Arcelin Mousqueton: An 1850s Breechloader with a Ludicrous Bayonet

Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! The Arcelin system was a capping breechloader provisionally adopted by the French military in 1854. It was a bolt action system with a folding bolt handle, firing a paper cartridge. It impressed Emperor Louis Napoleon III in initial trials, and he directed it be used to arms his elite Cent Gardes bodyguard. More extensive testing