Manufactured in France, the Charleville musket featured a curved stock made of walnut and a brass butt plate. It weighed around 10 pounds and had a range of about 100 to 200 yards.

Those serving in the Continental Marines would have had the opportunity to exchange their British-made muskets for French-made ones, notably the Model 1763 or Model 1777 Charleville Flintlock muskets.

2. Charleville Model 1763 & 1766 muskets > Action type: Flintlock > Caliber: .69 > Primary conflict (s): American Revolution – War of 1812 > Manufactured by: France ...

The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was first made in 1717 and last produced during the 1840s.

FORT SILL, Okla. -- The Army Field Artillery Museum at Fort Sill has added to its display of artifacts from the War of 1812. The artifacts are a period musket, cavalry pistol, sabers and knives ...

It is a well-used Model 1763 Charleville flintlock musket from the Revolutionary War era, which has “U STATES” branded onto the side along with three sets of carved initials.

Those serving in the Continental Marines would have had the opportunity to exchange their British-made muskets for French-made ones, notably the Model 1763 or Model 1777 Charleville Flintlock muskets.