1763 Charleville

[Darryl]

What a nice Musket and Thanks for sharing. If you want to see one fired, check out any bunch of guys that do Revolutionary War re-enactments or living history. (I used to do it when I was younger) I bought a Navy Arms Charleville and it was (and still is sweet) As the barrel is held on with bands as opposed to the pins used in a Brown Bess it was a snap to clean. Take off the lock, the tang screw and the bands and bring on the hot water and a shot gun brush. I started shooting it with a .685 ball then went to a .648 and finally a .600 when shooting in competitions. Marked the cartridges I rolled myself and loaded them in order in my cartridge box. The group I was in won the Governor's Cup for 5 years running.

I have a reproduction 1763 Charleville musket. I have fired it many times. Tons of fun. I have also been to one Rev war reenactment. I didn't participate, I was just in the peanut gallery. They looked like they were having a lot of fun too!

Darryl

[Ironnewt]

I was active in this during the Bicentential. Was a lot of fun and we helped do living history and demo films at the National Parks in the area (Yorktown, Valley Forge etc)

[Junk Yard Dog]

Movies such as Gettysburg, or the history channels revolution series would not be possible without the reenactors. It would require the studios to hire thousands of extras, outfit them in period costume with correct weapons, train them to move properly, and pay them for all that. When that happens you get the crappy TV mini series of the 80's were the Union and Confederate troops are shooting at each other with 1873 trapdoor Springfield's.

[Darryl]

I was active in this during the Bicentential. Was a lot of fun and we helped do living history and demo films at the National Parks in the area (Yorktown, Valley Forge etc)

My daughter just moved back home from Yorktown. She worked for the Coast Guard on their base on the Yorktown battle field.

Darryl

[Celt]

Thanks for sharing that incredible lady!

[Junk Yard Dog]

I was active in this during the Bicentential. Was a lot of fun and we helped do living history and demo films at the National Parks in the area (Yorktown, Valley Forge etc)

My daughter just moved back home from Yorktown. She worked for the Coast Guard on their base on the Yorktown battle field.

Darryl

[Darryl]

My Daughter took a transfer to the Coast Guard station here in Petaluma, Calif. Doning the same thing. She writes the training manuals and programs for them. From sexual harassment to how to inspect a oil freighter! She is this quiet little thing they make pull on her hard toe boots and go on board ships to observe how it is done by the experts. Makes me laugh every time I think of it!

[Ironnewt]

Funny how a lot of people don't think of the Coast Guard as part of the US Military. The only remaining US warship that was at Pearl Harbor is the USCG Cutter Tawney and It's a floating museum in Baltimore's Inner Harbor

[Junk Yard Dog]

There are worse jobs, whoever gets to inspect the tanks on the shit pumpers that pump out septic tanks all over town, that must be a fun job.

[Darryl]

Funny how a lot of people don't think of the Coast Guard as part of the US Military. The only remaining US warship that was at Pearl Harbor is the USCG Cutter Tawney and It's a floating museum in Baltimore's Inner Harbor

They are under "The Department of Homeland Security", not the Pentagon. But they are really a branch of the United States Armed Forces. I think they should be under the pentagon.

[Dan4good]

so old yet so nice

[Junk Yard Dog]

Your sitting behind a Browning M2 , or a chain gun I don't care what uniform you are wearing, you are military.

[lalunette]

Brough my "baby" home today. She has been on display for the last week for the 4th of July.

Early model 1763 French Charleville. US marked on lock and ramrod. This rifle was taken in the French and Indian wars in Canada from the French, then used by the US during the Revolution. Probably survived the war of 1812 also as arms were short. It is still in flintlock configuration which means it was retired before Percussion was started as they converted any flintlock still usable into percussion. This is the real deal, not a reproduction.

Wow, nice to see such a great piece of history relevant to both our great countries. Funny how it was taken from the French during the F&I and then used during the Revolution where France provided so much support in terms of arms, soldiers, funding, etc. to the then "rebels" to fight against the English.

I'm proud to know my French ancestors had a hand in creating one of the most powerful democracies of the modern world !!

BTW, I own a repro 1728 69 caliber Saint-Étienne which I use for my historical interpretation hobby and target shooting. Shooting muskets is a ton of fun !!

[Junk Yard Dog]

Yes it is, I shoot a Long Land Pattern Bess that I acquired from Canada a few years ago, as well as numerous BP shooters