COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SADDLE RING CARBINE

COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 13768. Cal. .44-40, 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine, barley corn front sight, carbine ladder rear sight in reverse position with graduations on back. Top of bbl is marked “COLT’S PT. F. A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD. CT. U.S.A./ELLIOT’S PATENTS MAY 29. 1883. SEPT. 18. 1883”. Partially covered by rear sight. Left side adjacent receiver “44 Cal.” Standard medium receiver, left side has stapler rings with Rampant Colt in the center. Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, 2-pc fully checkered forend with schnables on each end. CONDITION: Fine+. Bbl and mag tube retain 85-90% orig blue with thinning at muzzle, a small area on left side of bbl with some shallow surface pitting that has been cleaned and blended with silver patina, normal minor small nicks and dings. Receiver retains 70-75% dark orig blue with balance blending with brown patina, a few minor normal nicks and scratches. Stock is sound with typical nicks, dings and dents and retains a dark open-grain orig finish. Forend is sound with sharp, crisp checkering, a few handling marks and retains orig finish starting to blend with hand-worn patina. Mechanics are a little sticky on closing, nice bore, distinct rifling, lightly frosted in grooves. 4-41170 BDT266 (4,500-7,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2241	$0.00	COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 13768. Cal. .44-40, 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine, barley corn front sight, carbine ladder rear sight in reverse position with graduations on back. Top of bbl is marked “COLT’S PT. F. A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD. CT. U.S.A./ELLIOT’S PATENTS MAY 29. 1883. SEPT. 18. 1883”. Partially covered by rear sight. Left side adjacent receiver “44 Cal.” Standard medium receiver, left side has stapler rings with Rampant Colt in the center. Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, 2-pc fully checkered forend with schnables on each end. CONDITION: Fine+. Bbl and mag tube retain 85-90% orig blue with thinning at muzzle, a small area on left side of bbl with some shallow surface pitting that has been cleaned and blended with silver patina, normal minor small nicks and dings. Receiver retains 70-75% dark orig blue with balance blending with brown patina, a few minor normal nicks and scratches. Stock is sound with typical nicks, dings and dents and retains a dark open-grain orig finish. Forend is sound with sharp, crisp checkering, a few handling marks and retains orig finish starting to blend with hand-worn patina. Mechanics are a little sticky on closing, nice bore, distinct rifling, lightly frosted in grooves. 4-41170 BDT266 (4,500-7,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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