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Hello all, i kinda collect Enfields along with other Military type rifles... Im more familiar with No4s...
CAme across what appears to be a L39 But it is NOT stamped L39 anywhere... This came into NAVAL Arms if i recall the story... It has a 43 dated No4 receiver.. I cant even see any Brit proof marks...
This is kinda out of my collecting range .. but a very interesting piece if it is what it is...
ANY HELP OR INFO would be greatly Appreciated
Hi, looks like a Maltby receiver to me, as far as I am aware The L39's were assembled at Enfield utilising unused Fazakerly No4 bodies, all marked L39 and dated.
thats the info ive been getting.... wonder if this is just an oddball Has Enforcer style butt
To cut to the quick, whatever it is, it ain't an L39. That's all you need to know
Thank you... i really didnt think so... but figured id ask the experts....
Its "just" a gunsmith converted No4 target rifle.
The majority of No4 7.62mm target rifles used were converted by gunsmiths - at the time L39A1s would have been rarely seen as they were only available to military units. However, as many of these target rifles share identical components with L39s or L42s (same barrel, woodwork from same contractor, Parker Hale sights and woodwork, etc) they are often literally identical, less for the military markings.
In UK you have the paradox that an L39A1 has a decent value due to its markings and therefore provenance, whereas an absolutely identical No4 target rifle built of the same components is currently worth less as a complete rifle than the eBay value of its Parker Hale sight.
Nice. Looking rifle. If you're into shooting it probably does that very well, and if well done could be worth picking up.
Ed
Not all L39 production used new bodies. My own uses a recycled Maltby, which has been upgraded to Mk2 spec.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrclark303
Er..... Do you mean that it is a Mk1/2 spec?
I've got a 'clone' here that I purchased recently. Hammer price was £180, they aren't worth much here now. PF- Mk.2 action.
Sorry Peter, that is what I mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
Still a few "clones" out there with a L42 barrel on, plus the 7.62 mag........ if its got a PH sight or similar then a bonus, its worth more in parts.... on the subject of parts, what would be the going price of a L42 barrel ? as the L42 themselves have reached the £10,000 plus here in the UK, a spare (Used but good) barrel must be worth a tidy sum ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk VII
Looks a lot like the "T4" built by Parker Hale. What's the lump on top of the barrel?
Has it got the 7.62 extractor as well?
I would have thought so Geoff, there must be people looking for a suitable replacement barrel that would snap your hand off!Quote:
Originally Posted by bigduke6
On the same subject as £10,000 + L42's, have you seen the prices of the once humble and "cheap" No4 now, good original examples with good bores seem to be rising in value very quickly !
I,m sure its seasonal with the No4, at times it was demanding a higher premium than the SMLE, other times lower....... I would of thought the WW1 centenary may have had an effect on the SMLE.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrclark303
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Originally Posted by bigduke6
To be honest, given that almost no-one is going to wear out an L42 or L39 barrel these days, part-used spare barrels are worth little more than scrap value. There are an awful lot around. I've got about twenty loose barrels myself, and another ten Enfield-barrelled target rifles that will inevitably be broken up for parts just to get them off my register. There is one trade gunsmith who probably has hundreds of the barrels, given the number of target rifles he scraps to make de-act No4s.