Antique Colt .22 rifle

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06-09-21, 08:19
OLIAR15

Antique Colt .22 rifle

A member of our shooting club showed up with this rifle on Tuesday rimfire

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Serial number indicates it may be a Lightning made in 1889 ?!

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06-09-21, 08:39
T2C

It looks like an old gallery gun. A friend of mine has two of them.
06-09-21, 19:29
Pappabear

Pretty cool, nice old piece. Did he shoot or did you guys shoot it?

PB
06-09-21, 21:30
easy

Colt Lightning.

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06-10-21, 00:41
OLIAR15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pappabear

Pretty cool, nice old piece. Did he shoot or did you guys shoot it?

PB

He shot it, I didn’t. I only noticed it once he was done and started packing. But I insisted that if he ever wants to sell it, he thinks of me.