RARE COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION BABY CARBINE.

RARE COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION BABY CARBINE. SN 17248. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Blue finish with 20-1/4″ tapered round bbl, full magazine with single band, barleycorn front sight and reverse mounted carbine ladder rear sight graduated to 900 yards. Left side of frame has the rampant Colt roll marking and there is a staple & ring also on left side of frame. Left side of bbl & frame have small British proofs. Mounted with very nicely figured American walnut with checkered 2-pc dbl schnable forearm and uncheckered straight stock with smooth steel carbine buttplate. This little carbine weighs 5 lbs. 14.08 oz. rather than 5 lbs. 4 oz. of the normal baby carbine. The difference in weight is explainable by the fact that the exterior diameter of the bbl of this carbine is the same as a standard baby carbine with 38 or 44 caliber bores. The smaller diameter of this bore therefore leaves additional steel which accounts for the additional weight. The standard medium frame Lightning carbine weights about 6 lbs. 4 oz. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 95% strong orig factory blue with light muzzle end wear and a few minor nicks; receiver retains about 85% orig blue with sharp edge wear and flaking and a cleaned area on the left side; trigger plate and bottom of slide arm along with lower tang are a blue/gray patina; trigger guard is a plum patina; hammer retains faded case colors; buttplate retains 65-75% orig blue; wood is sound with a few nicks, dings & scratches and retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-45843 JR247 (6,000-10,000)

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
	2239	$4,025.00	RARE COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SLIDE ACTION BABY CARBINE. SN 17248. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Blue finish with 20-1/4″ tapered round bbl, full magazine with single band, barleycorn front sight and reverse mounted carbine ladder rear sight graduated to 900 yards. Left side of frame has the rampant Colt roll marking and there is a staple & ring also on left side of frame. Left side of bbl & frame have small British proofs. Mounted with very nicely figured American walnut with checkered 2-pc dbl schnable forearm and uncheckered straight stock with smooth steel carbine buttplate. This little carbine weighs 5 lbs. 14.08 oz. rather than 5 lbs. 4 oz. of the normal baby carbine. The difference in weight is explainable by the fact that the exterior diameter of the bbl of this carbine is the same as a standard baby carbine with 38 or 44 caliber bores. The smaller diameter of this bore therefore leaves additional steel which accounts for the additional weight. The standard medium frame Lightning carbine weights about 6 lbs. 4 oz. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 95% strong orig factory blue with light muzzle end wear and a few minor nicks; receiver retains about 85% orig blue with sharp edge wear and flaking and a cleaned area on the left side; trigger plate and bottom of slide arm along with lower tang are a blue/gray patina; trigger guard is a plum patina; hammer retains faded case colors; buttplate retains 65-75% orig blue; wood is sound with a few nicks, dings & scratches and retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-45843 JR247 (6,000-10,000) 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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