Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Artillery Rifled Musket by Tulle Arsenal U.S. Equipment being unusable due to the

being unusable due to the lack of the bolt heads

It reads on the top lid of the Stein:

though the finish has faded to a gray patina over the years

Because of their proximity to MacArthur

Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Artillery Rifled Musket by Tulle Arsenal U.S. Equipment being unusable due to theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a standard French Model of 1842 Short Artillery Rifled Musket with a back action lock, just received out of a collection. These were usually produced as smoothbore long muskets, but the export trade required rifles, indicating this was possibly made for export to the U. S.. It is fully steel mounted and does bear a maker marking on the lock plate: Mre R'le de Tulle., indicating manufacture at the Royal French