Charleville musket

Charleville musket
TypeMusket
Place of originKingdom of France
Service history
In serviceFrench Army 1717–1840
Used byFrance, various native American tribes, United States of America, Haiti, Kingdom of Ireland, First French Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, First Hellenic Republic, Confederate States of America, Nguyễn dynasty
WarsFrench and Indian Wars, Chickasaw Wars, Austrian War of Succession, Jacobite rising of 1745, Karnatic Wars, Seven Years' War, Larache expedition, American War of Independence, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, Coalition Wars, United Irishmen Rebellion, Napoleonic Wars, Emmet's Insurrection, Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805, War of 1812, Greek War of Independence, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, French conquest of Algeria, First Franco-Mexican War, Franco-Moroccan War, French–Tahitian War, Cochinchina campaign, American Civil War, Garnier Expedition, Tonkin campaign
Production history
Designed1717
ManufacturerRoyal Manufacture of Charleville, Maubeuge Arsenal
Produced1717–1839 (all variants)
No. built7,721,000 (all variants)
VariantsModel 1717, Model 1728, Model 1763, Model 1766, Model 1770, Model 1771, Model 1773, Model 1774, Model 1776, Model 1777 corrigé en l'an IX, Model 1816, Model 1822, Dragoon version, Carbine version, Navy version, Artillery version
Specifications
Mass10 pounds (4.5 kg)
Length60 inches (1,500 mm)
Barrel length45 inches (1,100 mm)

CartridgeMusket ball undersized (.65/16.510 mm) to reduce the effects of powder fouling, paper cartridge
Calibre.69 (17.526 mm)
ActionFlintlock/percussion lock (conversion)
Rate of fireUser dependent; usually 2 to 3 rounds a minute
Muzzle velocity1,000 to 1,200 ft/s (300 to 370 m/s)
Effective firing range100 yards
Maximum firing range300 yd (270 m)[1]
Feed systemMuzzle-loaded
SightsA front sight cast into the upper barrel band
Charleville Musket, exploded view

The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was made in 1717 and was last produced during the 1840s. However, it still saw limited use in conflicts through the mid-19th century (such as the Crimean War).

  1. ^ "How far is "musket-shot"? Farther than you think". 26 August 2013.