Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by E. Monseur of Liège - CSA Marked Antique Gun Parts or castings

or castings

While having an offensive counterpart

The throat retains some of the original finish

the 94th landed on Utah Beach

It still retains the original German Regimental Markings on the middle barrel band:

Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by E. Monseur of Liège - CSA Marked Antique Gun Parts or castingsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is exactly the type of "Rifled" Musket that the Confederacy imported from Western Europe before and during the Civil War. Here we have a French Model of 1842 Short Artillery Rifled Musket with a back action lock. 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. Civil War Market. It is fully steel mounted and