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Colt Lightning Carbine
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, .40-60-260, .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 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Murieta! | Several deputies, bandits and civilians | Uberti replica, Medium Frame model | 1965 | |
For a Few Dollars More | Lee Van Cleef | Colonel Douglas Mortimer | Seen only in holster; Uberti replica, Medium Frame model with nickel-plated finish | 1965 |
Uncredited | Deputy bank guard | Uberti replica, Medium Frame model | ||
Django | Several Mexican Army soldier | Uberti replica, Large Frame model with nickel-plated finish | 1966 | |
Several Rodriguez's henchmen | Uberti replica, Medium Frame model with nickel-plated finish | |||
Navajo Joe | Several Duncan's henchmen | Uberti replica, Medium Frame model | 1966 | |
The Big Gundown | Ángel del Pozo | Chet Miller | Uberti replica, Medium Frame model with nickel-plated finish | 1966 |
Lee Van Cleef | Jonatan Corbett | |||
Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! | Francisco Sanz | Reverend Alderman | Uberti replica, Large Frame model | 1967 |
Herman Reynoso | Deputy | |||
Several deputies and bandits | ||||
Don't Turn the Other Cheek! | Horst Janson | Sheriff Randall | Uberti replica, Medium Frame model with nickel-plated finish | 1971 |
Catlow | Native | Uberti replica, Medium Frame model | 1971 | |
My Name is Nobody | Several Wild Bunch's riders | Uberti replica, Medium Frame model | 1973 | |
A Man Called Noon | Richard Crenna | Rubel Noon | Continuity error; Uberti replica, Medium Frame model | 1973 |
Ángel del Pozo | Ben Jannish | Uberti replica, Medium Frame model | ||
Several Judge Niland's henchmen | ||||
Captain of "Pilgrim" (Kapitan "Piligrima") | Virgilio Echmendia | Hercules | Medium Frame model | 1987 |
Slavers |
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
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The Rifleman | With nickel-plated finish / "Sporting Chance" (S04E18) | 1962 | ||
Gilligan's Island | Bob Denver | Gilligan | Seen on a gun rack; With nickel-plated finish / "The Sound of Quacking" (S01E07) | 1964 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
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Hunt: Showdown | "Caldwell Marathon" | Added in Desolation's Wake event (2024) | 2018 |
See Also
- Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.