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.
Charleville Musket, exploded view
Model 1777 made during the French Revolution
Crude Khyber Pass copy of a Russian 1808 Tula musket (left).
Historical birds-eye view of the arsenal at Charleville
Charleville-Mézières is a commune of northern France, capital of the Ardennes department, Grand Est.
Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse.
Place Ducale
Charleville in 1625
Panorama of Place Ducale, laid out in 1606
Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crancé, 1791