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Cimarron Lightning

Name: Cimarron Lightning
Brand: Cimarron

Single action revolver · .38 Special

Also known as Cimarron Lightning SA, Lightning Model P Jr

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About the Cimarron Lightning

The Cimarron Lightning is a small-frame single-action revolver styled after the 19th-century Colt Model 1877 Lightning. Chambered in .38 Special with a six-round cylinder, it pairs a color case-hardened steel frame with a blued barrel and cylinder and a one-piece birdshead walnut grip. Cimarron offers the Lightning in several barrel lengths (3.5, 4.75, 5.5 and 6.5 inches), giving the look and heft of the original pocket revolvers with modern single-action reliability. It is popular with Cowboy Action Shooting competitors and Old West enthusiasts.

The original Colt Lightning of 1877 was Colt's first double-action revolver and a favored small-frame pocket gun of the Old West; Cimarron revives its slim birdshead-gripped profile as an easy-handling single-action.

Cimarron Lightning specifications

General

Type: Revolver
Action: Single action revolver
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Single action
Calibres: .38 Special
Magazine capacity: 6 rounds
Magazine: Revolving cylinder

Dimensions

Barrel length: 121 mm (4.8 in)
Overall length: 260 mm (10.2 in)
Weight (empty): 0.83 kg (1.83 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Walnut
Finish: case_hardened

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 290 m/s (951 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 341 J (252 ft·lb)
Effective range: 45 m

History

Production status: In production
Country of origin: IT
Designer: Mike B. Harvey

Features

Birdshead grip
Exposed hammer
Fixed sights
One piece grip
Color case hardened frame

Safety

Half cock notch

Cimarron's Lightning renders the historically double-action Colt 1877 as a single-action design. A dual-cylinder version adds a 9mm cylinder alongside the .38 Special. Manufactured for Cimarron in Italy (Uberti/Pietta).