A Fairly Rare Charleville Infantry Musket
Great color and condition
Model 1771

Button type ramrod, all barrel bands have rear springs, bottom band has convex screw, bayonet lug under dark brown barrel, brass blade sight on rear of top band. The walnut stock has been reshaped...the comb and butt was "Americanized-filed with butt reduced for users individual comfort, accuracy and fit-so the gun could be "aimed" with the cheek far enough down to see or aim more accurately; this was done early during its period of use, otherwise in rarely encountered perfect original condition with best patina. The lock is marked "Charleville" (.78-caliber, approximately 57-inches total length; barrel approximately 42-inches.) See American Military Shoulder Arms by George Moller pages 348-351; also see Neumann, Battle Weapons of the American Revolution, page 95.

A copy of a note dated July 25, 1917 reads "Wellsburg, N.Y....This gun was used in the Revolutionary War, by a man named Smith, whose descendants settled in Union Center, Broome County, New York. It was purchased from them by the Rev. D. W. Smith, and this gun has been in the possession of his family for sixty years. The gun was recently purchased from them by I. A. Olmstead. / (Mrs.) D. W. Smith. / Upon the death of I. A. Olmstead in 1922, the gun was passed to his son, John G. Olmstead." (Further research confirmed the details of the note and is available.)

MBR35

Price: $7,250

If you are interested in buying this item, please call (978) 597-8084 or email David Hillier at drh@aaawt.com or Lynn Morin at lfm@aaawt.com

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