JUST DID THIS FOR A PHOTO COMP

[DuncaninFrance]

It's an original Charleville 1777. Named after the armory in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France. It became the basis for the pattern of the Springfield Musket of 1795. They are 60 1/2 inches, with a 45 inch barrel, It fires a .69-caliber ball and has a fire ratio of approximately 2-3 shots per minute with a maximum range of about 200 meters, although only fairly accurate for up to 50 meters.

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[belgmart]

Duncan,

Why was there more powder in the pan than in the barrel? At least, that's what it looks like...

[DuncaninFrance]

This was taken on a very cold December day. The rounds were hitting a target 50 mtrs down range so the charge was OK. You can only get so much powder in the pan!!

[Woftam]

Nice photo Duncan.

Be sure to give us the results of the comp.

BTW if you just did the picture for a photo comp, how is it that you took the photo in December ? It only just being November and all.

[DuncaninFrance]

.......The competition theme is 'BANG' and so I took the photo from my file of shooting pictures and cropped it, tweeked the colour / exposure then got rid of some steel fencing and tape in the background.

[Karl/Pa.]

Nice "shot." You have a period uniform to go with it?

[DuncaninFrance]

It's not my rifle - it is the President of the Club who is shooting it. Taken on the day that we ( except me! ) celibrated the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz. I said I would wait for 2015 and I would calibrate Waterloo. I did mention a few dates from the Peninsula War but they declined the offer Think I forgot Trafalgar