Looking for a No4 Mk1 T

[IanS]

Richard e-mailed me and it seems I'm 1st on the list, thanks to you. He said it was listed at 9.00pm! yesterday. I said I would phone him Tuesday as he was only in early this morning.
It would be nice to have some opinions on this rifle. I would far prefer a fully matching kit but then how long would I have to wait, I'm not a youngster anymore,although I think I am.
Ian.

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[GeeRam]

Richard e-mailed me and it seems I'm 1st on the list, thanks to you. He said it was listed at 9.00pm! yesterday. I said I would phone him Tuesday as he was only in early this morning.
It would be nice to have some opinions on this rifle. I would far prefer a fully matching kit but then how long would I have to wait, I'm not a youngster anymore,although I think I am.
Ian.

Well, yes, that's the issue, waiting for the 'perfect' 4T to turn could be next week or another couple of years, or never......

Looks a nice enough rifle from photos', and yes, not all matching, but, while they are about, how long before one of those turns up?
I suppose it depends on whether you want a collectors item, or you want to actually shoot it as well?
With a refurbished scope, and a still tightish original barrel, hopefully that one will be a nice shooter if that's your intention?

Mine is almost all matching......everything matching except the barrel, so still not perfect, but, it too had a refurbished scope, and I wanted to shoot it, so the mint barrel and mint optics was a big factor in me biting the bullet on mine, despite it not being complete matching #'s.
Like you say, times marching on and we are all only temporary custodians for these fabulous rifles.

[IanS]

You couldn't have said it better.

It is my intention to shoot it, I suppose I would even if it was a collecters item. To me it looks a tidy rifle and being an original barrel with a tightish bore,
it makes me think it wasn't "overused". My dad reckoned he had put a lot of rounds through his T during the war, I hate to think how many of the
enemy he dispatched.

[RobD]

The Devises Gunsmith has a T for sale at £4250.

[IanS]

Hi Rob, thanks for the info, I've seen that one and may have a look at it when I visit Devizes next week to check the other one out. I see Arundel Militaria have a T (not deac) but it doesn't have a comprehensive description.

[IanS]

Well, I bit the bullet and now have a T.

[Bindi2]

Well, I bit the bullet and now have a T.

Now to get a HT high and low mount, No3 T, L42 The chase has just started.

[GeeRam]

Well, I bit the bullet and now have a T.

Courtesy of Mr Stork I presume?

As said already, welcome to the 4T club

[CINDERS]

Welcome to the Club.

[bigduke6]

There is an L42 on Simon P's website, Highwood Classic arms, very reasonable in my opinion......