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Had another bidder for me, so picked up 2 No8s as well as a No9, had hoped to pick up a pair of consecutive serial numbered No8s (there was many opportunity's to do so) but feel i went 1 better:D
Check them out:super:
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Verrrrry Nice! :dancingbanana::dancingbanana::dancingbanana:
I have a No8 but No9s are scarce as hen's teeth her in the US.
What were the rifles going for on average?
The average on the No8s was about $370NZ with the No9s at about $850/900NZ pretty much halve to get US$
I hope in future, if the Defense dept ever offer up Guns for auction in NZ again (unlikely) that they don't use the same Auctioneers.
Very nice, especially the No.8 s/n's! I wonder how that made it through??
Hi 5th Batt,
Not sure if we met at the auction but if not plse check out my enfield links site, 100 essential links for enfield rifles 08, I'm trying to collect the owners of the sequential serialed rifles before we all disappear, your icu6 is one of a rack set of six rifles eg. I've ID'd a few of the sets and buyers I'm after.
you might have the missing ICU3 there too.
at one point there was a series of 5 sequentialed no 9's!
Too bad the rules were one of each, that meant the sets had to be broken up, wish I had a buddy bidding too but hey, I didn't have any spare lotto money either.
My one no8 absolute POS! $380, and a no4 303 $220, almost POS and three wood sets $150, cost an easy $1500; after two days driving,gas $250, motels, 3 days $350 food, etc etc.
not sure if I'd do that again.
BUT...many kudos to all the people who cooperated in saving from the blast furnace or the deep six ...285 no 8's, 101 no9's and 53 303's, at a total fund raise I guess around $250,000.
Apparently there's a little thing around from the UN called an arms non proliferation act that requires scrapping of surplus arms, the rumor is that apparently NZ kind of forgot to sign it...oorah!.
BTW, they're already on trademe,
Can I assume that the No9's were ex RNZNavy issue to recruits and Navy Cadet forces? I know that the RNZN had loads of Lanchesters when I was there. I took a few from the Royalist when it was due for scrapping. Went to a place called Devonport ( I think that's what the name was.....) and collected some. Never saw any No9's though. All the RNZN kit was in VERY good condition
I didn't go though the No9 s/n's that closely, could only afford 1.
Now for the No8s
Set of 5: 2
Set of 4: 1
Set of 3: 9
Set of 2: 31
& of course 1 set of the same s/n, there was one other set listed, but turned out to be a typo.
This list may have some errors but it adds up to 115 out of the 285 available
My rifles as shown in photos are
Lot 314 No9 s/n A1567 $920
Lot 255 No8 s/n DA 156 $320
Lot 141 No8 s/n DA 156 $400
Here is my orphan to PC...
$383 NZ including buyer premium. Would have paid a lot more just so they could survive. Job well done.https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...P3090041-1.jpg
Hi Wazzz,
You were there after all. I was the bloke handing out the bit of paper with the enfieldresource web site address on it, just in case you were one of those still in line two hours after the auction.
I screwed up royally on my no8, with 30 seconds or less running per rifle my ear caught a rifle going at my price range instead of over 400 so I stuck in a bid. It turned out to be the rifle that looked like it had been dropped off a moving vehicle onto a gravel road, I was/am ticked off as it was on my list marked as do not buy this one as the wood was too damaged. of course there was no way to back out either, or to buy a better one as well. oh well, maybe next time.
I did get a beat up no4 that is a bit of a diamond in the rough though, and its even has a wigram brass disc, so I like it but its hard to justify hanging onto a common rifle.
Someone mentioned that the auction had been advertised in wellington newspapers, which might explain why the prices were so high, a lot of cashed up looky loos who just had to buy something, anything.
I really really hope there's a way to keep contact with the buyers to track matched sets.
Hi Peter L, you would have enjoyed this one, great to see hundreds of enfields laid out on the tables. The no9's mostly, except 2 I remember were rnzaf, seemed to be navy. They were all very well used, but not abused. The descriptions of the bores was much more strict than had to be, a frosted bore was usually hard to detect, and all of the bores I saw sparkled clean and shiny, kudos to the folks to did all of this and laid them out in serial number order.
What was very nice about them was the rifles character and patina, they reeked of nz history and with brass disks on the butt often marked to ships or stations it was great to see the bits of history not lost. The bores were all nice, wood worked rubbed, worn , oily, but nice overall.
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Originally Posted by 5thBatt
So, you have two rifles with the same serial number and both from the New Zealand order marked with the DA, very unusual.
Did any No8 parts sell. I need a very good butt pad and a barrel. Anybody got these? pls email me rgg_7@hotmail.com
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Originally Posted by RJWT32
Both the forends have DA156 stamped into them, both bolts also stamped but one is renumbered.
The lighter one is dated 1951, the other 1952.
Maybe they finished on DA156 for the Christmas/New Year break and restarted with DA156 ????
A lot of members of the Wellington Branch of Antique Arms saw or knew about these rifles before the end of the day, plus i showed them both to the Armorer who inspected all the rifles, so my a$$ is covered if anyone accuses me of 'Humping my Enfields':madsmile:
Sorry RGG7, no parts like that, we got the wood, front band, king screw bushing, front swivel, mostly the butt plates on the wood sets were broken into pieces.
I wonder if sequentialed rifles have extra $ kudos, then what price are clones??!! Awesome.
Got a No8 & No9 at the auction as well didn`t see you Wazza.
Stu.
I had a proxy bidder, top bloke called Evan. Who are you S-A-M?Quote:
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Waz
Have emailed you, re Butt.Quote:
Originally Posted by rgg_7
There was a posting on Jouster several months ago that NZ had actually signed the UN treaty on "non-proliferation of arms". Any information to the contrary would be welcome news. The more nations that stand up to the gun-haters at the UN, the better. Prior to our last national election here in the USA, such a treaty would have had a snowball's chance in hell. With the current administration, I think it could very well be signed into law.Quote:
Originally Posted by RJWT32
Hey Wazza, had it to the range yet?? Bet the little bugger will go really well. The No9 turned out OK as well, the loose wood was simply the king screw being loose. The recoil lugs are a little set-back, but it shouldn't make any difference to the .22...
Someone wanted No8 butt plates. I believe BDL had some reproduced. As a matter of interest, has anyone got a No9 fitted up to 'T' spec? If anyones considering it, the old Instrument and Searchlight EMER has the spec for bringing the focal range of the No32 down to 25 metres for use on the indoor ranges, against the old landscape targets if anyone needs it. Good for fire orders and wet weather training. Does anyone still have an old landscape target? They must be rare now
During the 60's there were 8 or so such beasts for the sniper div at Warminster
I.M.A.S. Anzac Shoot at Awakeri on the 4th of April (also featuring the all singing, all dancing Webley championship shoot... Wazza defending his crown!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauser308
She will get a run then, along with the No2 I have yet to fire (shame shame:confused:)
If you want me to fax you the directions again, just yell out!
To all of you Amerikans out there: our dollar languishes at 50 cents against yours at the moment, makes a shooting holiday to New Zealand a bloody bargain mate! While you are here, Mauser can take you out big game fishing and I will fix you up with a guided dear hunt (the roar is in a few weeks :thup:) followed by duck season in May. I'll even lend you the gats as long as you don't mind shooting dear with a Lee Enfield...