Major General Shagnasty Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Help, I need some help to find some drawings or blue prints to copy a missing part on an 1885 Colt Lightning 44-40. rifle. It is called the slide release lock #29 on the blow up figure. If anyone has a gun like this and will Trace the part I can build it I know where to start. Thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Please post a link to the blow up showing the part. The one drawing I could find part 29 shows as a pin for the hammer group. I've got an 1885 in 38-40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Try contacting Lassiter. He knows more about the Lightning than anyone. He's fixed one of mine, and has worked on originals and all of the replicas. He prefers phone calls. In fact, that's the only way to contact him. Knowing that, and since I got it the exact same way, I'll post it here. 937-687-1039 The Lighting is a great rifle, and once you get used to it, it can rapidly become your favorite rifle. I've got four of the things, 2 AWA's and 2 real Colts. Five if you count the Colt in .22 Long. I started out just wanting to have one to have one, and I caught the bug something fierce. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuna Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Looks like Numrich has a picture of it. https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/179060 https://www.gunpartscorp.com/gun-manufacturer/colt/rifles-colt/lightning-cf-rifle?page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Ok I see the part in question now. Not sure how to get to it and not sure I could could get it back functioning afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Rapid Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 MGS.. I understand you wanting to have the part in place, and I assume you noticed that the Colt Lightning will function properly without the slide lock. The job of the slide lock is to lift the rocker arm which releases the slide and enables the action to be continuously cycled to empty the magazine of its rounds without the hammer dropping. (When the Colt Lightning is fired normally, two tangs on the bottom of the hammer lift the rocker to allow the slide to be cycled.) RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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