Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Artillery Rifled Musket by Tulle Arsenal British Holsters Ejection of the spent cartridge

Ejection of the spent cartridge was done by hand

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Serial Number: 293707

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Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Artillery Rifled Musket by Tulle Arsenal British Holsters Ejection of the spent cartridgeOriginal 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