Original U.S. M1819 Flintlock Pistol by Simeon North Converted to Percussion and Re-stocked - dated 1821 Japanese Helmets with a cap

with a cap

The original models had a rather weak leaf shaped main spring and a barrel made from U-shaped stock

but that was added just before it was imported into the United States many years ago

"Ołówek"

This fine little gun started life as a French Flintlock Carbine

Original U.S. M1819 Flintlock Pistol by Simeon North Converted to Percussion and Re-stocked - dated 1821 Japanese Helmets with a capOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting example of a U. S. M 1819 Flintlock pistol made by Simeon North in Middletown, Connecticut, which was later re stocked and converted to percussion, most likely as a custom order by a gunsmith. North had a 53 year relationship with the U. S. War Department, and the contract for the Model 1819 pistols was one of the last contracts North had for martial pistols from the U. S. Government. The