Original French M-1811 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket German Mauser 98k K98 Totally covered and caked with

Totally covered and caked with dried grease

Lock markings show the honorable East India Company rampant lion adopted in 1808

there were still reminders everywhere that this was the most remote theater of war

It was then stamped M

Original French M-1811 Charleville St. Etienne Flintlock Musket German Mauser 98k K98 Totally covered and caked withOriginal Item: Only One Available as used in the American Revolution and Napoleonic war. Once as numerous as Brown Bess Muskets the French M1777 equivalent was referred to as the CHARLEVILLE Musket. However. Charleville was only one of the manufacturing Arsenals, the predominant one being St. Etienne. This example has all steel mounts, brass mounts were generally only used for Naval issue, the lock is marked "Manufact. a St. Etienne", the barrel tang