Original Civil War Era French Model 1842 Percussion Back Action Rifle with Socket Bayonet U.S. Badges 21” x 47” Machine Matrice

21” x 47” Machine Matrice Fig 13

but was not chosen to participate in Operation Market Garden

Between October 1899 and January 1900

It measures 39" by 31" and is in excellent condition

Date Published: 1974

Original Civil War Era French Model 1842 Percussion Back Action Rifle with Socket Bayonet U.S. Badges 21” x 47” Machine MatriceOriginal Item: One Only. This is the typical Continental Rifled Musket that was imported Confederacy just before and during the U. S. Civil War. These were also bought and used by the Union Army in small quantities as described in the book Civil War Guns by William Edwards on page 262. This example is in approximately . 69 Caliber and is rifled with a ladder type long range back sight. These were usually produced as muskets, but the export trade