Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by E. Monseur of Liège - CSA Marked Antique Gun Parts This utilized a semi-enclosed flash

This utilized a semi-enclosed flash pan and "tube" for a more reliable ignition system

While having an offensive counterpart

Vallory (Camp Lucky Strike)

snaps are all period correct

The throat retains some of the original finish

Original Civil War Era French Mle 1842 Percussion Short Rifled Musket by E. Monseur of Liège - CSA Marked Antique Gun Parts This utilized a semi-enclosed flashOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is exactly the type of "Rifled" Musket that the Confederacy imported from Western Europe before and during the Civil War. Here we have a French Model of 1842 Short Artillery Rifled Musket with a back action lock. 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. Civil War Market. It is fully steel mounted and