Cased No 4 Mk 1 (T) $79 ?

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Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY

I wish my dad would have put a few away for me as I was only 7.

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My Dad and Uncle both are still kicking themselve's for not buying CMP rifles when they were $125.00. I let them look at the downloaded catalog last year and they couldn't believe how expensive they are now, especially to get one of the really good ones. WOW... Of course everything is more expensive now, even chewing gum is not what it was back in the 1960's... "My guess is" if we can't afford to buy one of those No.4 MK 1 (T) rifles now, immagine what 50 years from now they will cost. Time to stock up while supplies last I guess....

I was there. My first car, 1948 Plymouth club coupe cost me $75. My first surplus arm, an AC42 P-38 cost me $100. Still have it. The car is long gone. Rock and Roll was invented when I was 13. lucky Gary

Planing a trip to Anniston soon to get a Garand before they are all gone. If I have any funds left. Had a No 5 Mk1 Jungle Carbine find me yesterday.My gunsmith refered the fellow to me as someone who might be interested. Interested? Well yea. Could not pass it up. 12/1946 Faz I would say 98% on the metal 95% on the wood. Paid a bit more than $39.50 but think I did Ok.

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Hello all,

Lurked for months, finally gonna post one. My no 4 (T) still has that Hunters Lodge receipt in the box. And it was as listed, $79.00. I bought it back in 1992 for $1500. The man I bought it from orderd it from HL back in the '60's. He said he ordered it with the crate, and asked for a excellent condition scope, an option, he explained, the company offered by hand selecting the best scopes. That might explain why the scope doesn't match my rifle. Anyway, when his rifle arrived, he didn't know how to adjust the scope, and put it back the crate, and squirreled it way for 30+ years. He never fired it. Now it's in my gun safe, and comes out a couple of times a year. What an outstanding weapon.

Talked to a friend from this site yesterday about the 4 LB consecutive serial numbered No4's and he told me about a elderly gentlemen he "knew" IIRC. This gentleman bought 25 LB T's with full kit for $100.00 each and sold them for $250.00 so a tidy profit. NOW to make you really drool 7 yes 7 of the LB T's were consecutive serial numbers. Just think what those 7 would sell for today. Pretty obvious at least the 7 were never issued and would be matching and perfect.

I would venture all 25 had never been issued.

Here's some more from the early 60's. Ray

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Thanks ray: I love the hyperbole on the sg43 (mp44?) description: "These noisy and efficient burp guns turned the tide of battle against the Allied armies more than once and only because they appeared late in the war did they not completely annihilate the invading Allied forces."

It does make me wonder why old surplus military rifles are so expensive today: most Lee Enfields in civilian ownership today are the very same rifles that Sam Cummings bought off the UK government for between 2 and 7 shillings each - thats about $2 max at the time.

Still the same old "Royal" Enfield error - or was it deliberate?