scarce australian HT SMLE sniper for sale at collectors source

[superbee]

You don't see this for sale very often in north America.

Australian No.1 Mk. III* H.T. Sniper Rifle - Collector's Source, Military Collectibles Online

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[browningautorifle]

scarce Australian HT SMLE sniper

Let's try that again... Australian No.1 Mk. III* H.T. Sniper Rifle - Rifles - Collector's Source, Military Collectibles Online

[enfield303t]

Nice rifle, just not interested in selling a kidney to finance it.

[CINDERS]

Some one with deep pockets will trundle in and may buy it which will keep the prices rising towards the ridiculous.

[enfield303t]

IMHO Collectors Source has always been expensive, very expensive.

[superbee]

Looks like it sold.It lasted longer than I thought it would.I think it was a reasonable price for such a rare sniper.

[CINDERS]

Thats K if you live where it is sold but not a chance of anyone else having a crack at it what with auction after sale %'s, shipping fees, our import duties + 10% GST and relicensing then to get it to my side of the country for postage well I reckon it would add another $1,700/AU to the price and if I waltzed in with that under my arm and the bank down @$10,700/AU there would be a new set of xmas balls hanging on this years xmas tree and they wont shine either..........

[ArizonaBeagle]

Nice but pricey.

I see they also have a Armalite AR-7 with the brown butt stock.

Mine's not quite as pretty, swirly black and it's been used a lot
but it's still in the original Armalite© box.

AZB

[browningautorifle]

I see they also have a Armalite AR-7 with the brown butt stock.

I thought my eyes were playing tricks there...I've never seen one with a brown stock, only black.

[ArizonaBeagle]

I thought my eyes were playing tricks there...I've never seen one with a brown stock, only black.

The January issue of The American Rifleman has a really good article on the AR-7 including a sidebar on mysterious AR-7s from Israel. The brown stocked ones command a premium.

In addition to the original Armalite I have some from Charter Arms and the new production ones from Henry Repeating Arms.
Charter Arms also made a pistol version called the explorer II.

AZB