A Rare Hall Patent 1819 Breech Loading Flintlock Harper Ferry Rifle. 53 ½” overall, 32 ½” .52 calibre barrel with multi-groove rifling stopping short 1 ½” from the muzzle to allow muzzle loading, offset blade fore-sight, offset notch rear-sight, stamped ‘NWP’ at breech. Broad iron receiver swelling forwards of centre with a lift up reverse loading breech operated via a short lever below the fore-end, offset central hammer, the top of breech block marked 'US S North Midl Conn 1833'. Walnut full stock, iron furniture including raised pistol grip spur to lower tang, two spring retained iron barrel bands, two sling swivels, double band nose cap, button tipped under barrel ramrod.
Dated 1833.
In good condition, very good bore.
Simon North Contract model 1819, 5,700 made between1830-36 most converted to percussion.