Still wrapped 1955 No.4 Mk2 Enfield Rifle (Mfg by Fazakerley)

[enfieldhope]

You are right about the beautiful walnut on Longbranch rifles. I believe they used "furniture grade" walnut....meaning the BEST! In my opinion the Longbranch rifles were the best made #4's. What great workmanship.

[Peter Laidler]

Just to elaborate on the wrapped or unwrapped point, I look on it as I would a car in my garage. On one side is a brand new, unused Mini Cooper S I got for my birthday in 1969. I love it to bits and long to drive it so I got a good used one and drive it. The value of the old one isn't great, but it's new and unused. Same as a wrapped No4. I love to shoot them so I do, most weeks during our lunch break, on our ranges. But I use an UN wrapped one........ It WAS wrapped once so what's the difference.......

Now just think if you had an genuinely unwrapped 1928 Military contract No1 rifle. Just think about it.......... made 10 years after the 1st war, military numbered and verified, untouched, still sealed........... Believe me, in another 15 years these wrapped No4's will be too good to unwrap. Maybe not valuable as such (in relative terms) but as the great man Sookey says............ they were all cheap - yesterday.

There's another 'problem' in England that we face and that is that by definition, any new in wrap rifle will have been opened, albeit slightly, and marked, to pass the proof test. So number of genuine FULLY wrapped No4's in the UK............. VERY, very few, if any unless you are really lucky

[JBS]

There is a difference, the sadist thing I could think of would be to watch a government GRINDER eat a firearm still in the wrapper. I can hear the comment now. “ Oh thanks so much Sir for leaving it in the wrapper, I didn’t get a bit of grease on me from that one”.

[jmoore]

Whose to say they won't do it to old cars as well? Save the environment from all that potential pollution -from your undriven antique auto...It has been seriously contemplated!

[shane mccray]

I would love to find a Enfield still in the wraper! And yes I would release it from its captivity. If anyone has a line on these, please pass the word to me.

[Ian]

I know a gent who had the worst experience selling a wrapped No4 - the buyers cheq came back. When he approached the buyer, the buyer apologized profusely and said he'd have to give the rifle back. When the rifle was returned, the buyer had already cut the paper and mummy wrap off, but hadn't removed the grease. He still has the rifle in the grease, but without the wrap it's lost a big part of it's value.

[Brian Dick]

I've got two here, both awaiting export licensing and going to Australia. One's still in the wrap, the other has been unwrapped, cleaned and fired a bit. The previous owner kept the wrapper which will be included with the rifle so at least it still has the original paper tags still intact. There's probably no increase in value for the future seller but it's nice to have. I remember when I was buying 12-20 at a time, with some consecutive numbered sets included directly from the importer here in the USA in the early 1990's. The good old days for sure.

[Bearclaw]

Shane, get onto to Brian Dick. If he can he will source you one. Looks like Australia cleaned him out of 3 already.

Myles

[shane mccray]

I have just him a PM. Thank you for your help.

[Basharnets]

Do u consider selling this baby? I will pay u good money