Model 1836 Contract Flintlock Pistol by Robert Johnson, Middleton, Connecticut

.54 caliber 8-5/8 in. smoothbore round barrel fitted with brass sight and swivel loader, marked at breech by inspector NWP (Nahum W. Patch); the lockplate reads U.S. / R. JOHNSON/ MIDDN CONN / 1836; left side of walnut stock with inspector's stamped cartouche reading JCS (John C. Stebbins); iron mounts throughout.

Private Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia

Working action with metal elements fully restored to their original appearance; the stock with expected marks from normal use.