A U.S. Model 1816 flintlock pistol from the North works, carrying the first-type lock marking and offered as a used antique handgun. The barrel wears a mottled gray patina, yet every marking remains readable. The wood is graded good; the seller notes three or four minor cracks and no visible cartouches.

The seller lists the piece plainly: a mottled gray patina on the barrel, clear markings throughout, good wood with a few minor cracks, and no cartouches to be found. That candor matters with antique arms, because condition is the whole story. For a Delaware collector of early United States martial pistols, a North-made Model 1816 with its first-type lock marking is a recognizable and documented pattern that anchors a display of federal-period arms. It is a piece to be studied and shown, not fired.

Key features

• U.S. Model 1816 flintlock by North
• First-type lock marking
• Mottled gray patina, all markings clear
• Good wood with three or four minor cracks
• No visible cartouches

The pistol is sent to a Delaware FFL dealer, and you complete the photo ID check, Form 4473 and background check there before collecting it.