Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Artillery Rifled Musket by Tulle Arsenal British Holsters and the fabric weaving pattern

and the fabric weaving pattern is in fact Herringbone Twill (HBT)

This is a fabulous informative work that is essentially a picture book for Brown Bess enthusiasts

was underpowered by the standards of other early cartridges such as the

science and art

Serial Number: 293707

Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Artillery Rifled Musket by Tulle Arsenal British Holsters and the fabric weaving patternOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a standard French Model of 1842 Short Artillery Rifled Musket with a back action lock, just received out of a collection. 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.. It is fully steel mounted and does bear a maker marking on the lock plate: Mre R'le de Tulle., indicating manufacture at the Royal French