Irish Contract Enfield No 4 MkII

[TonyM]

Some guy on Gunbroker has one at auction for $1,195.00. Is he nuts or are they that rare?

Tony

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[krinko]

The correct answer is: Nuts.
He types in ALLCAPS, too.
-----krinko

[RJW NZ]

However, they will sell at that if they're new in the wrap, without the wrap but near new they can be found for 500 and a bit less. We have a local yokel selling a common peep sight for $575, doesn't mean anyone will show up for that party.
It gets interesting when a no4mk2 new/in wrap starts at 450 and then goes to $1200, which happens often enough.

[TonyM]

Damn, I have two still in the wrap. I bought three in the wrap when they were first imported with bayonet. I cleaned one up.

Thanks, Tony

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

Again, an Irish Contract will have a S/n of PF309348 to PF359347. Some folks think any No4 in the wrap is an Irish Contract.
And I agree with Krinko, the seller is NUTS!
One must also keep in mind that only a part of that series got delivered to Ireland, the rest going to British Stores.

[sprog]

And I agree with Krinko, the seller is NUTS!

John, I think at that price its the buyer who is nuts not the seller.

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

You may have a point there
That is if he finds a buyer.

[goo]

my irish contract was wrapped when i got it about 10 years ago.
boy! i really feel bad that i unwrapped it.
lemme see, i could have made almost $300.00. damn! that's almost $30.00 a year!
the reason i unwrapped it?
...

wrap sux

[A square 10]

my 'irish contract' was really a burma contract , like john said there were a number of contract mk2s and only a selected serialisation were irish , but i doubt that would matter to the seller , and will go over the head of the buyer

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

PF301547-PF304047 Anglo Egyptian Sudan 2,500
PF 309348-PF359347 Irish Republic 50,000
PF359348-PF359817 Zambia 70
PF359818-PF359952 Singapore 135
PF 359952-PF360052 Jamaica 100
PF360053-PF360202 Trinidad 150
PF360263-PF360238 St. Vincent 36
PF360239-PF360258 St. Kitts 36
PF360460-PF381159 Uganda 20,700
PF361260-PF401086 Burma 38,827
PF 405293-PF405412 St Vincent 20
PF407449-PF407648 Trinidad 200
PF407849-PF407728 Zanzibar 80
PF411265-PF411461 Kenya 197
PF411462-PF411471 Hong Kong 10