Original U.S. M1819 Flintlock Pistol by Simeon North Converted to Percussion and Re-stocked - dated 1821 Japanese Helmets This fine little gun started

This fine little gun started life as a French Flintlock Carbine

according to MilitaryHistoryNow

primarily around the muzzle

"Ołówek"

An increasingly hard to find knife that would fit into any British Post-WWII collection

Original U.S. M1819 Flintlock Pistol by Simeon North Converted to Percussion and Re-stocked - dated 1821 Japanese Helmets This fine little gun startedOriginal 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