Original Civil War Era French Charleville Mle 1816 Musket Converted to Percussion Rifle for Baden Price_$-030 - $50 Overall a fantastic RAF Flying

Overall a fantastic RAF Flying helmet

The lock is marked TOWER / 1863 below the cap bolster

this helmet is completely gold plated

dated from August 1981

which is marked on the left side with:

Original Civil War Era French Charleville Mle 1816 Musket Converted to Percussion Rifle for Baden Price_$-030 - $50 Overall a fantastic RAF FlyingOriginal Item: Only One Available As used in the U. S. Civil War. Just received out of a large collection of Antique guns in South Carolina. This is very unusual and interesting, being both rifled and in such a good condition. This started life as a French M 1816 "Charleville" Flintlock Musket, part of the long line of French Flintlock musket versions. These were the standard muskets of the line from 1717 until the Percussion Model of 1842. This was