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DEVILLERS Joseph
Here is a flintlock rifle that looks very much like the Dutch rifle Mod. 1815.
However, there are doubts: the back sight is not usual, and the length of the barrel does not match: it measures 103 cm, while the barrel of the Model 1 measures 111.1 cm. (I also found 111.8) and the Model 2 108.4 cm.
The total length of the specimen presented is 144 cm, but I could not find the respective total lengths of Models 1 and 2. A well-placed source explained to me that the shortest model was intended for the first row of soldiers, the longest for the second row... so the difference is about 3 cm... understand who will.
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In my humble opinion, it could be a production by J. DEVILLERS since we find (especially) the initials JD. It was ordered in September 1814, so that this rifle may have survived the Battle of Waterloo... You can still dream... but you have to take into account the shorter barrel (at least 5 cm) and the back sight...
GP with the help of MW.
