VERY RARE COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING BABY CARBINE.

VERY RARE COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING BABY CARBINE. SN 1571. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 20-1/4″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and reverse mounted 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring and rampant Colt logo. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with checkered dbl fluted forearm and straight stock with carbine buttplate. Right side of stock is inlaid with a 1-1/4″ 5-pointed star. Manual safety is missing from trigger guard. Weight is 5 lbs. 3 oz., approx. one pound lighter than a standard carbine. Very few of the substantial number of medium frame Lightning rifles produced were made as Baby Carbines. Of those only a very few were in full nickel finish. Usually this style of finish was ordered by a Wild West performer, trick shot artist or as a presentation to someone of reasonable importance. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Overall retains about 90% orig nickel with scattered spots of pimpling and pitting. Left side of receiver shows saddle ring wear. Wood is sound with a dark stained forearm and a large old rub on buttstock and overall retains 75-80% orig finish. Hammer functions but not as it should and safety notch is non-existent and should be addressed before any attempt to fire this carbine. Strong bright bore with scattered light pitting. 4-36568 JR355 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	2273	$4,600.00	VERY RARE COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING BABY CARBINE. SN 1571. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Nickel finish with 20-1/4″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and reverse mounted 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring and rampant Colt logo. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with checkered dbl fluted forearm and straight stock with carbine buttplate. Right side of stock is inlaid with a 1-1/4″ 5-pointed star. Manual safety is missing from trigger guard. Weight is 5 lbs. 3 oz., approx. one pound lighter than a standard carbine. Very few of the substantial number of medium frame Lightning rifles produced were made as Baby Carbines. Of those only a very few were in full nickel finish. Usually this style of finish was ordered by a Wild West performer, trick shot artist or as a presentation to someone of reasonable importance. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Overall retains about 90% orig nickel with scattered spots of pimpling and pitting. Left side of receiver shows saddle ring wear. Wood is sound with a dark stained forearm and a large old rub on buttstock and overall retains 75-80% orig finish. Hammer functions but not as it should and safety notch is non-existent and should be addressed before any attempt to fire this carbine. Strong bright bore with scattered light pitting. 4-36568 JR355 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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