A No.1Mk4??? what? Oh my! what a find!

It's nice to have friends who know your interests... I was not looking or even wanting another T but I just could not pass on this deal of a decade. Incorrectly marked and poorly executed by the seller to sell this fine piece of history which is now MINE!!! A couple friends had found and relayed the message to me that a sniper was on a large selling site and I needed to take a peek. I did and just couldn't help myself to the deal as no one knew it was there.. I have taken pictures and attached for your pleasure. Thank you Colin and Brandon.

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Wow I am jealous! What a find well done it looks great. Bet you can't wait to get it to the range!

What a great find. Looks like it's had little use.
Lucky to have good friends that know a deal when they see one. I bet they'll be wanting to try it out!

what a great find! even in the box no less. COngrads!

Great find, you are one lucky man speckles.

MT, its always better to be lucky than good!!!

#4 Mk 1 T that is...very nice. Very clean. Interesting that there are no receiver markings on the flats. Just the "T"...

Was it on gunbroker or somewhere else

Wow ... Well done, that's an almost factory fresh looking T, I would dearly love that one in the collection.

Yes. Was on gunbroker. I don't know how most folks search but I typically put in sniper rifle or something I am interested in.... the only way to find this weapon was to enter "sniping" or no.1 mk4, or enfield and search through each listing because the first picture of the weapon was just the rifle alone... no scope, no box etc.... so unless you just have lots of time to search every listing, it was easily missed.
Yes, this is T is in really good condition. The chest a little wear but certainly in line with age and my others. Thank you guys for the nice responses....

I'm confused, was this actually listed as "No.1 Mk4" (which is wrong) or as "No.4 Mk1" (correct)?

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I'm confused, was this actually listed as "No.1 Mk4" (which is wrong) or as "No.4 Mk1" (correct)?

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Yes..... Parashooter....this rifle was listed as "No.1 Mk4 sniping enfield".. then the first picture was just the rifle... nothing else, so when searching enfields, it would require looking at this one very specifically and all the pictures, which, once I was looking at it as a large picture, it became apparent what it really was.

Seems it pays to never underestimate the ignorance of themasses.:madsmile:

Ignorant or not someone did specles and us a service by spending good money on then doing just the right amount to that rifle to deliver a time capsule to 2017. :)

It is a beautiful rifle and I'm sure I'm not the only one who wishes it was theirs.

Nicely done!!

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/683852498

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Nicely done!!

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/683852498

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Thats it ! now imagine scrolling through the countless pages and time spent just thumbing through rifle after rifle and how easy this could be missed..... This might not have been my greatest accomplishment in finding poorly listed or watched weapons but it's in the top 3. Thanks guys!

Teamwork with Brandon Lupica as the "Seeker".
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My plan is to continue to be nice to "Eagle-eyes Brandon"!

Beuty rifle! Looks new!

Is the bracket mismatched?
Or is the rifle serial re-stamped on it somewhere?

The rifle is a peach & so is the scope & bracket, but making up an 'honest mis-match'. Perhaps the previous owner bought it in the days when people did not appreciate the importance of keeping the matching scope with its corresponding rifle? You could understand it if there was a pile of rifles & a separate pile of scopes in the store & the prospective purchaser was invited to 'help himself'. People would tend to pick the prettiest rifle & the prettiest scope, if they weren't any the wiser.

I used to stress over fully matched weapons only because I read so much about german guns.. I think that's why. Anyway, since then, I have stopped obsessing over the matching if it can't be obtained. The rare full matching No.4 Mk1 T's are out there as I know where 4 of them are located, so this one being mismatched does not bother me at all. Honestly, I was not interested in the weapon except for the chest and how it matched the rifle... I have never seen that and of course, I had to have it. Here is a fully matched No.4 Mk1 T with a good looking fellow and matching shirt. :D

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I used to stress over fully matched weapons only because I read so much about german guns.. I think that's why. Anyway, since then, I have stopped obsessing over the matching if it can't be obtained. The rare full matching No.4 Mk1 T's are out there as I know where 4 of them are located, so this one being mismatched does not bother me at all. Honestly, I was not interested in the weapon except for the chest and how it matched the rifle... I have never seen that and of course, I had to have it. Here is a fully matched No.4 Mk1 T with a good looking fellow and matching shirt. :D

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Yep, now I am sure I hate you!


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I by no means meant my quiry as a slight, and I hope it wasn't received as one, the rifle is perfect in every way!
Congrats!

No slight taken

Yep, a real beaut, & very little used.

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I used to stress over fully matched weapons only because I read so much about german guns.. I think that's why. Anyway, since then, I have stopped obsessing over the matching if it can't be obtained. The rare full matching No.4 Mk1 T's are out there as I know where 4 of them are located, so this one being mismatched does not bother me at all. Honestly, I was not interested in the weapon except for the chest and how it matched the rifle... I have never seen that and of course, I had to have it. Here is a fully matched No.4 Mk1 T with a good looking fellow and matching shirt. :D

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Beautiful kit you have there Speckles. Wish I had friends as generous as yours with their information!!!
You speak of how you were not overly interested in the rifle but the fact of how the chest matched the rifle and you had never seen that before and that really sparked your interest. I may be missing something but not sure what you mean by that? I see a chest that is period correct and it is also not a "T. LESS-TELESCOPE" chest which is good but again not sure about the "matching chest".

chest has this attached... I suppose its ez to say that someone placed it there for value but if you looked at it in person you would probably think otherwise. Either way it matches the rifle.. even if it did not match, I still would have gone after the weapon as the chest a significant value as well.. Had it not had the chest, I would have passed as I have too many T's as I am a gun hoarder. I suppose that is what I meant by not having interest in another T. I bet, and I am not a better, most collectors would have pulled the trigger on a roughly half price gem.... I am not trying to be flippant over buying this gun, but, it was a deal I certainly was not going to pass up. And yes, friends are great!

Bingo!!!!!!
I see what you mean now. I don't think that picture was included in the other sets of photos!!!!
Yes again, very nice!! I have the exact same tag on my LongBranch sniper chest......serialized to rifle # as well.....also inscribed in pencil. "Inspection Date" not filled out, same as yours.
I'm no expert in these maters but I would say they both look as dated as the chest's they are attached too.
Thanks for the clarification.

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Bingo!!!!!!
I see what you mean now. I don't think that picture was included in the other sets of photos!!!!
Yes again, very nice!! I have the exact same tag on my LongBranch sniper chest......serialized to rifle # as well.....also inscribed in pencil. "Inspection Date" not filled out, same as yours.
I'm no expert in these maters but I would say they both look as dated as the chest's they are attached too.
Thanks for the clarification.

Sorry. Missed it on first go round. Thanks for bringing it up
Andy