Smiling Tiger - Worth?

[limpetmine]

Agreed. How many of these have you seen offered for sale? I've seen four in however long its been.
I idiotically passed on a scabbardless bayonet with the smiling tiger-still kicking myself for that.
How dear to you is $1,000?
How important would this piece be to your collection?
Placeholders work great for me. Upgrade when one comes along, better the herd, so to speak. But in the mean time, you've got one and I don't.
lol.

10,000 Rifles.........subtract the amount lost or destroyed during the war, normal atrition due to tropical conditions and calculate the relative worth of an interesting rifle.
I'd say priceless, but whatever you offer is what you are willing to pay.
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[Ridolpho]

Ageed these are interesting rifles and a nice addition to a collection but the OP wants to know if $1000.00 is consistant with the current Canadian market. Examples I can offer for comparison include, within the last year, an immaculate SMLE MkI*** for $1000.00, an all matching/original excellent+ Peddle Scheme Mk III* for $700.00, a very good Lithgow '44 for $300.00, etc. In comparison the rifle under discussion is overpriced but, more importantly, I have seen no fewer than 5 Siamese contracts for sale in Canada in the last two years so there are a fair number here.

Ridolpho

[SMcGeown]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I might be able to get this rifle for $500 but I will have to see if something in this condition/price is what I really want. I understand that most of these rifles do show wear characteristics but I have seen Tigers in better shape (such as yours 5thBatt).

[browningautorifle]

the current Canadian market

Agreed, the market in the US and Australia have nothing to do with this.

[flying pig]

I'd just buy the one from P&S if it's still available. With Jean what he says you are getting is often an understatement in my experience.

[FTX03]

Im thing about buying two more tiger corps rifles $900 will get me both but its up to the police if they will accept my reason for owning two more lol
I will post a pick of my one and bayonet when i get home...

[CINDERS]

I wonder what price on the 1-10,000 now that would command a very very hefty price tag.

[FTX03]

The engraved one? Yeah i bet that would be many 1000s It's very nice too

[FTX03]

My one 1 of 3 i have ever seen personally, the other two im thinking of buying as well lol, has mismatched Siamese bolt and bayonet , the bayonet boss has had a few knocks at some point sothe bayonet dosent fit on it, but wth a little tweeking it would to which i have not done

[Ridolpho]

The rifle originally discussed in this thread is now for sale on CGN (Canadian Gunnutz) for $400.00.

Ridolpho