no4 mk 1 * long branch

[lawrence_n]

Prices are very much regional. With all due respect to Seaspriter, a nice '50 Long Branch here in Toronto (the home of Canadian Arsenals Ltd.) will run you a minimum of $800 (CDN) and probably closer to a grand, if you can find one. A matching numbers PH5C target sight runs $250. to $300 in very good condition. A nice Long Branch No.4, walnut stocked, matched numbers, and factory original will run $750.+. Restored ones, even with original LB marked parts run $550. to $650. Of course, there are a lot of variables that affect the pricing, but the numbers I'm citing are current to what I'm seeing at present. If the one you saw isn't numbers matching, then it's overpriced, even with the PH sight.

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[Sentryduty]

Prices are very much regional.

Lawrence_n isn't off base with his assessment, Lee-Enfields, especially LB rifles, have seen a value surge over the last few years on the Canadian market. However on the US market I would think that the price is somewhat high, unless there is some other contributing factors such as a DCRA rifle that would explain the inflated price.

Edit: Just review the OP and noticed all of the parts mismatch, I wouldn't pay very much for that rifle, even though mismatch rifles can shoot just as well, I do not personally place anywhere near the same value as a matching gun.

[Seaspriter]

Prices are very much regional.

Yes, very true. In Toronto you've also got the border price exchange difference as well, with exchange rates between US and Canada running $1.44 USD to 1.00 CanD. So $800 CanD is about $550 USD.

Sorry I can't take my LB across the border for you. We actually LOVE all LEs in the US and most of us are quite partial to both the Long Branch and Savage Stevens Mk1* models -- I have two of each. Great Quality from LB -- made by a workforce composed of 60% women plucked from the farms and mills in Ontario.

BTW, IIRC, the 1949-50 vintage Long Branch rifles often had non-matching numbers because some of the barrels, receivers, and magazines were plucked from old surplus stores from WWII that were left at the end of the production run in 1945. Perhaps one of our more knowledgeable Canadian forum mates can correct me and enlighten us the matching numbers question. My 1950 LB has matching numbers -- perhaps because it was later in the production cycle when all the New Old Stock was depleted.