The Charleville Musket - Firing a Flintlock Musket at Sutter's Fort

In this video, Jared discusses the history of flintlock muskets at Sutter's Fort, the role firearms played on the frontier of Alta California, information on our Gunsmith Shop, and demonstrates the firing of one of our Charleville muskets! How did John Sutter get these French Charleville muskets? These were the model of firearm popularly used during the American Revolution and used by Napoleon's Army when France invaded Russia in 1812, but was defeated. Russian troops picked up the guns off the battlefields and the guns were shipped to the Russian Fort's in the Pacific Northwest, one being Fort Ross. Sutter bought Fort Ross in 1841, which included 70 Charleville muskets with the purchase. Sutter's Fort State Historic Park is a California State Park located in the heart of Sacramento, California. Lord of the Land by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/