Lithgow No.6 Mk1 Jungle Carbine 'Experimental'

[lmeissner1]

G'day all,

Brand new and have something handed down that may be of interest. I've got what seems to be an authentic Lithgow No.6 Mk1 Jungle Carbine 'Experimental'.

The serial number is XP142 and all numbers match. It's in very good condition but the bore is quite dirty and needs a good clean. I had it initially appraised at a local gun store today and they got quite excited about it and said they wanted their local Enfield expert to have a look, but ballpark they said it was worth several thousands for a true collector, very rare.

Not sure if I want to sell it yet as it's an heirloom but am open to offers. My grandfather who handed it down to me was a kittyhawk/spitfire fighterpilot in the war, he must have acquired it along the way somehwere.

Obviously people will want photos, happy to send them to whoever wants them(for some reason I can't attach them directly to this post?? Each time I select the attachments icon it just brings up a blank popup window? Am I just a dickhead?)

Interested to hear peoples comments, the research I've done suggests that they are quite rare and most are in museums these days, is this true?

Information

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[Badger]

If you want to email me your photos to badger@milsurps.com,I'll host and post them for you in this thread.....

In the meantime and with thanks to Advisory Panel member Son and member Lithy, check the article with a 66 pic photo montage in the Australia - Milsurp Knowledge Library (click here).

Lithgow No.6 Mk1 and Mk1/1 Rifles (Mfg by SAF Lithgow) "Experimental" (click here)

Son and Lithy welcome any feedback and comments in this announcement thread, however, registered members may also add direct feedback and comments to the bottom of the article itself, which is a new feature recently added of the MKL.

Article Extract .....

Development of a shorter service rifle better suited to battle conditions in the jungles of SE Asia had been a consideration since early 1943. The initial direction was toward a full stocked model resulting in two lengths of prototype rifles, one of which finally seeing 100 examples made for trials. These were the Shortened Lightened (Intermediate) rifles, serialed XP1 to XP 100…… (continued)

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The MKL also contains an excellent example of the 1944 No.1 Intermediate Shortened & Lightened Rifle Serial # XP53 (click here) referred to in this new article.

Regards,
Doug

[Ian]

Wow, definitely extremely valuable if authenticated. Congratulations.

[lmeissner1]

Thanks for the info, great reading and very interesting.

I just needed a bit more patience with the photo attachment, here are some for everybody to have a look. I've also posted them on the thread re: Enfield Holy Grail

Cheers.

Luke.

[RJW NZ]

Yikes, what a find, congrats, something that connects you and your family directly to great aussie history and a valuable and rare item to boot. I'd never ever have that up for sale if it was me.
How about a couple of pics and s hooters report?
lol, you're fast, Ok, how about just a shooters report?

[lmeissner1]

Cheers RJW, fascinating to find out all this, I had no idea what I had to be honest.

I'll get a shooters report(which I'm assuming is a written authentication) when I get it properly appraised in the next few days.

Watch this space.

Luke.

[newcastle]

Bloody Hell. Nice score there. Don't let anyone talk you out of keeping it.

[Demo]

Luke if you decide to sell and you have your appraisal, please contact me. I'd be interested in your gun.

I'm in Brisbane.

Demo

[Bearclaw]

Demo, you beat me too it. Luke who you getting to do the appraisal, sorry which gun shop are you going through, I forget the name of the shop but it is on the main street up there. If it is most probably be Bruce a member of this forum Bruce_in_OZ.

Myles

[newbieDAN]

Check 'Australian Arms Auctions'

There was one avaliable at the recent auction Lot #522
you can check the price yourself.

There would be no way I would part with this rifle if I came across it the way you have.