Colt Lightning 44/40 Medium Frame Pump Action Rifle. **UK 1989** DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED**D 1537. Colt Lightning 44/40 Medium Frame Pump Action Rifle. **UK 1989** DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED**D 1537. Pump Action .44-40 Rifles

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 calibre. Colt eventually made the Lightning Rifle in three different frame sizes, to accommodate a wide range of cartridges, from .22 Short calibre and .38-40 to .50-95 Express. Its profile resembles the pump-action rimfire rifles made by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and Remington Arms. 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. The medium-frame Colt Lightning Magazine Rifle was manufactured between 1884 and 1904. It was the first slide-action rifle offered by Colt. 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. His medium framed 44/40 model is in very nice condition. The woodwork only has some very minor age related marks mainly to the underside of the stock. The metalwork retains the majority of it blueing *see pictures*. ‘COLT’S PT F.A.M.FG.CO HARTFORD CT . U.S.A.’ and patents are stamped to the top of the barrel along with 44 CAL. The serial No 33452 is stamped on the bottom tang. De-activated to early UK specification. The rifle pumps, cocks and dry fires it has an open barrel, over bored with a pin at the breech. The price includes UK delivery and deactivation certificate**This Firearm is deactivated to one of the pre- 2nd May 2017, UK specifications. We can arrange for this firearm to be brought up to the latest UK/EU specification (customers can purchase on our lay-away scheme. The weapon will then be brought up to the EU specification and the relevant certificate obtained prior to the transfer of ownership and delivery) D 1537.