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2007
$3,565.00

FINE COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP ACTION RIFLE. SN 69732. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Standard grade rifle with 26″ rnd bbl, full magazine, ivory blade, Rocky Mountain style front sight and orig Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight. Left side of receiver has the rampant Colt roll marking and it is without manual safety, relying on the safety notch of the hammer. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut buttstock with straight grip & crescent buttplate. Forearm is checkered with dbl schnables. The medium frame Lightning was the highest production of Colt’s pump actin rifles and also the model which saw the most and continuous service. Rarely are they found with high orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. No disassembly was affected to check for matching parts. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with only muzzle end wear, a couple of dings on magazine tube, which is turning a little plum color on outer radius; receiver retains 95-96% slightly thinned glossy orig blue with light sharp edge wear; hammer retains about all of its bright case colors. Stock is missing a tiny sliver on each side of top tang and has a few very minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig oil finish, turned dark around the wrist; forearm shows light edge wear and a few chipped diamonds and overall retains about all of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with slight frosting in the grooves. 4-49661 JR315 (3,500-5,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013
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