Colt 1877 Lightning & Thunderer

Manufactured in 1905. Action works. Metal has a gray and brown patina with some light surface pits. Bore has strong rifling with some pitting. Grips are not chipped or cracked. Good overall condition.

Serial Number 99038. 38 caliber with a 3 ½” barrel. This gun is in very good condition with 80% of the original nickel finish. Fire blue remains on the screws. Grips are good and show carry wear. This is a sheriff’s model which means there is an absence of the ejector rod housing. Action works well. This gun comes with a Brauer Brothers Holster which is later than the gun. Very fine Colt...

Colt Metropolitan Police (Wash- D-C.) Lightning .38 Long Colt caliber revolver. Backstrap very nicely inscribed “ Metropolitan Police Dept .D.C” Bore is excellent, action works perfectly. Gun has 93-95% original factory nickle. No buggered screws. Grips show handling wear but no cracks or chips. This was an order by the D.C. Police for Colt to produce several hundred. These Metropolitan...

.38 Colt Lightning and .41 Colt Thunderer model revolver pair. Lightning was manufactured 1904 and Thunderer in 1906. Bother revolvers have 6" barrels. Address markings are sharp. Both guns have similar wear and patina. Actions work properly. Bore on the Lightning is very good with some minor frosting. The Thunderer has strong rifling with some pitting. Very good overall condition. A good...

Made in 1893. 38 caliber with a 3 ½” barrel. This gun was refinished long ago and retains approximately 70% of the nickel finish. The backstrap of this gun has the numbers “3803” which we do not know the significance of.  This gun comes with a factory letter where it confirms the configuration and that it was sold and shipped to Hibbard, Spencer and...

Colt 1877 Lightning .38 Colt caliber revolver. Made in 1902. Has approximately 95% original blue with a thinning blue on grip straps. Receiver has most of its original case colors. Bore is excellent. Very good overall condition. A fine Colt Lightning!  

Colt 1877 revolver with English Pall Mall Colt address on barrel. Barrel length is 4.5”. Barrel is acid etched "Colt D.A. .38". Bore is perfect and action works perfectly. Grips are checkered rosewood and are excellent. Gun has approximately 90% plus original blue. Gun has 98% case colors. Gun was manufactured in approximately 1880. Case is excellent and completely original with proper...

Colt 1877 Lightning Sheriff’s Model .38 caliber revolver. Made in 1877. Early gun, being produced in the first year of run. Has a 3½” barrel. This gun has the etched panel caliber marking. Nickel is excellent. Original nickel finish rates at 85%. Grips are very good and have the early course checkering. Nice example of an early Colt Lightning Sheriff’s...

Colt 1877 Lightning .38 caliber revolver. Manufactured in 1900. This is a very fine Lightning with 95% case colors and 93-95% bright original blue. Grips are perfect. Trigger and back of hammer have lustrous fire blue. There are some tiny dings behind front sight and some very light at the end of the cylinder from shooting. Bore is bright and has some light pits....

Colt Thunderer .41 Colt caliber revolver. Manufactured 1883. Bore is excellent. Barrel length is 2.5”, usually referred to as Sheriffs model or Storekeepers model with the short barrel. Barrel is acid etched Colt DA .41. Factory original barrel and gun has approximately 90% original nickel plating. Action works perfectly. Note: Grips look and fit well but are later replacements. Very nice...

Interesting Belgian copy of Colt lightening Pistol. The only one we have seen! 70% of the original nickel. Top strap is marked “Dresse Laloux & Co/ London” we believe this to be the retailer and that is was made for the English market. There is only a Belgian proof mark on the frame. Very nicely checkered wood grips are very good condition. Gun works...

Colt 1877 Lightning Store Keepers .38 caliber revolver. Made in 1888. 90% original nickel .38 caliber. Very good etched panel.

Colt 1877 Lighting .38 Colt caliber revolver. Manufactured approximately 1901. Gun has an excellent bore. Frame has 98% bright case colors. Gun has approximately 95-96% blue. Grips are excellent. Barrel length is 3½”. Action works perfectly. This is a very fine storekeeper lighting!

Colt 1877 Lightning .38 Caliber Revolver. Made in 1903. .38 Caliber with a 4 ½” barrel. 50% of the original blue. Traces of case colors remain in the protected areas, but frame is mostly a gray patina. Grips are very good.