Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket by Schopen of Liège Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout Later in 1952 a modified

Later in 1952 a modified form

An very example of the M-1865 Converted short rifle

The grenade has an odd strap-like lever (or "spoon") that covers the base of the handle and runs up each side of the handle

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Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket by Schopen of Liège Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout Later in 1952 a modifiedOriginal 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: SCHOPEN A LIGE, indicating manufacture in Belgium in the gun