Original U.S. Civil War Era Swiss Model 1842 Smoothbore Percussion Musket by Auguste Francotte of Liège - Serial 72 Scabbards & Sheaths showing only light staining and

showing only light staining and some evidence of past exposure to the elements

making it too short to use

unlike many dummy guns

Using nearly all-original WWII parts this weapon has been rebuilt on a BATF approved re-welded de-milled receiver without internal parts that has been replaced with solid steel bar-stock

Original U.S. Civil War Era Swiss Model 1842 Smoothbore Percussion Musket by Auguste Francotte of Liège - Serial 72 Scabbards & Sheaths showing only light staining andOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a lovely example of a Swiss Model 1842 (M. 1842) percussion musket, which we believe was made as a percussion musket and not converted from a flintlock. It is in very nice shape, and unlike almost all of these on the market, was not later rifled or breech loading converted, making this a fairly rare example! We believe that it was probably imported into the United States in the late 1850's, most likely