French Military Small Arms 1717 - 1865, Volume 1: Flintlock Longarms by Didier Bianchi

Home > Books > Antique Firearms > European Military Arms

French Military Small Arms 1717 - 1865,
Volume 1: Flintlock Longarms
by Didier Bianchi

Part Number:	BOOK-F-MSA
Availability:
Price:	$35.99
Order Quantity:

The most extensive guide to French flintlock military long arms ever to appear in English. Concentrates on identification and service use, covering everything from Infantry Muskets, Rampart guns, Dragoon Muskets, Cavalry Musketoons, Constabulary Musketoons, Naval Muskets, Hussar Musketoons, Foot and Mounted Grenadier Muskets, Arms of the Mamelouks, lancers' Musketoons, Royal Muskets, Muskets of the Bodyguards and much more. This is the first of two volumes.

Soft cover volume of 136 pages, 11" x 8.5" format. 550 plus illustrations.

Table of Contents includes the following:

Toward a National Army
- of Arms
- French Style Flintlock
Chapter 1

Musket of the 1717 Model
Infantry Musket
Rampart Gun

Chapter 2

Guns of the 1728 Model and their Derivatives (Models 1733-34 and 1746)
Infantry Model Musket 1728
Rampart Model 1728
Arms for Mounted Troops
Cavalry Musket Model 1733-34
Infantry Musket Model 1746

Chapter 3

Guns of the 1754 Model
Infantry Model Musket 1754
Infantry Officer's Model Musket 1754
Dragoon Musket Model 1754
Dragoon Officer's Musket Model 1754

Chapter 4

Longarms of the Model 1763 (1763-66, 1767
Infantry Model Musket 1763
Infantry Model Musket 1766 or 763-66
Dragoon Model Musket 1763
Cavalry Musketoon Model 1766
Hussar Musketoon Model 1767-70
Longarms of the Model 1770
Infantry Musket Model 1770-71
Constabulary Musketoon Model 1770
Artillery Musketoon Model 1770
Cavalry Musketoon Model 1770 or 1776-70 Second Production

Chapter 5

Longarms of the Model 1763 and 1774
Infantry Model Musket 1773
Infantry Model Musket 1774
Dragoon Musket Model 1766-70 (or Second Production)
Muskets and Musketoons of the Maison du Roi (King's Household)

Chapter 6

Longarms of the Model 1777 and their Derivatives
Infantry Musket Model 1777
Dragoon Musket Model 1777
Artillery Musket Model 1777
Cavalry Musketoon Model 1777
Hussar Musketoon Model 1777

Arms for the Navy and the Colonies

Naval Musket Model 1777
Naval Personnel Musket Model 1779-1786
Onboard Musket Model 1779-1786
Colonial Troop Musket Model 1779-1786
Onboard Musketoon Model 1779-1786
Revolutionary Arms

Chapter 7

Longarms of the "Model 1777 Corrige and IX"
Infantry Musket Model 1777 Corrige and IX
Dragoon Musket Model 1777 Corrige and IX
Naval Musket Model 1777 Corrige and IX
Cavalry Musketoon Model 1777 Corrige and IX
Hussar Musketoon Musket Model 1786 Corrige and IX
Artillery Musketoon Model 1829
Gendarmerie Musketoon

Chapter 8

Guns from the factory at Versailles
Infantry Rifle Model 1793
Cavalry Carbine Model 1793
Infantry Rifle Model An XII
Foot Grenadier's Musket of the Governmental Gurde du Directoire (Guard of the Directory)
Mounted Grenadier Musketoon of the Gurde du Directoire (Guard of the Directory)
Infantry Musket of the Gurde du Directoire (Consular Guard)
Musketoon of the Mounted Grenadiers of the Consular Guard
Arms of the Marnelouks
Marnelouk Rifle
Marnelouk Blunderbuss
Presentation Longarms
Presentation Muskets
Presentation Musketoons

Chapter 9

Longarms of the Model 1816
Grenadier Musket
Light Infantry Musket
Navy Musket
Artillery Musket
Cavalry Musketoon

Chapter 10

Longarms of the Model 1822
Light Infantry Musket
Navy Musket
Grenadier Musket
Gendarmerie Musketoon
Artillery Musketoon Model 1829
Cavalry Musketoon
Lancer's Musketoon Model 1836

Chapter 11

Royal Arms
Muskets of the Bodyguards -1st Model
Muskets of the Bodyguards -2nd Model
Musketeer's Musket
Muskets of the Cent Susse (Hundred Swiss)
Fusil de Recompense (Reward Guns)

Top of Page Home > Books > Antique Firearms > European Military Arms