Original U.S. Civil War Era French Modèle 1822T bis Percussion Converted Rifle by Châtellerault Arsenal - dated 1838 Italian Flags this example which was retrieved

this example which was retrieved in our 2003 purchase from the Royal Nepalese Army

and the other six boxes are unlabeled but some have second stamps below each fuze

making this matching set extremely rare

The text that can be found is as follows:

The leather liner itself is in very good condition and supple

Original U.S. Civil War Era French Modèle 1822T bis Percussion Converted Rifle by Châtellerault Arsenal - dated 1838 Italian Flags this example which was retrievedOriginal Item: Only One Available As used in the U. S. Civil War. This is very unusual and interesting, being both rifled and in such nice condition, probably the best we have EVER seen! This started life as a French Modle 1822 Flintlock Musket, made at the Royal Arsenal in Chtellerault. This was one of the last flintlock models put into service. In the years since it was produced, it was both converted to percussion, and now has a very nice rifled