MEDIUM FRAME COLT PUMP ACTION LIGHTNING RIFLE.

SN 43296. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, gold washed Beach’s combination front sight and an orig Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight. Left side of receiver has the Rampant Colt trademark. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut buttstock with straight grip and crescent buttplate. 2-pc walnut forearm has double schnable and coarse checkering. Left side of upper tang, under the wood, front face of buttstock and inside buttplate, are matching numbered. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were nearly 90,000 of these rifles produced in the period 1884-1902. They rarely are found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with a few tiny, scattered spots of pinprick rust; receiver retain 88-90% glossy orig blue showing sharp edge wear, some thinning over the top & bottom edges; wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp; bright shiny bore. 4-50570 JR474 (3,500-5,000) – Lot 1329e

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
	1329e	$4,425.00	MEDIUM FRAME COLT PUMP ACTION LIGHTNING RIFLE. SN 43296. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, gold washed Beach’s combination front sight and an orig Colt semi-buckhorn rear sight. Left side of receiver has the Rampant Colt trademark. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut buttstock with straight grip and crescent buttplate. 2-pc walnut forearm has double schnable and coarse checkering. Left side of upper tang, under the wood, front face of buttstock and inside buttplate, are matching numbered. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were nearly 90,000 of these rifles produced in the period 1884-1902. They rarely are found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with a few tiny, scattered spots of pinprick rust; receiver retain 88-90% glossy orig blue showing sharp edge wear, some thinning over the top & bottom edges; wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp; bright shiny bore. 4-50570 JR474 (3,500-5,000) – Lot 1329e 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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MEDIUM FRAME COLT PUMP ACTION LIGHTNING RIFLE.