English: The Caliber .52, Hall-North Carbine was first issued to the Dragoons in 1833 and was the first percussion weapon and the first breech loading weapon adopted by any government in the world. It was a modification of the Model 1919, Hall Breech Loading Rifle. Both the rifle and the carbine were manufactured by Simeon North, a Middletown, Connecticut gun manufacturer, thus the name “Hall-North.”