Manufactured circa 1883 to 1885. The Colt-Burgess rifle and carbine was the only lever action firearm made in any quantity in Colt's history. Total production stood at only 6,403 long arms (3,810 rifles and 2,593 carbines). These Burgess lever guns were Colt's only attempt to compete with Winchester in that category on the frontier, and they truly were a worthy competitor. This particular carbine is the standard weight version as opposed to the baby carbine. The standard carbine was a slightly heavier version of the baby carbine. The standard carbine weighed 7 1/2 lbs. versus 5 1/2 lbs. Colt manufactured 1,219 standard carbines. The lever action features a 20 inch barrel, full length magazine tube, carbine blade front and folding ladder rear sights, two-line address/patent dates barrel marking, Rampant Colt and saddle ring staple on the left side of the receiver (saddle ring absent), and carbine stock with carbine trapdoor buttplate. The hammer, lever, and buttplate are casehardened, and the remaining surfaces are blued. A four piece cleaning rod is included.

Very good, displaying a brown-gray patina associated with a well traveled carbine with the receiver retaining 40% thin original blue finish. 30% of faded original case colors remain on the lever, hammer, and buttplate. The wood is very fine with a couple short stress lines at the upper tang and some minor handling marks. Mechanically excellent. A solid example of a rare Colt-Burgess lever action carbine that looks as though it spent time serving on the frontier.