Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this desirable pump-action rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Colt Lightning Large frame also known as the Express Rifle!
Note: This example is non-functional due to the pin missing in the firing pin. We recommend that this example be sent to a gunsmith before use!
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Note: This example is non-functional due to the pin missing in the firing pin. We recommend that this example be sent to a gunsmith before use!
Click here to view our other Live Auctions!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Lightning Large Frame (Express Rifle)
Serial: 4609
Date of Manufacture: 1890
Caliber: .38-56-255 (.38-56 Winchester)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 28 1/4"
Optics/Sights: Blade front / Adjustable rear
Stock/Grips: American walnut butt stock w/ checkered walnut forearm
Action: Pump-Action
Markings: Standard / Barrel stamped "38-56-255"
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Around the 1880s, Colt was looking to diversify but both Remington and Winchester had the rifle market sewn up. Besides their lever-actions, there were also new slide action rifles: the user pumped a moving arm set under the barrel and around a tubular magazine, kicking out a spent round and loading a new one with every “stroke”. Colt concentrated on this design concept and in 1884 introduced a gun with a short slide action that was so slick and so fast; they dubbed it the “Lightning”.
The advertising said it all: “Nothing was faster than lightning”. The handy rifle’s tubular magazine could hold as many as 15 rounds, depending on caliber, which made it very attractive. It came in three varieties: small, medium, and large. Each of these guns had the same set up, with a deep-blued finish, case hardened hammer, American walnut stock and fore-end, and open rear and front sights. They were light, going 6.5-pounds or so. The large frame (.38-56 Winchester, 45-60, and .50-95 Express) guns were by far the fewest produced with just 6,496 coming off the line.
Today these guns (barring a SFPD marked medium frame) are the most sought after of this particular family tree. Since they had longer cartridges, the magazines on these guns were generally 10-rounders rather than the more common 15-shots. The large-frame Lightning (also called the “Express Model”) was manufactured between 1887 and 1893.
This example is non-functional due to the pin missing in the firing pin. We recommend that this example be sent to a certified gunsmith before attempting to operate!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3-day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Lightning Large Frame (Express Rifle)
Serial: 4609
Date of Manufacture: 1890
Caliber: .38-56-255 (.38-56 Winchester)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 28 1/4"
Optics/Sights: Blade front / Adjustable rear
Stock/Grips: American walnut butt stock w/ checkered walnut forearm
Action: Pump-Action
Markings: Standard / Barrel stamped "38-56-255"
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Around the 1880s, Colt was looking to diversify but both Remington and Winchester had the rifle market sewn up. Besides their lever-actions, there were also new slide action rifles: the user pumped a moving arm set under the barrel and around a tubular magazine, kicking out a spent round and loading a new one with every “stroke”. Colt concentrated on this design concept and in 1884 introduced a gun with a short slide action that was so slick and so fast; they dubbed it the “Lightning”.
The advertising said it all: “Nothing was faster than lightning”. The handy rifle’s tubular magazine could hold as many as 15 rounds, depending on caliber, which made it very attractive. It came in three varieties: small, medium, and large. Each of these guns had the same set up, with a deep-blued finish, case hardened hammer, American walnut stock and fore-end, and open rear and front sights. They were light, going 6.5-pounds or so. The large frame (.38-56 Winchester, 45-60, and .50-95 Express) guns were by far the fewest produced with just 6,496 coming off the line.
Today these guns (barring a SFPD marked medium frame) are the most sought after of this particular family tree. Since they had longer cartridges, the magazines on these guns were generally 10-rounders rather than the more common 15-shots. The large-frame Lightning (also called the “Express Model”) was manufactured between 1887 and 1893.
This example is non-functional due to the pin missing in the firing pin. We recommend that this example be sent to a certified gunsmith before attempting to operate!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3-day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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