Colt Lightning Revolver Parts
I need parts for a Colt 1893 lightning not the 1877, or some one that can work on them.
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Do you mean a 1892 New Army or New Navy?
Years ago I got some parts for one from Dixie Gun Works. What they have is usually hit or miss.
Have you tried www.coltparts.com? They list quite a few parts but as with all old parts suppliers just because the part you need is listed does not mean it exists.0 -
quote:Originally posted by truthful
Do you mean a 1892 New Army or New Navy?
Years ago I got some parts for one from Dixie Gun Works. What they have is usually hit or miss.
Have you tried www.coltparts.com? They list quite a few parts but as with all old parts suppliers just because the part you need is listed does not mean it exists.
No he means the 1893 Lightening...in 38 Colt. It is a double action that loads like a single action. The 1877 was in 41 colt, and called the Thunderer.0 -
Good luck with finding someone to work on it..No one around here will touch them. Good luck though!! 0 -
Well, I'm far from an expert on every model of old Colt but I have never heard of a Model 1893 "Lightning". To my knowledge, Model 1877s (Lightning and Thunder) were made from early 1877 until about 1909 or 1912. So, I checked Flayderman's 9th edition, and Norm doesn't list a Colt 1893 model. His listing for the 1877 Lightning indicates that that model became available in 1877 and standard calibers were .38 and .41, giving no indication that only the .41 was available for the first 16 years of production.
Digging some more, the Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms, 2nd edition, says nothing about a Model 1893 either. Similarly, it states that the Model 1877 was available in .38 known as the Lightning, and .41 known as the Thunderer with no indication that the .38 didn't come out until 1893.
Haven & Beldon's book contains a photo of a Colt advertisement dated January 1877 for the "New Double Action, Self Cocking Central Fire Six Shot Revolver" as the Model 1877 guns were first known. In addition to a photo of the gun, it contains a photo of a cartridge identified as ".38 cal. long or short."
There is an ended auction on the auction side for a "1893 Model 1877 Lightning D.A. 38 Special Double Action Revolver." The serial number given lists to 1893 for a Model 1877 according to R.L. Wilson's SN lists (which does not include a listing for a Model 1893 either.) I'm suspicious that this issue may stem from this GB auction with the DOM of 1893 mistaken as a model number. Hopefully the 38 Special caliber listed in the auction is actually 38 colt.
If anyone has a reference that lists and describes a Colt 1893 Lightning, I'd surely appreciate it if you would so indicate here. Thanks.0 -
The "gunsmith's best friend" was also made in .32 cal and called the "Rainmaker".
A William Mason design, the double action parts are frail at best, and subject to break. Hunter, is that the problem with yours?0 -
quote:Originally posted by truthful
Well, I'm far from an expert on every model of old Colt but I have never heard of a Model 1893 "Lightning". To my knowledge, Model 1877s (Lightning and Thunder) were made from early 1877 until about 1909 or 1912. So, I checked Flayderman's 9th edition, and Norm doesn't list a Colt 1893 model. His listing for the 1877 Lightning indicates that that model became available in 1877 and standard calibers were .38 and .41, giving no indication that only the .41 was available for the first 16 years of production.
Digging some more, the Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms, 2nd edition, says nothing about a Model 1893 either. Similarly, it states that the Model 1877 was available in .38 known as the Lightning, and .41 known as the Thunderer with no indication that the .38 didn't come out until 1893.
Haven & Beldon's book contains a photo of a Colt advertisement dated January 1877 for the "New Double Action, Self Cocking Central Fire Six Shot Revolver" as the Model 1877 guns were first known. In addition to a photo of the gun, it contains a photo of a cartridge identified as ".38 cal. long or short."
There is an ended auction on the auction side for a "1893 Model 1877 Lightning D.A. 38 Special Double Action Revolver." The serial number given lists to 1893 for a Model 1877 according to R.L. Wilson's SN lists (which does not include a listing for a Model 1893 either.) I'm suspicious that this issue may stem from this GB auction with the DOM of 1893 mistaken as a model number. Hopefully the 38 Special caliber listed in the auction is actually 38 colt.
If anyone has a reference that lists and describes a Colt 1893 Lightning, I'd surely appreciate it if you would so indicate here. Thanks.0 -
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