Fusil-de-Chasse question...

[sooter76]

Just a couple of quick questions in regards to the TVLLE Fusil-de-Chasse...

1) Historically, with steel accents being so common on these guns, would the front sight have been steel or brass?

2) Would the gun have been blued or browned, or would it have been finished bright and left to develop a patina naturally?

Thanks.

 

[tenngun]

2cents ... I understand a brass front sight and in the white.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

2cents ... I understand a brass front sight and in the white.

Correct. The front sight is barley corn shaped.

 

[sooter76]

What's 'barley corn shaped'?

 

[JohnN]

Made of brass, about 1/2" long. Narrow in front and back, lower in front and back, about 1/8" wide in middle, about 3/16" high in the middle. Rounded from front to back.Will see if I can find a pic.

 

[Stumpkiller]

What's 'barley corn shaped'?

Like rice but fuzzier.

Credit to George for the image above. :hatsoff:

 

[Col. Batguano]

Somewhat pyramid or triangle shaped. The French were fond of that shape, and you find it even as recently as on their MAS 36 WW II bolt gun.

 

[Cruzatte]

1) Historically, with steel accents being so common on these guns, would the front sight have been steel or brass?

Steel, or rather, iron.

2) Would the gun have been blued or browned, or would it have been finished bright and left to develop a patina naturally?
Thanks.

Commonly polished armory bright. These were the civilian "sporterized" version, if you will, of the fusil grenadier also manufactured in Tulle and sent to Canada to arm the regular troops there. I recommend The Fusil de Tulle in New France 1691-1741 by Russel Bouchard