This is cool looking old military pistol. This is the U.S. model 1819 flintlock pistol. It was made by the firm of Simeon, North of Middletown, Connecticut. You can see the Simeon North maker's mark still visible on the lockplate along with the eagle and "US" mark. Behind the hammer you usually see the production date right below the sliding safety. This one has NO date which is interesting. Could this one be a pre-main production gun or possibly a state contract? The barrel is .54 in caliber size and is full-length at 10 inches. You can still see the inspector initials on the breech of the barrel as well as the "JDJ / P / US" stamping. These are the stamping where the gun was approved for military service by the inspector John D. Johnson. According to Flayderman's guide they only made these for four years from 1819 until 1823 and they only made 20,400 of them. This one has an attractive look all over. The gun is still in the original flintlock condition which is not often encountered because most of them were converted to percussion later on. The action of the pistol catches on both positions but the main spring is weak. The stock has an ancient color all over with a beautiful look to the single piece of walnut wood. On the flat of the stock opposite of the lockplate it has the inspector cartouche still visible. This stamp shows that the gun was approved for military use by the Government inspector, Luther Sage. It has the swivel style metal ramrod in the channel underneath the barrel. This is a nice original model 1816 United States Military flintlock pistol by Simeon North that is in the original flintlock configuration.