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EARLY, FIRST MODEL LIGHTNING .38-40 OCTAGON RIFLE, #11XXX, MADE 1885
Guns International #: 101020512 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Colt Rifles - Antique - Colt Rifles - Lightning
Seller's Information
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Seller: goodmanguns
Company: William T. Goodman
Member Since: 10/16/15
First Name: William
Last Name: Goodman
State: Montana
Zip: 59715
Country: United States
Phone: (406) 587-3131
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 53
Total Number of Listings: 3285
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: checks, cashiers/bank check, money order
Description:
EARLY, FIRST MODEL LIGHTNING .38-40 OCTAGON RIFLE, #11XXX, MADE 1885. Nice example of a first model with “open top” and sliding action-locking safety in the trigger guard intact (2nd models have a dust cover built into the bolt and lack the safety in the trigger guard). 26” oct. barrel and full magazine show even thinning, aged blue, receiver shows some good blue in protected areas with the balance gray/brown, exc. markings including the rampant colt stamping on the side of the receiver and the Colt address and patent dates on the barrel, small silver Rocky Mountain blade front sight with buckhorn rear sight that looks to be a replacement, fine+ wood with tight wood to metal fir and fine checkering on the forend, nice screws and fine action, bore only a little dark with sharp rifling and is about excellent with any roughness very, very minor and surface. Has some tiny nicks in the receiver side (mostly on the left side) that are very minor and look like the rifle might have been in a wagon that ed against a metal object, but again, really minor and unimportant- barely visible in the bottom close-up photo. Nice appearance overall.
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: COLT
Model: LIGHTNING FIRST MODEL OCTAGON RIFLE
Serial Number: 11XXX
Caliber Info: .38-40
Condition: FINE
Barrels: 26" OCT.