Bud Haynes Auction 27 Oct.

[stencollector]

**3-Snider Enfield 577 .**1-Martini 577-450**Martini Carbine 303**Enfield Carbine 303**2-Ross 303**Fulton Long Lee 303**Enfield P14**2-Lee Enfield 303 full wood**1-Lee Enfield full wood 22**Mark 3 prison issue 41**BSA Trainer 22**Lee Enfield mark 3, south Africa Proto type 303**Lee Enfield #4M1T Sniper by Holland & Holland with box, scope, etc.**# 4 Mark 1 303 military**# 7 Long Branch 22**

Some very interesting items at Bud Haynes this weekend including a 4T, a Cno7, an Envoy, and a host of others. The above quote is from the poster for the sale, the actual listing http://www.budhaynesauctions.com/auc.../catalogue.pdf
has a lot more. There is a single shot Bren gun (still a converted auto unfortunately), a chinese Inglis hipower, and a mk1 Webley revolver.

So many guns...so little money. I have made the road trip before to go to Bud's auctions, but this sale is way too tempting. I had best stay away.

Bud charges a buyers premium on top of the sale price, and of course there is the GST. At least Alberta has no sales tax, so some of the sting is taken off.

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[Stevo]

The rumour mill says the "South African Prototype" sold for $3500, is that correct?

Bubba wins this round then.

[JHC II]

curious what the No4MK T went for

[kez]

SA prototype did go to an absentee bidder for $3500. Claimed he was willing to go to $5000.

No 4 Mk I T went for $1400, mismatched scope and bolt, no can for the scope. Thinking that's still pretty cheap, but didn't have the nerve.

[Cantom]

SA prototype did go to an absentee bidder for $3500. Claimed he was willing to go to $5000.

No 4 Mk I T went for $1400, mismatched scope and bolt, no can for the scope. Thinking that's still pretty cheap, but didn't have the nerve.

Why on earth did it go that cheap? The scope and bracket alone are worth over $2000. Was the rifle that bad?
Mismatched bolt is unfortunate but just the scope...not to mention the No 15 chest...someone got a deal.

[JHC II]

screaming deal more like it. Unless the scope was completely buggered.

[Sigismund]

214-C-36.--- Ser.# 4627aa, Mauser,mod. 98, (42) dated 1939, 8mm Maus. cal. full wood milt B/act.
bbl. [appears unissued, Nazi marked, all matching numbers, including the stock.] FRC#9990970.

Anyone know what this one went for?

[k98action]

Why on earth did it go that cheap? The scope and bracket alone are worth over $2000. Was the rifle that bad?
Mismatched bolt is unfortunate but just the scope...not to mention the No 15 chest...someone got a deal.

Hey there Cantom,, Nope, the scope was in excellant condition. A few scratches etc, but that made it look used...kills? Anyway the optics were clear and nice no marks on the lense, and tres nice recticle.

Sad that these auction people just barge in and grab someones stuff, and don't seem to get all the parts to go with the item. I'm sure the owners will find parts left over in the basement...

[stencollector]

The prices will get posted on Bud's website in the next day or two. By what was posted over on gunnutz, it sounds like some good deals, even with the buyers comission and GST.

Be interesting to see prices on things like the Cno7, the Bren, and others.

[Lee Enfield]

The "no7" was just a remarked No4.

The sniper was a junker, and the scope was buggered (to what extent, I wasn't sure). The box was a staight No7 box.

A fellow I know said that he had appraised the gun in the past, and it had had a scope can, different scope and other parts removed (he said the butt stock, but I suspect just the cheek piece).

The gun looked original, but many of the sniping inspector markings were faint or missing. I think the gun was refinished at some point and the markings removed.

On the bright side, the forend was numbered in the original manner.

As far as I could tell the rear sight (tho properly marked) appeared to be a replacement.


The South African "prototype" had South African property markings, and London commercial proofs.

A dealer I know said that he had bought it 20+ years ago for $1800, but some of the "experts" he quoted for provinance I think are somewhat shaky.