french musket lock

terry1956 · 11th November 2011, 09:32 PM

thanks chaps, my understanding is that this is a french musket made in versailles for the swiss cent guard, a 100 man unit armed with muskets and forming part of the maison du roi. louis xv11 had this unit reformed on is return to power in 1814 and these man went with him on the return of napoleon for the 100 days that he was again in power. the guard returned later for a time on napoleons fall but was later disbanded.
I can,t get anymore information on this weapon or the cent guards uniforms of the time etc. and yes its a very nice weapon with the blue and gold barrel. and it will just have a coat of renaissance wax durring the time its in my care, michael

11th November 2011, 09:32 PM	#1
terry1956 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: yeovil, somerset, uk Posts: 75	Thanks chaps thanks chaps, my understanding is that this is a french musket made in versailles for the swiss cent guard, a 100 man unit armed with muskets and forming part of the maison du roi. louis xv11 had this unit reformed on is return to power in 1814 and these man went with him on the return of napoleon for the 100 days that he was again in power. the guard returned later for a time on napoleons fall but was later disbanded. I can,t get anymore information on this weapon or the cent guards uniforms of the time etc. and yes its a very nice weapon with the blue and gold barrel. and it will just have a coat of renaissance wax durring the time its in my care, michael