item details
NameFlintlock musket, France ("Charleville musket"), Model 1777.
ProductionManufacture de Charleville; armorer; circa 1800; Charleville
Classificationfirearms, muskets
Materialssteel, wood, brass, flint, leather
DimensionsOverall: 200mm (height), 1400mm (length), 80mm (depth)
Registration NumberDM000110
Credit lineGift of Marjorie Mestayer, date unknown
Overview
Flintlock musket, "Charleville, model 1777", French, circa 1800. Calibre .36. This musket is said to have been obtained by Judge Martin from the French frigate L'Aube at Akaroa, circa 1840.