Muskets

Spanish Army : 1752 -1850

Caliber: .69 

Bore: smoothbore

Ball Size: .640 or ⅝”

Barrel Length:  41" long. 

Overall length: 57-1/2". 

Bayonet Length: 18-22”

Weight: 11 Lbs

Sling: Buff

Stock: European Walnut

Muzzle Velocity: 1,000 -1,800 ft/s

Effective Range: 1,200 yd

Maximum Range: 1,200 yd

Action: Flintlock/ Percussion Lock

The jaw screw that tightens via a loop is a typical Spanish thing.

The Spanish more or less copied the French muskets of the era since they were both Catholic countries and generally on the same side against the Protestant English and Germans.

French Army : 1717-1840

Caliber: .69

Bore: Smoothbore 

Ball Size: .6433 approx ⅝”

Barrel Length: 44.75”

Overall Length: 60”

Bayonet Length: 17”

Weight: 9-10 lbs

Sling: White or Buff

Stock: European Walnut

Muzzle Velocity: 1,000 -1,800 ft/s

Effective Range: 1,200 yd

Maximum Range: 1,200 yd

Action: Flintlock/ Percussion Lock

The Charleville musket was a .69 caliber standard French infantry musket used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was made in 1717 and was last produced during the 1840s. However, it still saw limited use in conflicts through the mid-19th century

Marin le Bourgeoys created the first true flintlock weapons for King Louis XIII shortly after his accession to the throne in 1610.[2] Throughout the 17th century, flintlock muskets were produced in a wide variety of models.

In 1717, a flintlock musket for the French infantry was standardized. This became the first standard flintlock musket to be issued to all French troops. While it is more correctly called a French infantry musket or a French pattern musket, these muskets later became known as "Charleville muskets", after the armory in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France. The standard French infantry-long gun was also produced at Tulle, Saint-Étienne, Maubeuge Arsenal, and other sites. While technically not the correct name for these muskets, the use of the name Charleville dates back to the U.S. Revolutionary War, when Americans tended to refer to all of the musket models as Charlevilles. The naming of these muskets is not consistent. Some references only refer to Model 1763 and later versions as Charleville flintlock muskets, while other references refer to all models as the CharleCharlevilles. The naming of these muskets is not consistent. Some references only refer to Model 1763 and later versions as Charleville flintlock muskets, while other references refer to all models as the Charleville. The Charleville musket's design was refined several times during its service life. Later models of Charleville muskets remained in service until 1840, when percussion lock systems made the flintlock mechanism obsolete Charleville muskets had a smoothbore barrel. Rifles were more accurate than smoothbore muskets, but military commanders favored smoothbores on the battlefield, since the round from a rifle had to fit tightly into the barrel and became very difficult to load after a few shots because the black powder quickly fouled the barrel. The longer range and better accuracy of the rifle were also considered to be of little value on a battlefield that was quickly obscured by black powder smoke. Like all smoothbore muskets, the Charleville flintlock musket was only accurate to about 200 yards against a column of men, or eighty to a hundred yards against a man-sized target.

The Charleville's 0.69-inch (17.5 mm) caliber barrel was slightly smaller than its main competitor, the 0.75-inch caliber Brown Bess produced by the British. The smaller round was intentionally chosen to reduce weight in the field, but still had enough mass to be effective as a military round. The Charleville's stock was usually made out of walnut.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleville_musket

British Army: 1722-1857

Caliber: .75-.80

Ball Size:  .69

Bore: Smoothbore

Ball Size: .6433 approx ⅝”

Barrel Length: 42.0”-46.0”

Overall Length: 58.5 in

Bayonet Length: 17”

Weight: 10.5 lbs

Sling: White or Buff can be black for special units

Stock: English Walnut

Muzzle Velocity: 1,000 -1,800 ft/s

Effective Range: 1,200 yd

Maximum Range: 1,200 yd

Action: Flintlock/ Percussion Lock