.70 caliber. 9" barrel secured by a single double strapped barrel band with Wickham's Improvement stud. NSN. Bright finish, iron furniture, walnut stock. Single shot flintlock muzzleloading military pistol made without sights and with a naval belt hook on the reverse and missing the ramrod.  Lock appears to remain in original flint, and endoscopic examination reveals no obvious alterations or modifications inside the barrel. Lock includes a removable rounded and bridled brass pan, a straight toe frizzen and a rounded reinforced cock. Lock marked "S. NORTH / US" under the pan. The left angled breech is marked with a clear "P / US" inspection. Weak traces of a block letter "ET" inspection are present on the counterpane, the mark of arsenal sub-inspector Elisha Toby.

The US Model 1813 was originally intended to be part of a contract for 20,000 handguns. However, the massive recoil of the .69 caliber barrel was too much for the military and the decision was taken to change the caliber to the more manageable .54 caliber, which resulted what is known as the US Model 1816 Pistol. It is believed that 1,000 of the large bore 1813 pistols were delivered to the Navy and 626 were delivered to the Army. The navy delivered pistols were equipped with an iron belt hook. This is one of those scarce navy contract guns with the belt hook intact.  {ANTIQUE}

Very Good. Bore dark, heavily oxidized and pitted. Metal lightly cleaned with scattered freckles and patches of oxidized discoloration with some minor pitting here and there. Lock with a darker gray patina. Markings remain clear in metal and rather weak in the wood. Mechanically functional lock appears to remain in original flint. Touchhole is slightly oversized and shows moderate erosion. Rear lock screw is broken with the end broken off in the lockplate. Wood with moderate wear and showing scattered bumps, dings and mars, with a couple of tight grain cracks in the counterpane.