Manufacture d'Armes de Charleville

The Charleville Musket was the standard French infantry firearm of the 18th century, a .69 caliber smoothbore flintlock musket manufactured at the Charleville armory. It was the primary weapon of French forces in the American Revolutionary War and was supplied in large numbers to the Continental Army.

The French Model 1763 Infantry Musket was a .69 caliber smoothbore flintlock musket produced at the Charleville arsenal. It was an improved version of the Model 1754 with a simplified lock mechanism and stronger barrel. The design established the specifications that would influence French muskets through the Napoleonic Wars.