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Am I missing something?
I love my one and only Long Branch and my 1945 is in barely used condition as well, but I didn't pay this much:
Enfield No.4 Mk1 303 British #4 mark 1 Long Branch : Curios and Relics at GunBroker.com
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Last edited by Badger; 06-10-2010 at 06:47 AM.
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06-09-2010 11:19 PM
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Sorry, the dark area of the pics all run together on this wretched monitor, but unless it's got both the Mk.I AND Mk.I* bolt release features (I can see the Mk.I* cut), then all you are missing is a big hole in your wallet.
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They are missing a big chunk from their wallet - it just has the bolt release slot in the rail, as per normal, everyday Mk.1*s. I will kep an eye out and see if this one gets listed again.
If that is how much a 1942 Long Branch No.4 Mk.1* is going for, who wants to chuck a large wad of cash at me for a 1941 Long Branch No.4 Mk.1??? lol - sheesh.
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Holy Bat poop! That price should buy that rifle four times. Three guys in a bidding war. I pray for that when I list something on GB.
Now every LB(*) owner is going to think his LB is worth that!!!!!!!!!! That's too much for a no star.
Last edited by madcratebuilder; 06-10-2010 at 10:35 AM.
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I don't know finloq, I doubt that I would have paid that much for it but it is a mint example and you simply don't see them like that anymore so maybe the buyer did better than most think?
When I first started buying Enfields (about 1991) the average price for an NRA VG Condition No.1 or No.4 was $35 - you could go into any gun show in those days and walk out with an armload of them at that price. Now, people are thrilled to buy an Enfield for $175 - $250 that I wouldn't have considered paying $35 for then. The subject almost mint rifle would have been on a table at $250 and the average buyer would have laughed at the seller saying that no "ole .303 rifle will ever be worth that much". The smart buyer/collector bought the rifle at that price and can now laugh.
It's all in how you look at it. Time passes and values change.
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In person, it might rate the price, but how do you KNOW that it's actually a "mint" rifle from a few internet pics? Far too easy to miss the one or two replaced parts (such as the barrel or complete woodwork) w/o seeing it firsthand to blow up near on US$1700 (including export fees and shipping etc.) for me!
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I guess you just have to do your homework and hope like Hell the seller is honest. He imports at least four rifles at a time so it keeps the costs down since it's the same price for one or four barring the shipping which isn't too bad either way.
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Anyone notice the bolt is serialized on the TOP of the handle. As Chris Rock would say, "that ain't right..."
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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