Colt’s Model 1877 Lightning revolver (occasionally confused with its 1884 Lightning pump-action rifle) was the company’s first double-action handgun, brought out to compete with the double ...

Of Colt's Model 1877 double-action revolvers, the Lightning is the most well-known, chambered for the .38 Colt cartridge.

Sullivan will auction off three 1877 Colt "Quincy Police Dept." Type 5 revolvers as part of Will Sullivan Auction Co.'s Spring Firearms and Militaria Auction and Sportsman Show starting 9 a.m ...