Very rare Model 1777/AN 9 infantry musket from the Culemborg - Lot 30

Very rare Model 1777/AN 9 infantry musket from the Culemborg Manufactory. The lock plate is clearly marked “Culemborg Loninkl Gev. Fabr." and stamped with an L. The breech block is marked M 1777, and some fittings are stamped with a crowned H. All these markings and stamps are clearly old and in the same style as those found on other published firearms from this manufacturer. Barrel muzzle repaired with a brass plug; metal in fine condition with good thickness at the muzzle end. Walnut stock with a barely legible butt plate; crack in the stock; wormholes stabilized and filled. Rear checkering. Provenance: Le Hussard (a certificate will be provided to the buyer). Category D. (On June 5, 1806, Napoleon appointed his brother Louis Napoleon Bonaparte as King of Holland. The Kulenburg factory was requisitioned to produce weapons for the French army. The imperial administration did not begin operations until January 1811. The factory, run by the contractor Devillers (of Liège), experienced financial difficulties and was closed by order of Napoleon in late 1812 to concentrate production in Liège. Fewer than 7,000 rifles were produced.)