GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
RARE AND FINE 1811 SIMEON NORTH PINNED FASTENED CONTRACT PISTOL.S. NORTH1811NSN69Cal. 69. 15" overall. 8-7/8″ rnd bbl, marked at top of breech “P / US”. Bbl tang marked “P” forward of tang screw. Lock marked under brass pan with an eagle over “U. STATES.”. Behind cock marked “S. NORTH / BERLIN / CON.”. This gun is in beautiful "as found" condition with dark patina and was not disassembled. Identical cryptic markings are found externally on screws, escutcheon plate externally. Butt cap, trigger guard, ramrod and pipe are brass and fit very tightly to the wood. Walnut stock marked “HHP” (Henry H. Perkins, accepting government inspector) opposite lock. Ramrod appears to be original and has been in this gun a long time with matching patina. This among the rarest North martial flint pistols and this is no doubt a top example and no doubt among the finest known. CONDITION: Very good to fine, gun appears all matching complete and orig with exception of top jaw and top jaw screw which appear to be original pats, but may not be from this gun possibly as patinas are different; otherwise, this is as fine an orig War of 1812 era military single shot flintlock pistol that you will encounter. Iron is overall plum-brown patina with some dings and dents on top of bbl that do not affect aesthetics. Markings are all crisp and clear including inspector's marks in stock which has nice hand-worn patina with scattered storage dings and dents and a thin apparently orig varnish. Mechanically gun is sound and functional with a fairly clean smooth bore with pitting. 49622-7 JS (12,000-15,000)