Most expensive Enfield ?

[5thBatt]

I would think of the SMLEs the most expensive would be one of the original trials rifles then a P&W & then a ConD Mk1
Talking of the trials rifles, what has become of the Faris collection?

[Bruce_in_Oz]

I recall that, some years back, No6 carbines were running between $4000 to $6000 U.S.

The two variants of the "shortened and lightened" Lithgow rifles were selling for more, as they are somewhat scarcer.

The 7.62 modified No6 carbines: As far as I know, there is ONE in private hands; this out of a trials batch believed to be less than ten.

As for the actual Remington-Lee rifles used for Brit evaluation, I suspect they would be close to priceless.

Regarding the J5550: maybe our Canadian cousins could chime in. I have seen one UNUSED action and a used stock in Australia. The odd thing was that the MINT action did not fit the USED stock correctly, which makes me suspect that there were at least two variations.

[ssj]

As far as I know "enfield sniper guns" didnt exist until mid way in WW1 when the British finally got around to officially countering the German snipers? Early in WW1 it was home grown, ie ppl brought their own target rifles or got them made up by a gunsmith in the UK and shipped over. So one from 1903 sounds rather dodgy to me to say the least.

Now $20k for a genuine, first class WW1 sniper rifle when most were scrapped after WW1 I can believe/accept.

regards

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Bruce put some dollars to them.

When something is so rare, its what a collector will pay. A work collegue sold a very rare 1950s model train recently, the buzz was from all over the world on it...

[Aaron1100us]

He told me this rifle was $200k US, not $20K. I didn't believe him from the beginning. Dosen't sound like even the rarest most sought after Enfield would even be close to 200k.



I have only seen one gun that was in the $200k range. And that was a mint condition solid Brass Gattling Gun from the Civil War era. They showed it on Pawn Stars. Now that makes sense.

[lee_enfield223]

I think the L42A'1 and the other Lithgow/pratt and Whitney machinery test models,plus the original lithgow snipers, would top the list but of course all this has already been said

[CINDERS]

Yes as is the case with trying to convince the Minister for Finance and War that this is a good buy and that they are an investment, this is the last 303 you will buy (till the next one rocks up) so I am up to No.6 running the wire on excuses as the No.4 "T"was not a cheap piece to buy (in Australia anyway), on top of the Wild dog camo stocked APRS 308 I got last year has storm clouds a rising, my punishment hours on a reloading press doing her ammo and my sons a small price to pay.
And no I do not put a reduced load in so she gets an unexplained 4 as my wife will still hit me even if I zig zag, but you know this has got me thinking I saw an M-82 the other day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Steve H. in N.Y.]

Aaron1100us, from your description the rifle in question may be a Magazine Lee-Enfield or "Long Lee". For a really nice example of one I could believe a price of $2,000. Does your friend have a sense of humor?

[Aaron1100us]

He must lol but I think he believes himself for some reason. And he claims to have a $20k 1903 sniper. Good guy and really nice but wow, the things he comes up with. He must think I'm really stupid or something.

[Brit plumber]

If it was a carbine then I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have a volley sight so its either a Long Lee or a Carbine in a Long Lee stock. A s**t load like this came out of South Africa a few years back, I bought one for £150 and its crap.

[5thBatt]

The only thing i can think of that would be rare & may (dont think so though) command the high price would be a trials MkII MLM (the one without the lower band) but thats a full length rifle & not a carbine & i dont believe the early trials MLMCC had volley sights.