Yard Sale Find - No4 MK2

I don't often do yard sales anymore because I never seem to find anything but do still go to the big neighborhood types when I can. I recently found this at one such neighborhood yard sale. 1955 production UF prefix No4 MK2, unissued, removed from the paper by the previous owner and never fired. It's not something I specifically collect as it's post WWII but I just couldn't pass it up for the price, $350. I expect it will be a safe queen. I can't say it's anything I ever expected to find.

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Omg....

I guess now I know what I will be doing next weekend. Forget the gun shows. I am going yardsaling! I prefer brunetts but that is one lovley blonde.
Nice photos as well. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

That's the sister rifle to one that I have. You have to take it to the range at least once. One of the most accurate rifle I own. A real pleasure to fire.

Looks exactly like my 55

You guys in the States have all the fun. If that was found in a yardsale in Australia you would be up to your neck in Police, probably the SWAT Team.
Fantastic find .

Lucky you.!!!

Excellent find! I thought $500 recently at the local store was a good deal on a similar rifle and story! I also have one of its sisters and have fired it and enjoyed it thoroughly (can attest to the pleasing accuracy, looks and handling). Enjoy it whatever you do!

Great find . On another forum there is a "you suck" award for people who get good deals. I think this deserves a "you suck" award.

Rick

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Originally Posted by Wayne T

You guys in the States have all the fun. If that was found in a yardsale in Australia you would be up to your neck in Police, probably the SWAT Team.
Fantastic find .

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to be fair, that would be the same response in California and New York (not all the states are free)

I passed up a gun show because of this rifle. I have not attended one in probably three months and one was coming up this past weekend. My wife and I had planned a day trip and coincidentally, the gun show was in the same town. It was a coincidence, REALLY. The coupon on my desk was also a coincidence. Anyway. I found this at the yard sale the day before we were going to the gun...I mean town day trip and as I pretty much cleaned out both my wallet and my wife's purse to buy this, I told her I didn't need to go to the gun show the next day.
We had a nice time on our day trip.

I could not help myself I had to look again. Inspiring post.

I got mine at a yard sale to. I only paid $75.00. I can not imagine not being able to go out and find such things here in the US.

Hooked,,,I blew coffee out my nose!!! Good one......

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Hooked,,,I blew coffee out my nose!!! Good one......

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And I come back again and 1stLee posts another garage sale centerfold.

Wow, great gun and great price.
The best deal for me is a 1950 Long Branch with transit case, never issued for $400.00. Offered the owner more, he refused saying he wanted it to go to a good home.

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Originally Posted by enfield303t

Offered the owner more, he refused saying he wanted it to go to a good home.

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I have been on the recieving end of a couple of those as well. Some see the value in passing a piece of history on to some who they are confident will be a good steward of the item.