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Category - Colt Rifles - Lightning - Rimfire American Rifles

Category
Colt Rifles - Lightning
Rimfire American Rifles

Colt Lightning, .22 Rifle

Description:
The Colt Lightning Carbine or Colt Lightning Rifle was a slide-action (pump-action) rifle manufactured by Colt from 1884 until 1904 and was originally chambered in .44-40 caliber. Colt eventually made the Lightning Rifle in three different frame sizes, to accommodate a wide range of cartridges, from .22 Short caliber and .38-40 to .50-95 Express. Its profile resembles the pump-action rimfire rifles made by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and Remington Arms.The small-frame Lightning (also referred to as "Second Model Colt Lightning" was the first rimfire rifle made by Colt and was manufactured between 1887 and 1904 as a plinking and gallery gun. Colt records indicate 89,912 were made, in .22 Short and .22 Long. Barrel length was 24 in and the rifles had a blued finish, case-hardened hammer, and a walnut stock. .22 Long

Price: $899.99

Chambers: Pump Action
Metal Condition: Good with some of the original patina still evident
Wood Condition: Good
Bore Condition: Fair
Barrels: 24" Barrel
Triggers: Colt Trigger
Fore End: Rounded Slide
Butt Pad: Colt Original Butt Plate
Weight: 5lb 13oz
Sights: Fixed Iron Sights
Item Location: Tulalip, WA