theirs a trails sniper rifle on gunbroker item Auction # 310796992 its at 5 g right now with 42 minutes to go looks nice what rare rifle love to have it
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theirs a trails sniper rifle on gunbroker item Auction # 310796992 its at 5 g right now with 42 minutes to go looks nice what rare rifle love to have it
Sold for $5,024.00 U.S.
No 4 MK1 Enfield 1931 trials rifle sniper C&R NR : Curios & Relics at GunBroker.com
Regards,
Doug
Yes, the rifle had incorrect screws in the sniper base, the scope was a late model MK II instead of an early MK I, but other then that it ws a very nice example of a trials rifle. It was surprising how much it went for.
Yes it was suprising how much it went for. I see from the buyer's feedback that he is not from the USA and the auction showed no international sales. If the seller is serious about the international sales, it will be interesting to see if it reappears on the auction site.
The pictures show a Mk3 scope so presumably not original to the rifle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frederick303
Right.... Meant to type MKIII, forgot an "I"
It does look the the seller does not want to sell overseas, there is a big "no overseas sales" note added on the 16th. If he sells it to the second highest bidder, who is US based it will go for $4,999, a tidy sum for a mismatched rifle with in-correct mounting screws. Wow.....
It is a very nice trial rifle though.
I placed a $2,700 bid and was going to go a little higher, but by the time I logged back on it was over $4,000!!
A friend ran it up to about 3 beans and hollered "uncle".
I thought the waisted front sight protector looked a little too nice compared to the rest of the rifle. Went higher than I thought it would.
Here is a link:
No 4 MK1 Enfield 1931 trials rifle sniper C&R NR : Curios & Relics at GunBroker.com
Brian B
Good set of photos at any rate. More would be better, but the major dramas are evident. I like it as it wasn't a 1933 "upgrade". And it still has an Enfield magazine.
....and the pad screws are easy enough to remedy; though they will never be 'original' of course.
ATB
Roger,
You are off course correct and in the UK you might even have access to correct period parts, which to my mind would make it virtually original.
Actually Frederick whilst I don't know of the whereabouts of any 1930's made 4BA screws, they are still available over here from model engineering suppliers, exactly as per the originals. You just have to shorten them a little & finish suitably. One of my Trials T's had horribly butchered slots on the front pad screws where some Bubba had tried to remove them without melting the solder first! The rifle was otherwise a real beaut. I felt, rightly or wrongly, that it would be 'less worse' to carefully change them than to leave them. I don't know what others would think about this......some people might feel differently.
ATB.
I've got a big tin full of the original screws from the H&H factory while writing the book. They're exactly the same as the steel ones you get today and the last ordnance issues for the No4 and L42
That 3504 scope number is familiar. Must check my scraps of paper.
Very nice original looking rifle that must have stood in a corner somewhere for a long time to rust like that on the butt plate screw and sling swivel.
I wonder what the story was.
I had the impression those N92 brackets were not a perfect fit on trials "T"s, at least not at the rear pad. I seem to recall that the angle of the mating surfaces was slightly different.