![Lionel 26 GRAY Bumper Lighted Die Cast metal contact buffer 1948 only C6 SCARCE](http://lonestartrains.com/cdn/shop/products/DSCN3261_469204ed-b72f-4486-aa77-97bdcf897a9b_{width}x.jpg?v=1652240948)
Tough to find in ANY condition...
You are looking at a really neat Lionel bumper from 1948. This is the SCARCE die cast illuminated bumper in GRAY.
This is the forerunner to the more common #260. Lionel made the 26 for only two years, 1948-1950, and the GRAY VERSION only happened in 1948. The SILVER contact buffer is really neat as well-- neater than the black one on the 260.
Sure, you see the 260s on ebay, but how often do you see a working foreruner in the rare color?