COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING RIFLE.

COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING RIFLE. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). SN 11332. Standard grade rifle with 26” rnd bbl, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has straight grain American walnut wood with 2-pc checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent buttplate. The receiver is engraved “Watson & Hancock / 308 High Holborn, London” and the bbl and receiver have British proofs. The receiver is the early type without sliding breech cover and it has slot in the trigger guard for a safety, which is missing. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% strong original blue, faded about top center. Magazine tube retains about 95% thin blue-brown and the receiver 93-95% strong bright original blue with several small scratches and a few spots of pinhead rust. Trigger guard and lower tang retain about 90% original blue freckled with light surface rust. Wood is sound showing moderate to heavy wear with light nicks and scratches and four small holes in the bottom of the stock. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-52590 JR329 (1,000-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004

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
	796	$2,415.00	COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING RIFLE. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). SN 11332. Standard grade rifle with 26” rnd bbl, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has straight grain American walnut wood with 2-pc checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent buttplate. The receiver is engraved “Watson & Hancock / 308 High Holborn, London” and the bbl and receiver have British proofs. The receiver is the early type without sliding breech cover and it has slot in the trigger guard for a safety, which is missing. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% strong original blue, faded about top center. Magazine tube retains about 95% thin blue-brown and the receiver 93-95% strong bright original blue with several small scratches and a few spots of pinhead rust. Trigger guard and lower tang retain about 90% original blue freckled with light surface rust. Wood is sound showing moderate to heavy wear with light nicks and scratches and four small holes in the bottom of the stock. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-52590 JR329 (1,000-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004 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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