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FINE COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP ACTION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
FINE COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP ACTION RIFLE.
SN 83668. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Blue finish with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, ivory bead combination front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman disc tang sight. Mounted with nicely figured American walnut with checkered, dbl schnable, 2-pc forearm and uncheckered straight stock with crescent buttplate. Rifle is made without manual safety using only the half cock notch in the hammer as a safety. While the medium frame Lightning was the highest production of the Lightning rifles they were usually working tools and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with only light muzzle end wear; receiver retains about 98% glossy orig blue with a couple of scratches on left side, another on the right side and some light sharp edge wear; hammer retains bright case colors. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & dings and the stock retains about all of an old restored finish; forearm retains most of its orig finish, lightly dulled. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore; shows little evidence of ever having been used. 4-47747 JR345