon is more comparable to a standard mortar of approximately 5-6 inch bore

soldiers were being transported across Europe to return home or deploy for occupational duty

Louis Beaumont

The colored lacquer applied to the end and center of the BZ24 was meant as a protection against moisture

Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by L. Lambin & Co. of Liège Scabbards & Sheaths This is a particularly fineOriginal 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