RIFLE OF THE KING'S BODYGUARDS, first model 1814, First Restoration. 30000

KING'S BODYGUARD MUSKET, first model 1814, First Restoration. 30,000.

Octagonal barrel at the breech then round entirely blued, marked by the Charleville Manufacturing with a gold background: "P" under the star of the inspector at Charleville Jean-Nicolas Pache (1814-1815), "B" in an oval of the canon controller at Charleville from 1806 to 1821 Etienne Breuil, and the "F" under a star, stamp of the controller at Charleville Jean-Denis Lefèvre (1806-1815); it is decorated with gold damascene motifs, engraved with a garland pattern at the butt, followed by the large crowned arms of France and the inscription "Gardes du Corps du Roi," barrel length 102.6 cm, length with the breech tail 108.7 cm. Caliber 17.1 mm.
Flint lock stamped "M" under a star, signed "MANUFre Rle DE CHARLEVILLE," brass drum pan; breech tail with a hook.
Walnut stock with a long barrel, manufacturer's acceptance stamp on the oval-shaped stock with letters "MC."
All fittings in an alloy of brass called "Manheim gold," attached to the stock by steel springs, hammers in iron.
Brass under guard cut in the shape of a stylized fleur-de-lis on its front part of the trigger guard.
Butt plate cut in the shape of a fleur-de-lis and engraved.
All screws in iron with guilloché heads and ends.
Iron ramrod.
Total length of the musket 142.5 cm.

Burgundy waxed leather sling, length 90 cm, width 3.4 cm, one end terminates in a semicircular brass ring with a fixed stud and the other end with a double brass button.

Socket bayonet in iron, length of the blade 38.5 cm, total length 46.8 cm.

France.
First Restoration.
Perfect condition.

PROVENANCE:
Former collection of Colonel Denis, sold in 1993 at Maître Ballot in Saint-Étienne.