*TWO COLT LIGHTNINGS AND ONE COLT THUNDERER.

*TWO COLT LIGHTNINGS AND ONE COLT THUNDERER. SN 154008, 1767, 24758. COLT LIGHTNING NO. 1. SN 154008 Cal. Double Action 38. 4-1/2″ Bbl with ejector rod. Standard configuration with stamped caliber on bbl. Case hardened frame. Bright blued hammer and grip straps. COLT LIGHTNING NO. 2. SN 1767. (First year of production) Cal. 38. 3-1/2″ Bbl. No ejector rod. Etched panel. Nickel-plated. Hard rubber grips. Mr. Howard’s notes indicate that he acquired this item from Bill Spicer in 1996. COLT THUNDERER. SN 24758 Cal. 41. 2-1/2″ Bbl. No ejector rod. Etched panel. Nickel-plated. Hard rubber grips. Mr. Howard’s notes indicate that he acquired this item from Fred Sweeney in 1998. Accompanied by a Colt Factory Letter identifying gun as SN 24758, 41 cal., 2-1/2″ bbl length, nickel finish, rubber stock, shipped to B. Kittridge Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 6, 1880. There were 13 firearms in this shipment. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Colt 1: Excellent. Bbl retains 90% + orig blue, silvered and flaked toward muzzle, silvering on ejector rod. Action retains nearly all its orig bright case color hardening with some slight discoloration on top strap. Cylinder retains perhaps 80% blue with some drag lines. Grip straps retain 80 – 90% blue, thinning and flaking at grip. Hard rubber grips are excellent. Bore is excellent. Revolver functions flawlessly. Colt 2: Excellent. Retains nearly all of its nickel-plating, which is bubbling somewhat toward front of bbl on left side, as well as left side of frame, and grip straps. Screws retain most of their fire blue. Sides of hammer are turning gray. Grips excellent. Bore is excellent. Mechanics are crisp. Colt 3: Very fine. Retains most of its orig plating with loss around muzzle, painted in with silver paint. Some lifting and frosting overall. Screw ends are mostly silvered. Grip screws show use. Grips excellent. Bore is very fine. Crisp action. 4-45499 MGM37 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	1580	$5,750.00	TWO COLT LIGHTNINGS AND ONE COLT THUNDERER. SN 154008, 1767, 24758. COLT LIGHTNING NO. 1. SN 154008 Cal. Double Action 38. 4-1/2″ Bbl with ejector rod. Standard configuration with stamped caliber on bbl. Case hardened frame. Bright blued hammer and grip straps. COLT LIGHTNING NO. 2. SN 1767. (First year of production) Cal. 38. 3-1/2″ Bbl. No ejector rod. Etched panel. Nickel-plated. Hard rubber grips. Mr. Howard’s notes indicate that he acquired this item from Bill Spicer in 1996. COLT THUNDERER. SN 24758 Cal. 41. 2-1/2″ Bbl. No ejector rod. Etched panel. Nickel-plated. Hard rubber grips. Mr. Howard’s notes indicate that he acquired this item from Fred Sweeney in 1998. Accompanied by a Colt Factory Letter identifying gun as SN 24758, 41 cal., 2-1/2″ bbl length, nickel finish, rubber stock, shipped to B. Kittridge Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 6, 1880. There were 13 firearms in this shipment. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Colt 1: Excellent. Bbl retains 90% + orig blue, silvered and flaked toward muzzle, silvering on ejector rod. Action retains nearly all its orig bright case color hardening with some slight discoloration on top strap. Cylinder retains perhaps 80% blue with some drag lines. Grip straps retain 80 – 90% blue, thinning and flaking at grip. Hard rubber grips are excellent. Bore is excellent. Revolver functions flawlessly. Colt 2: Excellent. Retains nearly all of its nickel-plating, which is bubbling somewhat toward front of bbl on left side, as well as left side of frame, and grip straps. Screws retain most of their fire blue. Sides of hammer are turning gray. Grips excellent. Bore is excellent. Mechanics are crisp. Colt 3: Very fine. Retains most of its orig plating with loss around muzzle, painted in with silver paint. Some lifting and frosting overall. Screw ends are mostly silvered. Grip screws show use. Grips excellent. Bore is very fine. Crisp action. 4-45499 MGM37 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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