These seldom encountered Simeon North U.S. Model 1813 pistols were the first U.S. martial arms that stipulated interchangeable parts in the contract. Originally, 20,000 of these pistols were ordered on contract with Simeon North, but the contract was revised to .54 caliber resulting in the Model 1816 because these .69 caliber pistols were seen as having excessive recoil. Of the 1,626 completed, only 626 were delivered to the Army. The Army version is the same as the Navy other than they lacked belt hooks. The pistol is sightless and has "P/US" marked on the upper left and "HHP" restamped on the upper right of the barrel at the breech, a faint outline of a circled inspection cartouche on the left stock flat, "S.NORTH/U(eagle)S/MIDLn CON." marked at the center of the lock and "O" assembly mark on various screws and components. Iron furniture and a hickory ramrod with tapered front tip and slotted iron rear tip. This exact pistol is pictured on page 36 of the book "U.S. Martial Single Shot Pistols" by Daniel D. Hartzler and James B. Whisker. Provenance: The J. Eighlin Collection; The Robert A. Sadler Collection; Property of a Gentleman

Good as reconverted to flintlock configuration with scattered gray and brown patina and scattered light pitting, artificial pin prick pitting around the repaired touch hole and a restamped "HHP" marking on the right of the breech. Wood is very good as lightly sanded and re-oiled with some scattered light scratches and dents. Mechanically excellent.