Charleville musket

Charleville musket
Type	Musket
Place of origin	Kingdom of France
Service history
In service	French Army 1717–1840
Used by	France, various native American tribes, United States of America, Haiti, Kingdom of Ireland, First French Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, First Hellenic Republic, Confederate States of America
Wars	French and Indian Wars, Chickasaw Wars, Austrian War of Succession, Jacobite rising of 1745, Karnatic Wars, Seven Years' War, Larache expedition, American War of Independence, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, Coalition Wars, United Irishmen Rebellion, Napoleonic Wars, Emmet's Insurrection, Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805, War of 1812, Greek War of Independence, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, French conquest of Algeria, First Franco-Mexican War, Franco-Moroccan War, French–Tahitian War, American Civil War
Production history
Designed	1717
Manufacturer	Royal Manufacture of Charleville, Maubeuge Arsenal
Produced	1717–1839 (all variants)
No. built	7,721,000 (all variants)
Variants	Model 1717, Model 1728, Model 1763, Model 1766, Model 1770, Model 1771, Model 1773, Model 1774, Model 1776, Model 1777 corrigé en l'an IX, Model 1816, Model 1822, Dragoon version, Carbine version, Navy version, Artillery version
Specifications
Mass	10 pounds (4.5 kg)
Length	60 inches (1,500 mm)
Barrel length	45 inches (1,100 mm)
Cartridge	Musket ball undersized (.65/16.510 mm) to reduce the effects of powder fouling, paper cartridge
Calibre	.69 (17.526 mm)
Action	Flintlock/percussion lock (conversion)
Rate of fire	User dependent; usually 2 to 3 rounds a minute
Muzzle velocity	1,000 to 1,200 ft/s (300 to 370 m/s)
Effective firing range	100 yards
Maximum firing range	300 yd (270 m)[1]
Feed system	Muzzle-loaded
Sights	A front sight cast into the upper barrel band

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 (such as the Crimean War).