What’s your Lee Enfield Holy Grail?

[imarangemaster]

My Holy grail is an original No.5 MK 1 Jungle carbine. I had an original 30 years ago, and used it very successfully as a brush hunting rifle in western Washington state. I letr a friend talk me out of it in a trade for a Marlin lever in .444 Marlin, which I regretted instantly.

Now I work part time at a local gun shop, and have seen some fakes come through, but have not found an original again. I see them on Gunbroker, but the prices seem a bit high to me....

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[GeeRam]

Now I work part time at a local gun shop, and have seen some fakes come through, but have not found an original again. I see them on Gunbroker, but the prices seem a bit high to me....

You've just answered you're own question....

Supply and demand fix the price, and as you've worked out, the supply isn't there anymore, but the demand is, hence the prices are what they are.
Even rubbish ones are now selling for what good ones were a decade or so ago.