Colt 1877 Lightning & Thunderer

SN 71590. Early double-action revolver made by Colt in 1888. 4.5" barrel with .41 Long Colt cylinder. Nickel finish not original, but otherwise great condition. Grips are excellent. Action times and locks up correctly, including the double-action. Barrel and frame match but loading gate does not. Trigger guard bears the Colt rework star.

Austin location.

SN:114413. Made in 1899, .38 Long Colt with a 4.5" barrel. Bore is poor, dark with pitting and good rifling. Double action revolver with functioning action. Has about 50% remaining nickel plating, with the rest grey patina. The grips are good with wear and a small chip.

SN: 148649. Made in 1904, 38 Long Colt caliber with a 4.5" barrel. Bore is very good, bright with light etching. Double action revolver with about 60% blue finish and traces of case colors. The grips are very good with light wear. The backstrap is engraved "Wells Fargo" very lightly. There's no record that Wells Fargo every ordered Colt Lightnings so we assume the marking was added later...

Serial number 109888. Made in 1898. 41 Colt with a 3 ½” barrel. Very good as refinished.

Manufactured in 1904. Barrel is 4.5". Action works properly. Bore has strong rifling with some pitting. Metal has a grey patina. Good overall condition.

NSN. Approximately 38 caliber with a 4 ½” barrel. The ejector rod is missing. Metal has an even dark brown patina.

Lightning with 3 1/2" barrel commonly referred to as the storekeepers or sheriffs model. Bore has strong rifling with frosting. Action works properly. Screws are very good, no buggered heads. Grips are very good, no cracks. Metal has a patina color. Overall this is a good Lightning model.

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 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...

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. Very fine Colt Sheriff’s model Colt 1877 Lightning.

Manufactured in 1904. The barrel is 4.5". The bore is very good plus, shiny with strong rifling and light etching towards the rear of the barrel. The action works perfectly. The grips are excellent. The revolver has approximately 92% of its original blue and is beginning to fade. The hammer and trigger have most of their nitre blue intact. Overall very good condition.

Six-round Colt revolver with 4.5" barrel. Manufactured in 1903. This revolver has 99% of its original blue, 100% vivid case colors and the nitre blued parts are brilliantly colored. The action works perfectly. The bore is excellent. grips are in excellent condition. This Colt Thunderer is in excellent condition and it would be hard to find another one as good!

Double action, six-shot revolver with 4.5" barrel, and made in 1902. The bore is in very good condition with strong rifling and light frost in the grooves. The action works perfectly. The hammer holds on safety, half cock and full cock. All markings are sharp and clear, revolver has about 50% blue mixed with an even brown patina. The case colors are faded but are still visible. The serial...

Made in 1905. Has a 4 1/2" barrel. This gun is in excellent condition with 97% original blue finish on cylinder, barrel, backstrap and trigger guard. Frame has excellent bright case colors. Grips are excellent. Action works perfectly. This is a top-notch example of a Colt Lightning.

AUSTIN LOCATION.

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.

Manufactured in 1881. Barrel is 3.5". Bore is good with fair rifling and corrosion in the grooves. The action works properly. The grips are mother of pearl with the right side being cracked and mended. Metal has areas of pitting with an old nickel plating that is beginning to flake. In spite of such a non-glowing description the revolver has good eye appeal and it works; which is a big bonus...

.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...

Made in 1899. 41 caliber with a 4 ½” barrel.  Approximately 25% of the original nickel remains. Grips are good showing normal handling wear. Ejector Rod is missing. Action holds full cock and locks up tight, but does not have half cock. Gun works fine in double action.