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This was the first official standard French Infantry Musket. The lock has the vertical frizzen bridle. The original musket is in George Neumann’s Collection. The bores on French Muskets were set a minimum of .69 caliber and a maximum of .73 caliber. All of the French Muskets that we have measured were .72 caliber. This actually was not a new weapon, but an official recognition of a design already in use. Our lock is of the earliest form of the 1717 style. Lock markings on our plate is "IFC", which is Jean Fournier who worked at Charleville from 1716 to 1733. There are a few surviving brass mounted examples of the 1717 and 1728 that were made for the French Navy which use a different butt plate that we now have available. The barrel is a 46 3/4", octagon to round, available in .69 or .72 caliber. The octagon section of the barrel is about 5" to 7" fading into the round. The lock plate measures 6 1/2" x 1 1/4". The throw of the cock is 1 7/8".
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We stock many items, but each item is custom cast or made by us to the exact specifications of the originals parts, we have copied. Due to the investment casting process which we use there are sometimes delays due to this process which in turn requires patience from our customers, the average delivery time on our parts is between 60 and 90 days, if the parts you order are not in stock. We assure you that the quality of our parts is well worth any wait, as many of the items we make have never been offered by anyone before. If you are serious about the authenticity of your weapon then the time will be a small price to pay. Many of the pictures shown on this web site are of original pieces. We do not sell any original pieces on this web site only reproduction's of the original parts we have copied. If the item description does not say assembled then you are buying the castings of that particular item. To see the difference between an assembled lock and a set of lock castings please click the button below.
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