Lee Enfield Cutaway

[josh_676]

Hi guys, hoping for some help and thoughts on this sectionalised Lee Enfield. It is part of an older collectors estate, that he wants to get valued prior to selling it.

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I saw that Peter Laidler had some great input on this topic in another thread (That the forum didn't want me to bump ).

Any help is appreciated!

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[Flying10uk]

Welcome to the forum, Josh.

I don't profess to be a world expert but the word "REPRO" on the side of the receiver (pic 1) would tell me something.

[breakeyp]

Kudos to whoever made it. They are honest.

[josh_676]

That would be a lot of detail (including the rifled barrel) for a repro. If it was made from an existing rifle it would have a serial or similar stamped there, or on the bolt yeah?

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[browningautorifle]

That would be a lot of detail (including the rifled barrel) for a repro.

It's a reproduction. There's no "IF". It's even clearly marked as one. Nice job and it's worth what you can get for it.

[rcathey]

Nice job and it's worth what you can get for it.

Kind of my thoughts. It’s a non-military shopmade cutaway but that doesn’t make it worthless.
I’ve seen documented cutaways sell for $500ish. Unlike those, this is the entire assembled rifle which is neat.
With that frame of reference and no other data points. I’d say this is worth at least $400. I’d snap it up for $300 if I saw it in a shop. It’s cool!!

[browningautorifle]

at least $400

Yes, he's in Australia...but I still agree with that value. Runs about par with CDN$ right now. I'd think he should be able to ask that or maybe start there. There are guys that need that one to fill a spot in the complete collection.

[Flying10uk]

Post1, photo2, seems to show a chambered round which may suggest a functioning or semi functioning bolt. You may just want to take it into, a local to you, registered and suitably qualified firearms dealer to inspect and just make sure that it is legal for you to own where you live. Australia is probably like the U.K. in that ignorance of the law is no defence.

[mrclark303]

It's regarded as a non Firearm by any sensible police force or "defectively deactivated" (i.e, not to whatever deac spec the EU are using this week) for those forces that insist on putting it in that category in the UK F10.

Providing no pressure baring parts are reusable, it's clearly incapable of discharging anything what so ever.

In fact, with those slots in the barrel, it couldn't even discharge a fart!

Very nice cut away SMLE though, I would love one for my gun room wall.

[mrclark303]

With regards chambering a round, I would say that with a good 45% of the chamber wall now being fresh air, it's no longer a chamber in any meaningful way.