French Charleville Model 1763 Flintlock Musket, Surcharged "US"
name: label: maker
content: Charleville
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: French Charleville Model 1763 musket, surcharged "US" with bayonet.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: This French Charleville musket is stamped "US" on the metal lock plate.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: During the American War of Independence the French government supplied large quantities of muskets to the Continental army. Several arsenals in France produced muskets but the Charleville Model 1763 was the most common and soon all French muskets were referred to as "Charlevilles." In March 1777, some 25,000 Charleville muskets were received from France. George Washington implemented a resolution by the Continental Congress to stamp firearms as United States property to reduce theft.
place: label: place made
content: France
label: made at
content: France
label: used
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Adriana Scalamandre Bitter and Edwin Ward Bitter for the Bitter Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0783.21
label: accession number
content: 1985.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0783.21
label: collector/donor number
content: M4L
objectType: label: Object Name
content: musket
label: Other Terms
content: musket; Firearms; Army; Flintlock; .70 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (part material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 59 1/2 in; x 151.13 cm