Penrith gun show - good place buy enfields?

[tbonesmith]

I've seen lots of good No4's in that price range on usedguns.com.au lately. I think a really good matching No4 from any of the manufacturers would be a great start in no4's. Why not buy one of those really good looking Savages on usedguns for around the $6-700 mark. Not dirt cheap, but if they're as good as they look the prices are reasonable.

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[Pablo]

I've seen lots of good No4's in that price range on usedguns.com.au lately. I think a really good matching No4 from any of the manufacturers would be a great start in no4's. Why not buy one of those really good looking Savages on usedguns for around the $6-700 mark. Not dirt cheap, but if they're as good as they look the prices are reasonable.

I've seen those, but before i bought one i wanted to ask about the penrith gun show and if you get a better deal there. NO seems to be the answer.
I guess my next question is - is there any benefit buying a mk1 over a mk1*?

[Alan de Enfield]

I've seen those, but before i bought one i wanted to ask about the penrith gun show and if you get a better deal there. NO seems to be the answer.
I guess my next question is - is there any benefit buying a mk1 over a mk1*?

In brief - a Mk1 would be better as the Mk1* does have the potential to get a chipped 'bolt head rail'. It is not a huge problem but it can happen.

If you can find a Mk1 Savage or Longbranch they were produced in far fewer numbers than the Mk1* so are more valuable / collectable.

Fazakerly, BSA and Maltby were all Mk1 production