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Colt Lightning Small-Frame Slide-Action Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD
Colt Lightning Small-Frame Slide-Action Rifle
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Colt Lightning Small-Frame Slide-Action Rifle, #69760, .22 RF cal., blued 24'' octagonal barrel, with dovetailed blade front and notched rear sight, marked with maker's name, address and 1883-85-86-87 patent dates in two lines on top flat, and ''22 Cal.'' at breech; blued tubular half-magazine; blued receiver with top ejection is marked with serial number on lower tang; oil-stained one-piece checkered walnut sliding forearm, matching buttstock with checkered hard rubber buttplate having the ''Rampant Colt'' logo within a relief oval. Mfg'd 1902. Condition is very good. Barrel retains approx. 50% original blue, darkening and mixing with brown patina and scattered light dings; mag tube and receiver show traces of blue mixed with a gunmetal-brown patina and scattered light erosion; buttplate with mild wear and a nick at top right. Stocks are sound showing marks of age/use, and very worn checkering on forearm. Action is smooth; bore shows dark black-powder erosion with faint rifling. Est.: $500-$700. (C&R)