A question on value of a C No.7 Mk.1

[D-BOMB]

Hello all,

I am looking for a value of a C No.7 but without much to compare it to it is tough to get a ballpark.

In one of the great acticles here it states an approximate value at $700-$1500, however I am wondering if this is up to date.

I am not really looking for a mint unfired example, but one that is in good shootable condition with a transit chest. If anyone has sold one (in Canada) recently could chime in that would be fantastic.

Thanks

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[newcastle]

Ha - Join the club -I've been looking for one of these for a few years. The pirce range seems about right condition dpendent

Good luck.

[D-BOMB]

Really? I posted a wanted and had a few parties within an hour. Just want to know if their prices are on point.

[Warren]

First, if you are buying and spending big bucks I'd get a photo of the date and the left side of the butt socket. About 75% of the Canadian No.7's for sale are made up of parts and not factory original. Depends on how much of a purist you are, but there is a difference in price.
You can tell a made up one by a flat spot on the side of the butt socket where the serial number normally is located. Not saying the made up ones are not good, just if you are paying top dollar you want the quality. Also, most of the made up ones will not have the correct serial number range as many have SIN numbers or F.U.ALLANROCK etc. :-)##
Price: for a made up one...700 plus to 1200 for a good one in the case with the brass cleaning rod. brush, jag and mop.
There is a short treatise on the receivers and markings on this site so "do a search and ye shall find"

[enfield303t]

D-BOMB, there is one on the other site you posted you WTB on for $1,300.00 which appears to be in pretty nice condition. Personally I think it is overpriced but what I think has no bearing as I believe it will sell for close to that price. There was one for sale on the same site a couple of months ago made up of available parts, price IIRC was $700.00 and it sold.

I saw one a couple of months ago, probably as clean as you could ever wish to have, had a transit case and was a mere $2,100.00 and it is no long listed so figure it must have sold.

[stencollector]

I believe the $700 for a decent put-together may now be on the low side by about $100. I have seen a few sell off the EE in the last few months with chest and accessories for around the $1000-1100 range. Not sure I would pay $1300 for a put-together yet though.

I have a factory one which was put in preservation in 48, and appears to be unfired. Matching numbers, matching chest, tag still on the end of the chest, and all the EIS with the rifle. Even a typewritten copy of the checklist enclosed. I doubt I would part with it for $2K.....it would be a long time before I found another.

Run of the mill Cno4s have been starting to catch up to the Cno7s, so the Cno7s are due for a climb soon.

As mentioned in the article on this site, the put-togethers frequently suffer from poor quality control on assembly. If you put a 6" ruler across the face of the folded down rear sight, and also place a ruler across the knoxform (or even better remove the front sight blade and place a short straight edge there) you will usually spot the major problem with the basement specials....the barrels are out of index. It doesn't take much more than a little knowledge and a decent barrel vise and action wrench to get it right, yet still the vast majority get it wrong. Then they compound the problem by adding a serial number that is either out of the proper range for the year of production, or else all together out of whack with Cno7 serial numbers.

Better to pay the couple hundred extra for an original if you can find one. None around? Pay full price for a put-together and the originals will start coming out of the woodwork. At least that seems to be the story of my life.