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Colt Lightning Rifle .32-20 Win SN: 40708

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD
Colt Lightning Rifle .32-20 Win SN: 40708
Antique American made medium frame slide action repeating rifle chambered in .32-20 Winchester, manufactured circa 1889. Featured a polished blued finish, tapered 26" octagon barrel, dovetailed front sight with German silver blade, elevation adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sporting sight, 15 round tube magazine, smooth trigger, case hardened hammer with knurled spur, steel frame, two-piece hand checkered walnut slide handle and smooth straight grip shoulder stock with crescent metal buttplate. Rifle exhibits approximately 10-15% of it's original finish showing some bright bluing on the receiver with the balance in-the-white or with a browning patina and the barrel & magazine tube bearing a mostly aged brown patina with some bluing retained in the protected areas. The rifle also displays a small amount of scattered dark rust. Action is smooth, the bore is bright with good rifling & scattered dark pitting, markings are crisp and the wood stocks are good with blemishes, repair/alterations to the slide handle scales & a small chip in the toe of the buttstock. Condition is NRA Good. ***Antique Firearm***