Enfield Rifle Information and Value?

[gdisharoon]

Hi all,

This is my first post to this very interesting site. Here are the specs that I know. Any information or idea of value would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

1943 SMLE III* MA Lithgow #46344

On the stock it is stamped SMLE HV III*

I have read through some basic history but looking for any more information on this rifle including approx. value.

Thanks in advance.

Information

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[Aragorn243]

If it has an "H" stamped on the receiver:

Excellent - $550
Very good - $425
Good - $300
Fair - $200
Poor - $150

If it does not have a "H" stamped near the receiver, deduct $50 from the Excellent and Very good and $25 from all the rest.

Peterson's 5th Edition

Without photos, no one can judge condition and as you can tell, that has a big impact on value. General rule of thumb, if you don't know much about condition, you will probably rate your rifle one or two grades higher than it actually is.

[JerryEAL]

Start the ball rolling, a few pictures will help. I am no expert but this forum is the best place to be for Lee Enfields af any kind.Ooops the ball has rolled LOL

[aqbill]

Dear gdisharoon, Those are pretty good estimates and I'm quite sure that Peter Laidler - one of this forum's well-regarded holy-of-holies - will be along to tell you that it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it....

[Aragorn243]

Dear gdisharoon, Those are pretty good estimates and I'm quite sure that Peter Laidler - one of this forum's well-regarded holy-of-holies - will be along to tell you that it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it....

That is very true. You will only get what someone is willing to pay. Prices are regional too, what sells where I live may not have any interest where you live so the pricing information I provided is just a guide. The variability is one reason why few will commit to a price. I am rarely willing to pay what the book value is and I tend to eventually find what I'm after at the price I'm after. I see a lot of guys on various classified ad sites that try for months on end to sell something at a price no one is biting on and isn't ever likely to bite on. One such site yesterday had a fellow seeking an unwrapped No4 MKII in excellent condition with mint bore. Out of curiosity I asked him how much he was willing to pay. He said for the right one, $350. It's a $1000+ rifle these days and he had no clue to that. You can get a No4 MKII rifle for that price but it isn't going to be just unwrapped in excellent condition. It's going to be well used. I steered him to Gunbroker which is a good site to see how much things do sell for and he came back and apologized to me, he really had no idea that is how much they were selling for. Gunbroker too is a guide. You have to realize that selling there involves a commission and shipping along with FFL transfers, etc that may not be involved in a face to face transaction. So Gunbroker sales tend to be a little lower than face to face sales in my experience. There is just a LOT of variables with selling something and in the end it comes down to you having a price someone else is willing to pay and both parties being happy with it.