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Antique Colt Lightning Medium-Frame Slide-Action Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:10.00 USD
Antique Colt Lightning Medium-Frame Slide-Action Rifle
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Antique Colt Lightning Medium-Frame Slide-Action Rifle, #65654, .32 CF (.32-20) cal., 26" round barrel has dovetailed bead-blade front and buckhorn style rear sights, marked with maker's name and address and 1883-85-86-87 patent dates in two lines on top and "32 Cal." at breech, has 15-shot mag. tube below; receiver has the "Rampant Colt" at left side, checkered walnut sliding forearm that actuates auto loading/top ejection, integral trigger guard and tangs, walnut buttstock with crescent buttplate. Factory letter, dated 1992, confirms specs, stating this gun was shipped June 9, 1892 to W.R. Grace in NYC in a shipment of 10 guns.  Condition is fine.  Receiver retains approx. 70% original blue, with tiny impressions to upper and lower tang.  Barrel shows general finish loss and mild patina, left side near the front sight with a fresher looking scratch.  Mottled case colors to hammer, buttplate has silvered-out.  Forend shows sharp checkering and a nice finish.  Buttstock with an added varnish that was applied over scattered shallow surface dents and scratches.  There is an approx. 1.5" closed hairline crack to left side of the wrist, as well as a smaller crack and a few small chips at the upper left edge.  Action is smooth; bore is bright with sharp rifling, and a few small spots of erosion near the muzzle.  Est.: $1,500-$2,500.