Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2527M
Location: Marlborough
Date / Time: November 20, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Flintlock Musket, Charleville Armory, France, third quarter 18th century, 42-inch round barrel, steel furniture including lockplate with unidentified mark, carved stock, iron ramrod, steel sling swivels.
Note: Many Charleville muskets were imported from France for use by American soldiers during the Revolutionary War, including some 25,000 in 1777.
Estimate $1,000-1,500