Information Requested 1941 LB No4 MkI

[DiegoMenendez]

Because I was the guy with the guns for sale, and no one was buying at those prices or even nibbling:

ER Irish SMLE MKI*** : 440
CR Irish SMLE MK I***: 440
The above pair for 870
No4 MK II, PF in wrap with Bayonet: 575

You sold a wrapped mkII for $575...?

[Gustro79]

You sold a wrapped mkII for $575...?

Yeah that's what I'm saying... seconds on the wrapped mkII.

[capt14k]

You sold a wrapped mkII for $575...?

Asking price and selling price are two different things. Also gunbroker always has outliers. I just sold a Lebel bolt mismatch and floor plate mismatch with missing rear sling swivel and missing cross bolt for $1,522. However I had it listed for weeks on the forums for $600 with no takers. That doesn't mean the Lebels are worth $1,522 just means that night two guys wanted this one.



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Yeah that's what I'm saying... seconds on the wrapped mkII.

Lol

[Gustro79]

Asking price and selling price are two different things. Also gunbroker always has outliers. I just sold a Lebel bolt mismatch and floor plate mismatch with missing rear sling swivel and missing cross bolt for $1,522. However I had it listed for weeks on the forums for $600 with no takers. That doesn't mean the Lebels are worth $1,522 just means that night two guys wanted this one.



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Lol

[capt14k]

I can attest his Irish Enfields are also very nice. Frederick is not just a collector but a scholar of Enfields.

[esu_1985]

Did that happen to be the wrapped MkII that sold for 1,125 on GB last week?

[capt14k]

Craziest outlier I've seen yet was the grey blanket selling a common Russian SKS for $2,500. That was about a year ago

[Frederick303]

The 575 wrapped No 4 MK II did not sell at the forks of the Delaware show at that price. No one was interested. In fairness the wrapping is tattered with the action body wrapping cut way and missing and the rifle is one of the early ones with what appears to be a hot dip, the wood is utterly covered with grease like the metal. But it had the greased and wrapped bayonet too.

I almost sold one of the SMLE MK I*** rifles (ER serial) at 425, but held out for 440. Did not make the sale.

Fact is in eastern PA except for Enfield collectors... folks have very little interest in Brit stuff. There are not many Enfield collectors or shooters, my local club has had several events planned, but had to cancel them, as there was insufficient interest to run. Gunbroker does not reflect the entire country.

On the positive side this same show is where I found my MLM MK I*, 1891 production, with the Medford barrel and Indian issue plug for 1400. A RCAF No 4 MK I* for 275, a Canadian Marked P14 for 180 (very dirty). It also works to an Enfield collectors benefit having so few interested parties in eastern PA.

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