GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION SADDLE RING CARBINE.COLTLIGHTNING7277544Cal 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine with special order 16" rnd bbl, full magazine, square base front sight & reverse mounted carbine ladder rear sight. Receiver has a staple & ring on the left side. Bbl & receiver have British proofs. Mounted with old replacement uncheckered straight grain American walnut buttstock that has carbine buttplate and original 2-pc, double Schnable checkered walnut forearm. Receiver & buttplate are nickel finish. Colt produced the medium frame carbine in 2 styles, both with 20" bbls as standard. The standard carbine weighed approximately 6 lbs 4 oz. and the baby carbine 5 lbs 4 oz. This carbine weighs 5 lbs 11.2 oz. indicating that it probably was produced from standard parts. This configuration was previously unknown to this cataloger. Colt produced the slide action Lightning line as a companion arm for their single action Army revolvers, however the buying public did not readily accept this type of action over the well established lever action. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching except buttstock which is a replacement. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of a fine restored brown finish. Receiver, trigger guard & buttplate retain most of their restored nickel finish. The replacement buttstock retains most of its custom oil finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered light pitting. 51720-2 JRL (5,000-8,000)