Potzdam Musket
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The Potzdam musket was the standard infantry weapon of the Royal Prussian Army from the 18th century until the military reforms of the 1840s. Four models were produced—in 1723, 1740, 1809 and 1831.
A Prussian grenadier with a 1723 pattern musket at Potzdam City Palace in 1786
1740 pattern musket (top), needle gun and Franco-Prussian War era Mauser rifle made at Spandau Royal Arsenal
Carbine variant of the 1809 Potzdam musket issued to Hessian dragoons in 1814
Union army troops armed with Prussian 1809 pattern muskets
Charleville musket
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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 u
Potzdam Musket
…cap in the mid-19th century. The Potzdam Infantry Musket Model 1723 was the first standard long-gun of the Prussian Army. It was the rival of the Charleville musket (1717) of France and the Brown Bess-musket (1722) of Great Britain. These were manufactured in .73 calibre—to enable the use of British military bullets…
Charleville Musket, exploded view
Charleville model 1763.
Model 1777 made during the French Revolution
Crude Khyber Pass copy of a Russian 1808 Tula musket (left).