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ENFIELD TANKER CARBINE sells for over $1000
For all of us serious collectors that look for the real, genuine article, you will be shocked:
WWII BRITISH NO. 4 MK 1 ENFIELD TANKER CARBINE : Curios & Relics at GunBroker.com
Some of the Enfield collector's community has lost its grounding and beginning to fly over the cuckoo's nest.
Look for a bunch of these conversions to show up soon at these prices. Just wait until they start putting sniper scopes on these........and start carving trench art on the stocks........
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Last edited by Seaspriter; 02-26-2015 at 10:53 PM.
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02-26-2015 10:20 PM
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To quote the seller... Rifle was converted to a “tanker carbine” by the importer, with the barrel shortened to about 20” and a muzzle compensator added ... And they stilled payed big.
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Starting price wouldn't have been bad.
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I've noticed that over here in Australia
the prices have almost doubled in the last year or so. I don't know if this is because of the impending 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings and a ground swell of interest in all things ANZAC. Or just that the rifles have become more collectable in general. Terrific if you want to sell one. But a pain in the butt if you want to buy. 
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Same in NZ, I see that is good though as more guns will get looked after I hope. Hopefully it will also boost the demand for barrels encouraging more to be made, ditto brass and projectiles and prices will drop for consumables.
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Wow! Who new the phrase "converted by the importer" would triple the price. Is "tanker" the new "sniper"? I must say this seller seems to get a a premium on his sales. I think he got $1500 a few weeks back for a scopeless No4 T
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I know the old eyes arn't as good as they used to be and it could be a trick of the light but doesn't the last picture show a rather large saw cut in the barrel. If that is so then it really would be a "fun shooter".................
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It could be an auction rope-a-dope where you buy something you made yourself to generate an interest and a standard value before you sell a bunch more. Then again ..........
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They can't even get the nomenclature right. This side of the pond we say "tankie" not tanker.
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