VERY SCARCE COLT LARGE FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP ACTION SADDLE RING CARBINE.

VERY SCARCE COLT LARGE FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP ACTION SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 1975. Cal. 45-85-285. Standard grade carbine with 22″ standard weight bbl, full magazine, dovetail barleycorn front sight & reverse mounted carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has the Rampant Colt roll marking & a staple, ring is missing. Trigger guard is without manual safety, relying only on the hammer safety notch. Bbl & receiver have British proofs. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut buttstock that has straight grip & carbine buttplate. Forearm is checkered walnut with double schnable. Accompanied by one orig Winchester 45-85 cartridge. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only 6,496 of this scarce model was produced in the period 1887 to 1894, making it the most rare of all the lightning firearms. This model was produced in both rifles & carbines, deluxe & standard configurations in a large variety of calibers, up to & including 50-95. Carbines are much more scarce, especially standard weight carbines due to their 9 lb. weight. The baby carbine apparently was more popular, weighing only 8 lb. The lightning rifle & carbine were produced by Colt as competition for Winchester, Marlin & other lever action rifles but were never readily accepted by the buying public & so production was stopped. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 95-96% strong orig blue with a small ding on the magazine tube & correspondingly on the bbl. Receiver retains about 80-85% orig blue, lightly to moderately thinned with a few light scratches & nicks, turning plum on the trigger guard. Tangs are a plum/gray patina. Buttplate retains about 85% bright blue with wear on the heel and toe. Buttstock is missing a couple of tiny slivers by the top tang, has a 2-3 bruises & several nicks & scratches and retains a hand-worn orig oil finish. Forearm shows moderate diamond point wear, has a scratch on the left side & retains most of its orig oil finish. Hammer spring is broken, otherwise mechanics are fine. Brilliant, shiny bore. Cartridge is fine. 4-48691 JR264 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2005	$12,075.00	VERY SCARCE COLT LARGE FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP ACTION SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 1975. Cal. 45-85-285. Standard grade carbine with 22″ standard weight bbl, full magazine, dovetail barleycorn front sight & reverse mounted carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has the Rampant Colt roll marking & a staple, ring is missing. Trigger guard is without manual safety, relying only on the hammer safety notch. Bbl & receiver have British proofs. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut buttstock that has straight grip & carbine buttplate. Forearm is checkered walnut with double schnable. Accompanied by one orig Winchester 45-85 cartridge. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only 6,496 of this scarce model was produced in the period 1887 to 1894, making it the most rare of all the lightning firearms. This model was produced in both rifles & carbines, deluxe & standard configurations in a large variety of calibers, up to & including 50-95. Carbines are much more scarce, especially standard weight carbines due to their 9 lb. weight. The baby carbine apparently was more popular, weighing only 8 lb. The lightning rifle & carbine were produced by Colt as competition for Winchester, Marlin & other lever action rifles but were never readily accepted by the buying public & so production was stopped. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 95-96% strong orig blue with a small ding on the magazine tube & correspondingly on the bbl. Receiver retains about 80-85% orig blue, lightly to moderately thinned with a few light scratches & nicks, turning plum on the trigger guard. Tangs are a plum/gray patina. Buttplate retains about 85% bright blue with wear on the heel and toe. Buttstock is missing a couple of tiny slivers by the top tang, has a 2-3 bruises & several nicks & scratches and retains a hand-worn orig oil finish. Forearm shows moderate diamond point wear, has a scratch on the left side & retains most of its orig oil finish. Hammer spring is broken, otherwise mechanics are fine. Brilliant, shiny bore. Cartridge is fine. 4-48691 JR264 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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