This rifle is pictured on page 448 of "American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume II: From the 1790s to the End of the Flintlock Period" by George Moller and has his small "GDM" collection mark by the toe. Moller notes that this rifle is from the first year that North began delivering rifles with the brown finish. It is dated "1826" on the lock and "1827" on the barrel tang and has the standard markings and features, a black leather sling, and a turn-screw, vent pick, worm, and ball puller in the patch box. Provenance: The George Moller Collection