French Charleville Flintlock Musket
name: label: maker
content: Charleville
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Charleville flintlock musket, Model 1763, .69 caliber. Barrel length 11 3/4 in.
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.
label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Charleville flintlock musket, Model 1763, .69 caliber. Barrel length 11 3/4 in.
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.
place: label: place made
content: France
label: Associated Place
content: France
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
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.43455
label: accession number
content: 164794
label: catalog number
content: 43455
objectType: label: Object Name
content: musket
label: Other Terms
content: musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .72 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 59 3/4 in; x 151.765 cm