Original French Charleville Style Flintlock Long Musket in Grade 2 “As Found” Condition Original Items

Original item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now decided to offer these “As Found” antique firearms to our customers as restoration projects. These are all original and as we received them, except for cleaning the dirt and grime off the exterior.

Please note that these are still real antique guns, and are being sold in “As is” condition at a significant discount from what they would sell at if we were to fully restore them. We will do our best to photograph and describe them and know that our customers will know exactly what they are getting. Some of these, such as this example, look to have possibly been project or parts guns, and are missing a significant amount of parts. These are being sold in “Grade 2” condition, and on these ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

This is a very interesting French Charleville style flintlock musket, which unfortunately has seen better days. The lock is definitely in the French style, with the bevels at the back of the banana shaped lock plate, and it may even be French manufacture. The 42 inch barrel also roughly conforms to the standard, as does the trigger guard, which originally had a sling swivel attached in front of the bow. The musket looks to be a “project gun” that was worked on a bit, but then abandoned. We are selling it exactly as it was purchased.

Condition Notes:
– Lock functions, but does not hold at half cock.
– Stock features multiple repairs. Entire fore stock section has been replaced.
– Overall condition shows significant corrosion to all metal surfaces.

If you were looking for a nice project, this could be it! Please make sure to look at all the pictures before purchasing, as ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

Specifications:-
Year of Manufacture: late 18th – early 19th Century
Bore Diameter: .72″
Cartridge Type: Ball and Powder
Barrel Length: 42 Inches
Overall Length: 57 Inches
Action type: Side Action Flintlock
Feed System: Muzzle Loaded

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