French Charleville Model 1763 Flintlock Musket, Surcharged "US"
French Charleville Model 1763 Flintlock Musket, Surcharged "US"
- Description
- Physical Description
- French Charleville Model 1763 musket, surcharged "US" with bayonet.
- Specific History
- This French Charleville musket is stamped "US" on the metal lock plate.
- General History
- 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.
- Object Name
- musket
- Other Terms
- musket; Firearms; Army; Flintlock;.70 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
- maker
- Charleville
- place made
- France
- made at
- France
- used
- United States
- associated place
- United States
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (part material)
- Measurements
- overall: 59 1/2 in; x 151.13 cm
- ID Number
- 1985.0783.21
- accession number
- 1985.0783
- catalog number
- 1985.0783.21
- collector/donor number
- M4L
- Credit Line
- Adriana Scalamandre Bitter and Edwin Ward Bitter for the Bitter Family Collection
- subject
- Firearms
- Revolution and the New Nation
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- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- ThinkFinity
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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