Original French M-1766 Type Charleville Flintlock Sergeant's or Artillery Fusil circa 1780 Russian Maxim 1910 Essentially it was an egg

Essentially it was an egg grenade fixed to a drilled wooden handle for easier handling and longer throwing distances

due to years of age and use

Receiver marked MG 42 and "bnz" and butt bearing date of 1943

The gun breaks down as it should

Original French M-1766 Type Charleville Flintlock Sergeant's or Artillery Fusil circa 1780 Russian Maxim 1910 Essentially it was an eggOriginal Item: Only One Available as used in the American Revolution and Napoleonic war. Once as numerous as Brown Bess Muskets, the French equivalent was referred to as the CHARLEVILLE Musket. However, Charleville was only one of the manufacturing Arsenals, the predominant one being St. tienne. The design was first introduced in 1717, and went through numerous versions over the years such as the 1763 and 1766 variants, which were supplied in some