1953 lithgow SMLE

Wasn't Lithgow's "1953" run 1,000 rifles total?

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

I reckon that would be a good buy has the long butt wish it were here in Aus I could be sorely tempted, as far a price goes a No.4 just sold on used guns here in Aus for $2k straight out of the grease now thats expensive for just a normal run of the mill. And yes I know they do not make them any more.........!:)

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If that was for a Mk2 not uncommon.

Regarding this '53, I see no stampings on the right butt- had Lithgow stopped this practice for 1953? The outfit selling this rifle is not known for bargains so I'm wondering why the low price.

Ridolpho

Mine is marked the same as they always were on the right side of the butt socket. It's matching throughout and pretty much excellent except for a few handling marks. It also sports a short buttstock as mentioned above.

Yes 53's were never marked on the butts like earlier rifles. Butts are cleanskins

Ditto on my 1953 Lithgow.

Long butt-stock, no markings on the furniture.

The 1953's Lithgow's here is the serial range for them so there was a 1000 made ~ F39581 to F40580 (1953) Manufactured Lithgow SAF (machinery trials)

Looks like it sold.Didn't think it would last long.

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Originally Posted by superbee

Looks like it sold.Didn't think it would last long.

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Lasted longer than I thought it would given how quickly Corwin Arms entire inventory of SMLE's and Longbranch No. 4's went , last week. The SMLE's in that batch, strangely, appeared to be mainly or all WW2 BSA "dispersal rifles" leading one to wonder how a large group of that type would end up all in one place in 2017!

Ridolpho

I picked my 1953 Lithgow up pretty cheap a small gunshow. Arm was surplused with the big lot of guns that came out through John Jovino back in the late 1980s. Back in the late 1980s to early 1990s was a great time for Enfield collecting in the US, lots of material and not a lot of interest.