I've been collecting for 39 years, starting with a beat up No1 Mk III. There have been decades of slow acquisitions, and a run of a few years of very good luck. It was not so many years ago that I held no hope of ever owning a No4Mk1(T). However, the Gods of Fate decided otherwise, and I've landed some really fine rifles. The tide is again out, but I know that one day, it will return and wet my feet. In the mean time; read, converse, travel to shows when able, and share what you know.