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The Colt Lightning Rifle or Colt Lightning Carbine was a slide-action or pump-action rifle manufactured by Colt from 1884 to 1904 and was originally chambered in .44-40 caliber. 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. Its profile somewhat resembles the pump-action rimfire rifles made by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and Remington Arms. The Colt Lightning Carbine rifle 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.
[[File:Coltlightningrifle.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Colt Lightning Rifle (Uberti reproduction) - .38 Special]]
[[Image:Coltlightningrifle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Modern Uberti Colt Lightning Rifle - .38 Special.]]
The '''Colt Lightning Carbine''' (also called the '''Colt Lightning Rifle'''; not to be confused with the [[Colt Lightning|Colt Lightning revolver]]) was a slide-action or pump-action rifle manufactured by Colt from 1884 to 1904, and was originally chambered in .44-40 WCF. Colt eventually made the Lightning Rifle in three different frame sizes to accommodate a wide range of cartridges, from .22 Short and .38-40 WCF to .50-95 Express. Its profile somewhat resembles the pump-action rimfire rifles made by the [[Winchester Repeating Arms]] Company and [[Remington Arms]]. The Colt Lightning Carbine 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.


== Specifications ==
==Specifications==
*Cartridge: .44-40
(1884 - 1904)
*Action: Slide Action
*Feed system: Tube Magazine
*Sights: Iron


=== Film ===
* '''Type:''' Rifle


* ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' (1965)
* '''Caliber(s):''' .22 LR, .32-20 WCF, .38-40 WCF, .44-40 WCF, .38-56 WCF, .50-95 Express
* ''[[The Big Gundown]]'' (1968)


=== Television ===
* '''Barrel length(s):''' 26 in (66 cm)


=== Video Games ===
* '''Capacity:'''  fixed tubular magazine; capacity varied based on caliber and length


=== Anime ===
* '''Fire Modes:''' Slide-Action/Pump-Action
 
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'''The Colt Lightning Carbine can be seen used in the following films and television shows:'''
 
===Film===
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| ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' || || Col. Mortimer || || 1965
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===Television===
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| ''[[Gilligan's Island - Season 1|Gilligan's Island]]'' || [[Bob Denver]] || Gilligan || nickel finish, in wall-mounted gun rack / "The Sound of Quacking" (S01E07) || 1964
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=See Also=
* [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.


=== Animation ===


[[Category:Gun]]
[[Category:Gun]]
[[Category:Rifle]]
[[Category:Rifle]]
[[Category:Carbine]]

Latest revision as of 20:11, 2 June 2021

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Colt Lightning Rifle (Uberti reproduction) - .38 Special

The Colt Lightning Carbine (also called the Colt Lightning Rifle; not to be confused with the Colt Lightning revolver) was a slide-action or pump-action rifle manufactured by Colt from 1884 to 1904, and was originally chambered in .44-40 WCF. Colt eventually made the Lightning Rifle in three different frame sizes to accommodate a wide range of cartridges, from .22 Short and .38-40 WCF to .50-95 Express. Its profile somewhat resembles the pump-action rimfire rifles made by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and Remington Arms. The Colt Lightning Carbine 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.

Specifications

(1884 - 1904)

  • Type: Rifle
  • Caliber(s): .22 LR, .32-20 WCF, .38-40 WCF, .44-40 WCF, .38-56 WCF, .50-95 Express
  • Barrel length(s): 26 in (66 cm)
  • Capacity: fixed tubular magazine; capacity varied based on caliber and length
  • Fire Modes: Slide-Action/Pump-Action


The Colt Lightning Carbine can be seen used in the following films and television shows:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
For a Few Dollars More Col. Mortimer 1965

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Gilligan's Island Bob Denver Gilligan nickel finish, in wall-mounted gun rack / "The Sound of Quacking" (S01E07) 1964


See Also