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Marin le Bourgeoys created the first true flintlock guns for King Louis XIII shortly after his accession in 1610. During the 17th century, flintlock muskets were produced in a wide range of models. In 1717, a flintlock musket for the French infantry was standardized. This was the first standard flintlock be issued to all infantry troops, later known as "Charleville muskets", after the armory in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, France.
The Charleville Musket is a .69 caliber French musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries. The 1717 was replaced eleven years later in 1728 with a model using three barrel bands to hold its 46 3/4 inch barrel in place. Changes in the 1740s included the standardized use of a steel ramrod in 1743 and, after 1746, newly manufactured muskets had the pan/frizzen bridle removed. Further refinements were made in the 1750s and 1760s. During the American War of Independence, the French Government supplied large quantities of muskets, with the most common the Charleville Model 1763, to the Continental Army.
Charleville Musket
Specifications
- Weight: 10 lbs.
- Length: 60 inches
- Caliber: .69 musket ball
- Action: flintlock
- Rate of fire: 2-3 round/min
- Effective range: 100 to 200 yards max 50 to 75 effective
- Feed system: muzzle-loaded
Note that nearly all firing Charleville Muskets in film or television are modern firing replicas due to original Charleville Muskets being unsafe to shoot and much more expensive.
The Charleville Musket and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Films
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Stories | Defenders of Alamo | "Alamo Jobe" (S1E03) | 1985-1987 | |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Soldiers | 1998 | ||
| Midsomer Murders | French Republicans in a historical film | "They Seek Him Here" (S10E7) | 2008 | |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | French Republicans in a historical film | "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (S05E04) | 2011 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | Tom Mison | Ichabod Crane | 2013 | |
| The Man in the High Castle | "Pilot" | 2015 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed III: Liberation | 2012 | ||
| Tropico Series | 2011 | ||
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Mle 1777; not usable | 2014 | |
| Assassin's Creed Rogue | Not usable | 2014 |
Animation
| Title | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer - Season 5 | Lana | 2014 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | Napoleon soldiers | 1979 | |
| Le Chevalier D'Eon | French soldiers | Both full-length and carbine muskets | 2006 |
| Najica Blitz Tactics | butler | 2007 | |
| Sakura Taisen: New York, N.Y. | 2007 | ||
| Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail | Roberta | 2010-11 |
Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine
The Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine (Mousqueton de Cavalerie) became the standard weapon for most French cavalry corps at the turn of the 18th and 19 century, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. It was manufactured from 1777 until 1815 and went through several updates along the same lines as the Charleville musket, creating the An IX and An XIII variations (the most notable difference between the models being that the An IX model shortened the wooden stock making the weapon lighter and less bulky whilst keeping the same barrel length). This weapon has a couple of unusual features which distinguish it from most other cavalry carbines. Firstly, along with a sling bar mounted on the left side of the carbine, it was also fitted with a pair of normal sling loops for if it was used in the dismounted role or by infantry. Secondly, it is fitted with a bayonet lug on the bottom of the muzzle. Due to the overall short length of the carbine with the bayonet attached this was of questionable utility and was very seldom used, more commonly being used as a hand tool or discarded all together.
The Model 1777 Cavalry Carbine and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Jean Marais | Edmond Dantès | Mle 1777 An IX, converted to percussion cap lock | 1954 |
| Folco Lulli | Jacopo | |||
| The Married Couple of the Year Two (Les Mariés de l'an II) | Michel Auclair | The Prince | 1971 | |
| The Married Couple of the Year Two (Les Mariés de l'an II) | Chouans | 1971 | ||
| Chouans! | French dragoons | 1988 | ||
| The Horseman on the Roof (Le hussard sur le toit) | French dragoons | 1995 | ||
| Brotherhood of the Wolf | Émilie Dequenne | Marianne de Morangias | 2001 | |
| The Brothers Grimm | Villager | 2005 | ||
| Goya's Ghosts | French soldiers | 2006 | ||
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Napoleon's men | 2009 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chevalier D'Eon | French soldiers | 2006 | |
| The Empire of Corpses | French soldiers | 2015 |
Model 1786 Hussar Carbine
The Model 1786 Hussar Carbine (Mousqueton de Hussard) was, as the name suggests, a carbine developed for the French Hussar regiments. The Hussars were true light cavalry who specialized in scouting and raiding, so an even lighter and shorter carbine was desired. The Model 1786 can be easily distinguished from the Model 1777 by its very short stock relative to the barrel, along with the apparently short ramrod (the ramrod actually extends all the was back into the buttstock of the carbine). Similarly to the Model 1777, it was also strangely fitted with a bayonet lug, although this was rarely (if ever) used by the Hussars despite the fact that the bayonet was always issued. Eventually, during the Napoleonic Wars, the Model 1786 gave way to standardization and was replaced by the standard An IX Cavalry Carbine.
The Model 1786 Hussar Carbine and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola | Gojko Mitic | Osceola | 1971 | |
| Gerhard Rachold | Joe Hammer | |||
| Werner Kanitz | Phipps | |||
| Raynes' men | ||||
| Tecumseh | Gojko Mitic | Tecumseh | 1972 | |
| Blue Bird (Blauvogel) | Gheorghe Patru | Raccoon | 1979 | |
| Robin Jaeger | Blue Bird |
Model 1816 Cavalry Carbine
The Model 1816 Cavalry Carbine (Mousqueton de Cavalerie) is the smallest carbine based on the Charleville musket. It is most recognizable by its lack of a ramrod leading to a slimmer stock and characteristic simpler barrel band (to which the front end of the sling bar running the full length of the side of the carbine attaches). The ramrod for this weapon was carried separately slung around the body, meaning that it could not be dropped whilst reloading on horseback, which was a significant issue for cavalry carbines of the time.
The Model 1816 Cavalry Carbine and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Films
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpe's Rifles | French cavalry | 1993 | ||
| Sharpe's Enemy | French soldier | 1994 | ||
| Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask | Anna Churina | Miss Dudley | 2019 |