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here is a reference from someone over on leverguns (reply)

cable — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:40:48 +0000

this was offered at greg martin auctions in a major sale in 2007, the picture is no longer available on the archive:

https://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?ahid=1290&aid=6700&lid=2171260

*colt Colteer Experimental/prototype Lever Action Rifle

Lot #485 (Sale Order: 485 of 828)

Sold for: $650.00

Item Description:
Serial no. XP8, .22 long rifle caliber, x19-inch barrel; blued finish with anodyzed aluminum frame and cocking lever. Varnished semipistol grip stock with composition rampant colt logo buttplate.
Condition: Fine; excepting In need of repair, including mechanism and attachment of buttstock.
Notes: Made in the 1960s for short period; see R.L. Wilson, THE BOOK OF COLT FIREARMS for example.
Estimate: 800 - 1200

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I suppose that colt had shown a picture of the prototype and it was in an ad that i saw..

i distinctly remember the semiautos including the short one with the saddle ring, but being more interested in the gun with the lever, which as i recall, looked otherwise identical.

wish i had seen this auction, i might have grabbed it.

book of gun values? (reply)

bj2 — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:26:49 +0000

You could check that book of gun values to see if it is listed. I would look it up but since we moved almost everything I own is still in boxes.

I remember the Colteer and I also remember a Winchester automatic that was somewhat similar.

One of the things about nostalgic .22's is that many of them are dirt cheap now.

Remington Nylon 76 forgot that one, but i have 2 of them! (reply)

cable — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:36:21 +0000

updated !!

i have:

winchester 250 22lr
winchester 255 22 mag
ithaca 49R 22 lr [ american made, and poorly at that]
ithaca 72 22 lr [ german] [ was also sold by iver johnson as their wagonmaster ]
ithaca 72 22mag
winchester 94 22 lr
winchester 94 22 mag
marlin 39
marlin 1894M 22 mag
Mossberg 402 "palomino" 22 lr
Rossi/Taurus 62 22 lr
Browning Bl22 22 lr
marlin 1897 22lr
marlin 1891 sideloader 22 lr
Uberti 1873 SRC 22 mag
Remington model 76 22 lr

dont have an original 1873 winchester 22, nor do i still have any of the other uberti winchester replicas in 22r

now anybody else anybody know any others i have overlooked ??

Remington Nylon 76 (reply)

cas — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:25:45 +0000

fer one.

No, i remember the ad being from colt. probably never went (reply)

cable — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:02:08 +0000

into production.

i have:

winchester 250 22lr
winchester 255 22 mag
ithaca 49R 22 lr [ american made, and poorly at that]
ithaca 72 22 lr [ german] [ was also sold by iver johnson as their wagonmaster ]
ithaca 72 22mag
winchester 94 22 lr
winchester 94 22 mag
marlin 39
marlin 1894M 22 mag
Mossberg 402 "palomino" 22 lr
Rossi/Taurus 62 22 lr
Browning Bl22 22 lr
marlin 1897 22lr
marlin 1891 sideloader 22 lr
Uberti 1873 SRC 22 mag

and probably some others i cant remember .... i DO get carried away.

i dont have an original 1873 winchester 22, nor do i still have any of the other uberti winchester replicas in 22r

anybody know any others i have overlooked ??

Are you sure you're not thinking of the Winchester 250? (reply)

Drago — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:49:04 +0000

It was a levergun in .22s,l,lr and .22WMR. It was part of Winchester's 150,170,190,250,270,290 family of rimfire rifles. the "50"s were leverguns, the "70"s pumps, and the "90"s semi-auto's.

I believe so. (reply)

cable — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:08:48 +0000

Looks just like the semi auto with a lever. (?) (reply)

cas — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:46:06 +0000

Not a "traditional " shape like a Winchester/marlin '94.

I'm also picturing a saddle ring on the short one??? Maybe?

yes; i get these fits of nostalgia from childhood....used (reply)

cable — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:49:40 +0000

to spend countless hours reading gun mags, looking at ads, studying gun digests, etc. fantasizing about the items i would buy if i hadnt been dirt poor. and now periodically i grab these things when i can, and enjoy playing with them. many of the lever 22s are still cheap enough that assembling a collection of them is not too heavy a deal. this is one that i recall, but cant even find a picture of.

IIRC the lever is kind of wide? (reply)

cas — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:43:47 +0000

Say 1 1/2 to 2 times as wise as a Marlin or Winchester?

Handled one once but it was long ago. Maybe I'm remembering wrong. Another "should have" in retrospect.

may be so.....cant seem to find a picture or any example (reply)

cable — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:37:53 +0000

anyone remember a 'colt colteer ' 22 lever action rifle (reply)

Harry O-1 — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:34:03 +0000

Wasn't that the one that had a real clunky lever. The front of it looked normal, but the outside rear of it was square while the inside rear of it was rounded normally.

I remember looking at that one before I decided to pay more and get a Marlin Mountie.

you are likely right, but i have read referrences about (reply)

cable — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 04:47:56 +0000

there being a colteer lever action....yes, the winchester 250 and 255 work pretty well, but are cheaply made compared to the later 9422 or the marlin 39 or winchesters pump guns, the 61 and 62.

overall i think there were about 15-20 different models of lever action 22lr and 22 mags made by the various manufacturers; some were not so great, but it makes for an interesting collection.

anyone remember a 'colt colteer ' 22 lever action rifle (reply)

Catoosa — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 04:01:40 +0000

1967 Shooter's Bible shows the Colteer autoloader, but not a lever gun. Also a "Stagecoach" version with a 16 1/2" barrel and a saddle ring complete with leather thong. Looks real funky on an autoloader, but the gun itself would be short, light (4 3/4 lbs.)and handy.

There is also a Winchester auto/slide/levergun .22 series of the same time period, that looks quite similar to the Colt guns. The lever was the Model 250, the pump was the Model 270, and the autoloader was the Model 290. The lever and pump versions were also made in .22 WMR as the Models 255 and 275.

My uncle had one of the .22LR leverguns. It was OK as I recall, but seemed kinda cheap and tacky compared to the older Winchesters.

anyone remember a 'colt colteer ' 22 lever action rifle

cable — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 02:42:40 +0000

probably made in the 1960s or so. they made 22 lr semiautos and a single shot in 22 magnum, both called 'colteer' but i beleive there was also a lever gun. it was about the same time as mossbergs model 402 lever action 22 [ the palomino ]

any one remember or have old gun digests etc that might show such?

come on guys and wow me like you did with the remington lightweight funky colored model 572 22 pump rifles !!

these memory lane adventures are fun and tempting. i still would like the have the afore said remington with the blond wood and teal blue receiver and barrel.