168os French flintlock history question

[Knapper]

I live in Victoria, Texas and teach at Victoria College. Our campus houses the Museum of the Coastal Bend, which includes many artifacts from the illfated La Salle expedition that build Fort St. Louis in 1685. He was trying to find the mouth of the Mississippi, but ended up in Matagorda Bay.

I am trying to assemble a living history outfit, including a flintlock that was likely carried by the expedition. Gun flints have been found during excavations, but no surviving guns.

What would have been a possible or likely flintlock longarm that the expedition would have carried on the expedition?

Thanks,

Knapper

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

Hopefully this site will help, not only with fiearms but with other items that may have been used by the expedition. Ah, material culture...
[url] http://www.lanouvelle-france.com/[/url]

Be suer to scroll all the way down to see links to all articles.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

http://www.lanouvelle-france.com/

Be suer to scroll all the way down to see links to all articles.

Great site, thanks for posting.

 

[gof]

Here is my vote...
The Buccaneer Musket[url] http://www.therifleshoppe.com/(557).htm[/url]

From TRS's site

"St. Etienne made them prior to tulle and starting in 1683 french ships were required by law to have at least 12 on board and to be sold to the colonies they went to"

Clothing?

How about this site?[url] www.gentlemenoffortune.com[/url]

 

[dlemaster]

Knapper
Another very good source is "The Flintlock: Its Origin and Development" by Torsten Lenk. It is available through inter-library loan. It covers the time period, the text can be a little confusing (due in part to the translation I believe) but the pictures are well worth the effort to take a look.
Hope this helps.

Regards, Dave

 

[Knapper]

Thanks for all the replies. Keep adding them if you don't mind. The material so far has been great!

Knapper

 

[crockett]

You might want to check out, The Beaver Men by Marie Sandoz. The book has a lot on the early French trade and the footnotes and bibliography may have references you could use. Anything is possible but it seems probable that if you found out what type firearms were carried on other expeditions, the same were likely carried to Texas. There is also the Champlain Society on the web that may give you some leads.