Napoleonic French model ANXII Versailles carbine.
41inch overall length with a 25 1/2 inch octagonal rifled barrel lightly flared at the muzzle. Marked "Mre IMPle A Vlles" with inspector stamp on lock. 1806 and EF marked on barrel. Very good 1806 dated wood cartouche. Ram rod is a later replacement. An exceptional Napoleonic carbine designed by Nicolas Noel Boutet and built in his renowned Versailles Manufacture!
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