December 17, 2026 The Estate Of Whitefoord Cole II: Firearms & Militaria
The live portion of this session begins on Thursday, December 17, 2026.
Lot #1188:
(A) SAN FRANCISCO POLICE COLT LIGHTNING .44-40 SLIDE ACTION RIFLE.
Colt shipped a total of 401 Lightning .44 rifles to their San Francisco office in June of 1898. The bulk were standard full round barrel rifles with full magazines, blue finishes, walnut stocks, and aspecial serial number run stamped on lower tang from S.F.P. 1 through S.F.P. 401. This rifle has been custom altered with a shortened barrel and tube with an added small ramp front sight and a standard semi buckhorn rear sight. The walnut stock is finely checkered and exhibits the Colt gutta percha shotgun butt plate. The two piece forearm is also checkered. CONDITION: Very good to fine retaining nearly all of the expertly reapplied blue finish but left side Colt pony no longer visible. The stocks are excellent displaying minimal impressions. Mechanically fine retaining a bold clean bore.