The French-made Tulle musket or Fusil de chasse (fu-zi dee chā-se), originally meaning "gun of the hunt", was a light smoothbore flintlock musket designed for hunting.

The French-made Fusil de chasse (fu-zi dee chā-se), originally meant "gun of the hunt”, was a light smoothbore flintlock musket designed for hunting. They were an elegant flintlock with a distinctive "cow's foot" shape to the buttstock that softened recoil .

France's native allies were quickly armed with this .62 calibre "fusil de chasse" or hunting musket, making it North America's first trade gun. In 1704 when Atiwan natives and French militia raided Deerfield, they had this longarm.

Fusil de Chasse means 'gun for hunting'. All of the originals I have seen were stocked in a light colored hardwood including beech and maple and usually stained. Large quantities of wood were exported to Europe from America during the 18th century since good hardwoods were becoming scarce in Europe.

The Tulle "Fusil de Chasse" or hunting gun was lighter, with cleaner lines, than the military or trade guns of the era. Imported in large numbers, it saw use in Canada and the Mississippi River valley.

Our reproduction Fusil de Chasse is true to the original in both beauty and function. It features a rugged yet light weight, full length stock with distinctive swooping butt. It is offered in both 60 and 62 caliber. The octagonal to round barrel has two wedding bands at the transition.

The fusil de chasse is a .62 caliber smoothbore with a 44" barrel. It has an overall length of 59". This long, slender gun is light and easy to handle, weighing in at under seven pounds.

2021年12月16日 · My fellow Frontier Partisans, I give you the Fusil de Chasse. That’s just a French-elegant term that means “hunting gun.” Long, light and graceful, the .62 caliber (20 gauge) barrel did, indeed, deliver a smaller ball than a French musket (.69 caliber) or the mighty Brown Bess that threw a .75 caliber ball.