How much for a Lee-Enfield?

[RobD]

I have several 7mm Mausers (Boer Mausers) and love to shoot them. The rifles are excellent.

[Count Coutu]

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...stuff047-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...stuff056-2.jpg
K98k with Zf41 mount

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...41710001-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...41710011-1.jpg
A WWI Gew98 with mud cover.

I actually like very much the 1889, 1891, and '93/'95 Mauser variants and prefer them to the '98 types. Hard to find in good shape anymore, though. What I do not like about Nazi era Mausers is the massive fakery associated with the scoped variants. My one was the center of some controversy, even though it has been well researched. (A Gew 98 Simpson rework for the SS before the war. Still not inclined to share photos of that one!)

The fakes out there **** me off. There's so many, especially for the K98 snipers. The other rifles( Lee-Enfield's, Springfields, Mosins) don't get faked as much for whatever reason. It just turns collecting into a minefield.
Thanks, Matthew

[5thBatt]

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...stuff047-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...stuff056-2.jpg
K98k with Zf41 mount

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...41710001-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...41710011-1.jpg
A WWI Gew98 with mud cover.

I actually like very much the 1889, 1891, and '93/'95 Mauser variants and prefer them to the '98 types. Hard to find in good shape anymore, though. What I do not like about Nazi era Mausers is the massive fakery associated with the scoped variants. My one was the center of some controversy, even though it has been well researched. (A Gew 98 Simpson rework for the SS before the war. Still not inclined to share photos of that one!)

ARGGHHHH wtf is that ugly thing doing here!!!
Nah just kidding love that mud cover

Whilst i believe the Mauser is a better rifle, a better battle rifle it is not, i laugh my Ts O everytime i see a Mauser vs Enfield thread as there are 2 different answers to 2 different questions but only 1 question ever gets asked.

[Count Coutu]

ARGGHHHH wtf is that ugly thing doing here!!!
Nah just kidding love that mud cover

Whilst i believe the Mauser is a better rifle, a better battle rifle it is not, i laugh my Ts O everytime i see a Mauser vs Enfield thread as there are 2 different answers to 2 different questions but only 1 question ever gets asked.

True. There is ups and downs for both, so personal preference plays a big role.

[5thBatt]

so personal preference plays a big role.

It plays the biggest role, i never set out to collect the best rifle or best battle rifle only what i like & thats the SMLE, i like the Longlees & the No5 but think very little of the No4, don't ask me why about the No4...... its a preference thing
If i could be bothered to upgrade my security & get the right endorcements on my licence (& could afford it ) i would have a nice collection of M1 Carbines as well.

[RobD]

To Count Coutu

Nice that your handle has changed.
If you are interested in history, have a look at the Warsaw uprising of 1944. In 2 months, the Waffen SS killed 165,000 Polish civilians (not Jews, they'd all been killed a few years earlier). That's 3x the US losses in Vietnam, so imagine a wall of Polish names 3 times the size of the US memorial wall in Washington. Now, that wasn't the biggest crime of the Waffen SS by a long way.
To make life easy, you don't need a book, go to Google Images and type in "waffen SS warsaw uprising".

Rob

[Count Coutu]

To Count Coutu

Nice that your handle has changed.
If you are interested in history, have a look at the Warsaw uprising of 1944. In 2 months, the Waffen SS killed 165,000 Polish civilians (not Jews, they'd all been killed a few years earlier). That's 3x the US losses in Vietnam, so imagine a wall of Polish names 3 times the size of the US memorial wall in Washington. Now, that wasn't the biggest crime of the Waffen SS by a long way.
To make life easy, you don't need a book, go to Google Images and type in "waffen SS warsaw uprising".

Rob

I have read about that in some of my books. That's Horrible. I don't know what's worse, that, or the Holocaust.

[tbonesmith]

Hi guys, just a reminder that this is an Enfield Forum, for discussion of Enfield Firearms and Accoutrements.

I have given this thread some latitude already because our new member Count Coutu was getting to know some of our members and that is good, but this is WAY of topic and it ends here.

Cheers

Tom