You mean like this one? :Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I (T) Sniper Rifle : Curios and Relics at GunBroker.comQuote:
Originally Posted by jmoore
"Overall condition of this rifle is very very good."
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You mean like this one? :Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I (T) Sniper Rifle : Curios and Relics at GunBroker.comQuote:
Originally Posted by jmoore
"Overall condition of this rifle is very very good."
Sadly enough, the rifle referred to in PrinzEugen's post is probably real. Its the reserve thing that I despise. Not that I buy hardy anything unseen, but I'm not gonna run the price up just to see how insane the seller is!
The rifle looks ok and would seem to be correct, and as such the going price would be reasonable. The number of these rifles on the market in the condition it is are few and far between and as time goes on less and less will be up for sale. So if you want one ask good old Fr Chrismas to leave it under the tree.
rhodders
Which rifle do you refer to rhodders? There's a wee bit of difference between 'em.
Yes I thought the one I linked to above looked real too jmoore - although you'd have to be looking through somewhat rose tinted spectacles to describe it as being in 'good condition'! (I particularly wondered how the front pad ended up like that)
The first rifle looks pretty good to me!
Even with rose tinted specs the second one would be just as bad.
the first one of course is my preferance.
rhodders.
I just wish they wouldn't mention my name.
Actually, I like the comments by the Indian REME Armourer who, like me, just keeps the kit on the road, serviceable and ready, even if it sometimes looks a little bit down at heel. It reminds me of an old Land Rover I bought direct from the MoD about 16 or so years ago. It was a bit of a clunker and always looked like it could do with a lick of paint but jeeeeees, it was so reliable. A bit like our old No4's I suppose
Copyright your name, then at least you can make some money each time your name is mentioned or sue them for copyright infringement...:)
On the issue of the first (very nice indeed) 4t for sale (for my money the price is certainly not ott, for the uk at least) but just a query on the forend - the wood seems low to me around where the cutoff would have gone and I've seen it higher there too - would various stocks have been used in manufacture?
The relief cut IS unusual on a 1945 vintage No4. Otherwise, the cutout looks OK.
The lightly sanded business suggests to me that this rifle MAY have been painted (camoflauged) at some point. If paint traces remain, I think it would be a bonus rather than a detractor! That's one thing I'd love to find- a bit tatty but unrebuilt No4(T). I'm afraid that's going to almost impossible.