" Better, stronger, faster!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Surpmil
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" Better, stronger, faster!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Surpmil
A little less than 6 million I hope!
Only if you do not buy the parts on E-bay.Quote:
Originally Posted by CODFan
I am glad I am not the only one who remembers the 70s.
HOH: I'm still trying to forget the episode where Larry Csonka guest-starred.
Ridolpho
They say if you can remember the 60s you weren't there!Quote:
Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY
At least not in CA. ;)
To answer the OP's last question about value, I have had four or five LB MkIs now and have paid everything from $150. for a nice original complete example to $300 for one just like yours.
To really test the US market these days I guess you could put it on Gunbroker or list it here and take offers?
It's quite restorable IMO and should be restored. You probably won't find the really early parts like the hinged upper band and the waisted foresight protector, but personally I doubt those parts were on more than the first few thousand rifles. The barrel should be saved and sleeved IMO. It's been chopped far enough back you could probably make the joint under the forend where it wouldn't be seen.
The wood you have is a bit interesting because it is beech or birch apparently but with the early MkI configuration which includes the recess on the bolt handle side for the magazine cutoff that was never manufactured. So, if it is LB wood, that would be the first LB MkI forend in beech or birch I remember seeing.
Also interesting that the rifle has probably been refinished (the engraving on the receiver wall is not 'in the white') but the finish appears to be very similar to the original - or am I wrong? Were the MkI's phosphated after they were engraved?
Hinged forebands are easy now: Springfield Sporters lists the LB hinged band for $50. They tried them at $300 for a while IIRC, but have since lowered the price.
Low cut wood is not that hard to come by, but the real challenge will still be that front foresight protector. Although as surpmil mentions, it may likely never had it in the first place.
Plan on spending another $125+ for a LB MkI Back sight.
Also needs the Early Style Round Cocking Piece. $?
I have to thank you for that reply. I went downstairs for a totally unrelated matter, and found myself drawn to the hoard of Enfield parts I picked up at the Calgary show last weekend. It is a beautiful hoard, as any large group of Enfield no4 in the grease parts will be. I soon found myself opening up some of the bags of greasy parts, and amongst the 33 new in the grease LB cocking pieces I found this one used one:Quote:
Originally Posted by CODFan
That's the one, with the as yet unexplained mysterious little markings stamped in. I'm just redoing one that some target chappy took the hard facing rod to back in the day. Had to grind it all back and then have it built up with TIG.