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Colt Lightning 'Baby Carbine' .38-40 #29421

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,125.00 USD Estimated At:2,250.00 - 3,250.00 USD
Colt Lightning 'Baby Carbine' .38-40 #29421
'Medium Frame' Antique American made slide action repeating rifle, manufactured circa 1888. Features 20" round barrel, blade front sight, folding ladder rear sight, full length tube magazine, smooth trigger, case hardened hammer with knurled spur, steel frame with saddle ring, two-piece hand checkered walnut slide handle and smooth straight grip shoulder stock with carbine style metal buttplate. Rampant Colt on left side of receiver is thin, partially eroded across bottom. Bore is good condition, mostly bright with dark grooves, strong rifling. Barrel & mag tube display 80% coverage of a dark gray color finish, turning brown in places, with edge losses. Partial erosion of some letter in two line barrel address indicate possible reblue, probably some time ago. Several small shallow dents to magazine tube. Receiver is mostly patina brown, with darker gray coloration around screw heads and in protected areas. Bare metal on top tang and on edges. Small amount of original Colt bright blue on sides of bolt. Pump handle is very good condition, varnished, many small dents & dings. Stock is good solid condition, varnished, with slight shrinkage or erosion along tangs at buttplate toe. Includes letter from Colt archives stating the factory records for this rifle were lost or destroyed, but confirming the 1888 manufacture date. Condition is NRA Very Good (possible re-blue) *** Antique Firearm *** [From the Jim Sigmon Collection]