Colt Lightning rifle
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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]
Colt Lightning Rifle | |
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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 |