French History Lesson (Help needed)

[Leatherbelly]

 Gents,
 Inquiring minds need to know.Is there a book or can someone clarify the Historical use of French Tradeguns and Alliance guns,Tvlle,St. Ettiene,Fusil de Chasse, Fusil de Traite etc...? Historical use,trade,when and where? Thanks in advance. cheers.
( I'm not sure if I posted this in the right place or not)

[Levy]

COLONIAL FRONTIER GUNS by T. M. Hamilton is a good book on trade guns and it includes some of the French made ones.  A few years ago we recovered a French gunlock and barrel from the Apalachicola River.  The barrel was still loaded and had a flat on the top of the barrel that continued past the transition band to the muzzle.  The lock was engraved in front of the cock with TVLL (and just about the size I typed it).  I was fortunate enough to be able to do some of the conservation work on some of the Type C French trade guns pictured in Hamilton's book (many years ago).

James Levy

[tuffy]

The Fusil de Tulle in New France, 1691 - 1741, by Russel Bouchard. Available at TOTW.

[David Rase]

The Fusil de Tulle in New France, 1691 - 1741, by Russel Bouchard. Available at TOTW.

I agree.  That is a good book.
DMR

[alex e.]

The Bouchard book is a good little book,what it lacks in pictures it makes up for in descriptions & dimensions& original documents
The Hamilton book is outdated in the opinions of a few collectors of period French guns.i have seen pictures that would dissprove some things in said book.but they are not mine & am I do not feel comfortable putting on the internet or sharing without the owners consent.But it is also one of the few books out there.
Tom Patton is a member of this board who has a couple of French guns related to said books,And if asked nicely he would probably answer or share what he knows, he has helped me with my reseach & learning of these period guns.

Alex E.

[Leatherbelly]

  Thanks all! I hope Tom Patton will chime in here.