What’s your Lee Enfield Holy Grail?

[MK Wheelie]

My holy grail would be the Lee Enfield in .410 caliber. Heard of them, never seen one.

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[Peter Laidler]

No4T.........could bve worth speaking to BDL to see what he's got. Maybe he's got something on consignment

[EarlyFours]

My holy grail is a Trials No4 Mk 1 rifle with the Ball and Spring rear sight that came
before the Plunger and Spring rear sight.

[tkarnes]

They're not that rare or anything but Ive always had a love affair with the no5 mk1 jungle carbine, ever since I read an article on them in a magazine. I had a chance to pick a couple up over the last few years but I never did. I finally got a 1946 BSA it should be arriving in the mail here shortly. Another life long dream realized check that one off the bucket list lol.

[Demo]

Hello all,

First post here. Interesting topic and I've enjoyed reading your responses. After much thought I would have to say my holy grail is a matching 1913 Lithgow in it's original form.

[Southerner]

Several years ago I acquired a "project" to restore. It consisted of a pristine buttstock marked Litgow (kangaroo in the shield) and dated 1913, a receiver marked Lithgow 1913 and serial numbered 240, and a DP'ed barrel marked with Australian proofs and serial numbered 240 and dated1913.

I have a nice unissued SA barrel from the 1950s, but have procrastinated as I have not been able to find the correct forestock with the inletting for the LR volley sight. I have both pieces of an appropriate LR dial sight for this weapon...and have since acquired a really nice 1913 Lithgow bayonet and scabbard and a British leather sling dated 1914.

Maybe one of these days....

[Son]

Several years ago I acquired a "project" to restore. It consisted of a pristine buttstock marked Litgow (kangaroo in the shield) and dated 1913, a receiver marked Lithgow 1913 and serial numbered 240, and a DP'ed barrel marked with Australian proofs and serial numbered 240 and dated1913.

I have a nice unissued SA barrel from the 1950s, but have procrastinated as I have not been able to find the correct forestock with the inletting for the LR volley sight. I have both pieces of an appropriate LR dial sight for this weapon...and have since acquired a really nice 1913 Lithgow bayonet and scabbard and a British leather sling dated 1914.

Maybe one of these days....

Might I suggest your rifle is worth much more with the matching barrel and without a foreend than with a South African barrel in unissued condition..... 1913 was the first year of rifle production at Lithgow. Even in it's depleted condition, it is still a very sought after collectable.

Another thing to be aware of, the barrel isn't the part that is DP'd (marked for drill purpose only) If the barrel had a problem it would have been replaced and the rifle re-issued. Almost without exception, ALL DP rifles will have a problem with the receiver that has seen it either not worth or not safe to refurbish and put back into service.

[Southerner]

Thank you for your thoughts. The Lithgow Barrel has a definitive bulge in the area of the chamber and cannot be screwed in more than 75% of the way into the receiver. The receiver, however, is unmarked except for the Australian marks and serial number and two spare barrels I have thread in easily almost all the way. It was not my intent to restore it as a shooter, but as I could not get the original barrel back in without clearly ruining the receiver, I had hoped to restore it with a barrel that would at least fit. I also have a 1907 dated #1Mk III (serial #A10**) which has a headspace problem that cannot be corrected without, I think, a new bolt head. I would not shoot it, but it makes a great display piece with a 1909 bayonet and a 1914 bayonet. This rifle is marked St. Gerr. and 1/1909 on the butt stock.

[hans slagter]

Actual i have 3 items i considder holy.
The first item is my No32 Mk2 REL telescope,The second item is a 8/53 Parker Hale sight insert.
And the 3rd is a litle tool made by Central that is a rim thicknes gauge.
This combination works excellent for me.

With friendly regards.
Hans.

[rbrittne]

Besides the #5 jungle carbine my daughters bought me, I have a #4 enfield that is unissued and unfired. mint condition made in ireland in 1954. Its beautiful. I love my #5 too but someone cut the sight protector off and i dont know how ot put another one on.