SCARCE COLT LARGE FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP RIFLE.

SN 4650. Cal. 45-85-285. Standard grade rifle with 28-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight with semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with slab sawed American walnut with checkered 2-pc dbl schnable forearm & straight stock that has crescent buttplate. Left side of upper tang, front face of buttstock, under the metal and inside the buttplate are all marked with matching serial numbers. This rifle is made without a manual safety, relying on the half cock notch of the hammer to make the rifle safe with a round in the chamber. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Anitque American Firearms there were only about 6,496 of these large frame Colt rifles produced in the period 1887-1894. While they were reliable accurate rifles, the pump action simply did not gain strong favor with the American buying public who was sold on the lever action rifle and would not adapt to the pump. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% dull orig blue with only sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains about 98% strong bright orig blue; receiver retains about 80% orig blue with some flaking & light patina; hammer retains about 90% strong orig case colors; wood is sound with the stock having minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig finish that has been cleaned and lightly waxed; forearm retains virtually all of its orig finish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-51484 JR293 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1329c

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1329c	$7,080.00	SCARCE COLT LARGE FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP RIFLE. SN 4650. Cal. 45-85-285. Standard grade rifle with 28-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight with semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with slab sawed American walnut with checkered 2-pc dbl schnable forearm & straight stock that has crescent buttplate. Left side of upper tang, front face of buttstock, under the metal and inside the buttplate are all marked with matching serial numbers. This rifle is made without a manual safety, relying on the half cock notch of the hammer to make the rifle safe with a round in the chamber. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Anitque American Firearms there were only about 6,496 of these large frame Colt rifles produced in the period 1887-1894. While they were reliable accurate rifles, the pump action simply did not gain strong favor with the American buying public who was sold on the lever action rifle and would not adapt to the pump. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% dull orig blue with only sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains about 98% strong bright orig blue; receiver retains about 80% orig blue with some flaking & light patina; hammer retains about 90% strong orig case colors; wood is sound with the stock having minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig finish that has been cleaned and lightly waxed; forearm retains virtually all of its orig finish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-51484 JR293 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1329c Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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SCARCE COLT LARGE FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP RIFLE.