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Colt Lightning Rifle
Colt- Lightning .22 Rifle
Type	Slide action Light Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	United States San Francisco Police Department
Wars	Spanish-American War
Production history
Manufacturer	Colt's Patent Firearms
Produced	1884–1904
Specifications
Cartridge	various; see text
Barrels	round, octagon
Action	Slide
Feed system	Tube magazine
Sights	Iron

Colt Lightning cal .22 Rifle

Colt-Lightning Carbine

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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] Its profile resembles the pump-action rimfire rifles made by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and Remington Arms.^[2] The Lightning saw use as a sporting arm in America and was adopted for use by the San Francisco Police Department, but was never as popular or as reliable as the various lever-action rifles of its day. It is however reported to have been used by American forces in the Spanish-American War, most likely as privately purchased weapons. ^[2]

Variants

The medium-frame Colt Lightning Magazine Rifle was manufactured between 1884 and 1904.^[4] It was the first slide-action rifle offered by Colt.^[4] Colt records indicate 89,777 were produced, in .32-20, .38-40, and .44-40 as a companion arm to the Colt Single Action Army revolver.^[4] Two versions were offered: a rifle with a 26 in (66 cm) barrel and 15-round magazine, and a carbine with a 20 in (51 cm) barrel and 12-round magazine.^[4] The San Francisco Police Department acquired 401 rifles all of which had 26 in (66 cm) round .44-40 barrels and bore S.F.P 1 through S.F.P 401 stampings on the lower tang.^[4]

The small-frame Lightning (also referred to as "Second Model Colt Lightning"^[4]) was the first rimfire rifle made by Colt and was manufactured between 1887 and 1904 as a plinking and gallery gun.^[4]^[5] Colt records indicate 89,912 were made, in .22 Short and .22 Long.^[4] Barrel length was 24 in (61 cm) and the rifles had a blued finish, case-hardened hammer, and a walnut stock.^[4]

The large-frame Lightning (also called the "Express Model"^[4]) was manufactured between 1887 and 1894.^[4] Colt records indicate 6,496 were made in different big game calibers such as .38-56 WCF,^[6] .40-60 and .50-95 Express.^[4] Barrel length was 22 or 28 in (56 or 71 cm).^[4]

Modern versions

Reproduction Lightning rifles are still manufactured today by companies such as Uberti, Taurus, and Pedersoli for hunting, historical reenactment, and competition purposes such as Cowboy Action Shooting in calibers such as .38 Special/.357 Magnum, .44-40, and .45 Colt.^[4] Of these calibers, only the .44-40 was offered in the Lightning when it was originally produced by Colt.

References

^ Flayderman, Norm (2001). Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms... and their values. Iola, WI: Krause Publications. p. 669. ISBN 0-87349-313-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c Boorman, Dean (2004). Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated History. Lyons Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-59228-638-6.
^ Wilkerson, Don (1998). Colt's Double Action Revolver, Model of 1878. Wilkerson Press Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-9617876-4-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Sapp, Rick (2007). Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms. Gun Digest Books. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-89689-534-8.
^ Wilson, R. L. (1985). Colt: An American Legend. New York: Abbeville Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-89660-011-4.
^ "Colt Lightning Large Frame 'Express' Slide Action Rifle in 38-56".

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Pedersoli Lightning page

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