French Charleville Model 1766 musket
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The French Charleville Model 1766 musket was a .69 caliber flintlock infantry firearm widely used by French forces and influential in the design of early American military muskets.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flintlock musket
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infantry firearm ⓘ |
| action | muzzle-loading ⓘ |
| barrelType | smoothbore ⓘ |
| caliber |
.69 inch
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17.5 mm ⓘ |
| category |
Black-powder firearms
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Military equipment of the Kingdom of France ⓘ Muskets of France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
line infantry tactics
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mass production for royal army ⓘ volley fire ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1760s ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| firingMode | single-shot ⓘ |
| firingSystemComponents |
flint in cock
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priming pan ⓘ steel frizzen ⓘ touch hole ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influential in early U.S. musket design
ⓘ
widely used French flintlock musket model ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | flintlock ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. Model 1795 musket
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early American military muskets ⓘ |
| inServiceDuring |
American Revolutionary War
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ⓘ
late Ancien Régime period ⓘ |
| intendedAmmunition | round lead ball ⓘ |
| loadingMechanism | smoothbore muzzle-loader ⓘ |
| lockType | Charleville pattern flintlock ⓘ |
| operatedBy | infantry soldier ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellant | black powder ⓘ |
| role | standard infantry arm ⓘ |
| standardIssueFor | French line infantry ⓘ |
| stockMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier Charleville musket patterns ⓘ |
| suppliedTo |
American revolutionary forces
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ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalEffectiveRange | about 80 to 100 yards ⓘ |
| typicalRateOfFire | 2 to 3 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| usedBy |
American militia
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Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Europe
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWith |
paper cartridges
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socket bayonet ⓘ |
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