.52 caliber smoothbore. 26" barrel secured by two flat, spring retained barrel bands. NSN. Browned finish, color casehardened breechblock, smooth walnut stock with implement compartment in the toe. Single shot percussion breechloading carbine with retractable triangular "ramrod bayonet", offset fixed notch rear sight, offset blade front sight and sling ring in toe to triggerguard tang. Breech block marked in five lines: "U.S / S. NORTH / MIDLTN / CONN / 1838." Left angled breech flat with "NWP" (Nahum W Patch) block inspection mark. No cartouches are present in the wood.

The US Model 1833 Hall Carbine has the distinction of being the first percussion ignition firearm to be adopted for issue by the US military. The carbines were produced under contract by Simeon North with 1,028 being produced initially in .58 caliber smoothbore circa 1834, and an additional 6,135 being produced in .52 smoothbore between 1836 and 1839. Many of these later guns saw use with the 2nd US Dragoons and state militia cavalry units during the Seminole Wars. This particular example retains a brass F.W. Roebling III collection tag, attached to the triggerguard, providing provenance back to at least the mid-20th century. Ferdinand W. Roebling was an engineer who was the grandson of Civil War engineer Washington Roebling who supervised the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been deigned by Washington Roebling's father John, who was F.W. Roebling's great-grandfather.  {ANTIQUE}

Good to Very Good. Smooth bore is moderately oxidized with discoloration and some lightly scattered pitting. Metal with some weak traces of brown in protected areas and showing a moderately oxidized brown patina over most of the metal. Metal with some scattered surface roughness and light pitting here and there as well. Markings in metal remain mostly clear and legible. None present in wood. Mechanically functional action. Ramrod bayonet functions appropriately. Wood sanded and refinished, with scattered bumps, dings and mars and the often encountered "Hall crack" behind the action which shows an old glued repair.