Regiment of Carignan-Salieres flintlock muskets of 1665

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Hello,

I am new to antiques and black powder muskets but pretty much interested in history.

I was wondering if somebody has information about the muskets used by the soldiers of the Regiment of Carignan, in 1665 in New France. Surprisingly enough, the muskets used by that regiment weren't matchlocks but true flintlocks as indicated by Jack Verney in his book, "The Good Regiment". What would have been the model of musket used by the French then? Any picture available somewhere? Is there any repros of that musket available for sale in Canada?

Thanks in advance!
 
Thanks cuerno de chivo and Steyr1 for a reply, much appreciated.

Steyr1, I'll follow your suggestion and check out British militaria forums for more information on that regiment.
 
I think the Mousquet de Marine Model 1690 would be very close to the earlier type that was used.
 
According to Russel Bouchard in "Les armes à feu en Nouvelle-France", in 1665, about 200 soldiers of the regiment were equiped with flintlocks, the other 800 with matchlocks. In 1683, for the De La Barre's raid against the iroquois, the proportion is about 50-50.
In the 1690s, the matchlock is about completely replaced by flintlock.
Very good book on firearms in New France.
For a matchlock, you can try military heritage, they have repro.
For a flintlock, good luck, we don't have much info on what was used before the first contract with Tulles in 1696. The earlier we have is in Parks Canada's collection. As far as i know, no repro or kit are on the market.
The kit from Track of the wolf is more representative of the 1730s model (it's a very nice gun, that being said!)
 
Thanks JP and fredfiset for a reply.

Fredfiset: According to Jack Verney's book, "The Good Regiment" all the guns provided to the Regiment of Carignan were flintlocks. In his very comprehensive list of food and other supplies in appendix A, Verney mentions nowhere the presence of matchlocks. There were 200 flintlocks for the troop and an extra 96 for the captains. Verney mentions there were also 100 pistols, 40,000 musket flints, 200 belts with pouches, 200 bayonets with sheaths, 800 powder horns, 1,000 cleaning rods for muskets and 2,000 livres lead shot, hunting size and so on but nothing about matchlocks. Amazingly enough there is no mention of epees or swords either.

Do you have an idea where I could custom order the uniform of a soldier of the Regiment of Carignan and accessories, preferably in Quebec? Many years ago there were somebody in the Chambly area who was making uniforms for the Compagnie Franche de la Marine but how about the Regiment of Carignan?

Thanks in advance,
 
Contact the Société d'Histoire In Memoriam, one of the members is an accomplised seamstress with a lot of experience in making 17th and 18th historical clothing, she might be able to help.

ht tp://shimhistoire.wix.com/shim#
 
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