BSA C 2 Value

[BritishBeer]

I'm in the UK if that helps narrow down a value.

Rifle I'm considering is marked as BSA C 2 with no other markings, apart from a serial - which I believe means it was a commercially produced rifle that was never pressed into military service?

Bore looks nice if a little bit dull, but if the surface rust on the outside is anything to go by it just needs a bit of a clean. Using the tactic of sticking a bullet down the muzzle, it looks quite tight and unworn.

One thing that does concern me is that the bolt is devoid of a serial number. It has a proof mark but that's it. It does look in quite good nick however.

It has a functioning magazine cut off and a target style rearsight, although I believe it's missing a rear aperture.

The woodwork looks very nice although it is quite shiny, so has possibly been varnished. They won't let me take the woodwork off but have confirmed there are no obvious cracks, damage or alterations.

As far as narrowing down exactly what designation to call it, it looks like a No1 Mk3 but as it doesn't have military markings and I'm a bit lacking in experience with rifles older than No4s.

At the moment the gunshop is trying to come up with a value, saying somewhere north of £500 - possibly agreed that £600 including a 1907 bayonet would be acceptable.

Hoping this will be a nice rifle at quite a good price to expand my budding collection of one enfield

Thanks in advance for any help.

Edit: Oops also realised I posted this in the wrong bit. Sorry to whoever had to move it!

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