VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 72775. Cal 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 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1127

Auction: Firearms - April 2017

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
	1127	$11,500.00	VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 72775. Cal 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 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1127 Auction: Firearms - April 2017 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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VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION SADDLE RING CARBINE.