22 TRAINER

[M1 C FAN]

So i don`t know much about these but have an opportunity to purchase a BSA #2 MK IV* made in 1918 looks to be complete and intact except for the added rear sight? Like i said i know nothing. This rear site doesn`t appear to be just a aftermarket add. i think it has arsenal markings on it. I would love any input. What is the FAIR price for one of these in the US? I have been very interested in this rifle and just want to know has the rear sight hurt the value or added? Also are the stamped over marks remnants of a past life?

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[NORTHOF60]

It looks O.K., but check it against this post courtesy of Rifleman.Ok.Uk

https://www.rifleman.org.uk/Enfield_...RF_Mk.III.html

[55recce]

Looks legit to me. The rear sight is Canadian and likely original. Are there any c broad arrow marks on the rifle?

[M1 C FAN]

Seller is asking $650 US seems high to me but i know nothing about these rifles. The only c broad arrow stamp i have seen is on the sight. Unit tags have been replaced with 1960 US quarter dollars. (at Least they are silver) Thanks for the replies.

[Ovidio]

The price would be very good here.
I'm lucky if I can find one at 700 € with normal sights.

[M1 C FAN]

As I have begun to research more I see the price does not seem too out of line. I really like the rifle. I might have to make it a part of the family. I don`t currently own any UK Rifles and i think this one would be a fun cheap one to shoot.

[30Three]

In France this would be around 1,000 Euros, so about 1200 US dollars. the rear sight is an added bonus! A good investment for sure.
These are great fun to shoot; and normally quite accurate.
Great family days at the range with these .22's; my daughter loves shooting our 1918 SMLE .22

[M1 C FAN]

Thanks For the input guys. I guess I should have listed this on the small bore page but I guess this one spans both. I am going to have a small 10hr round trip to visit my nephew who has shown me this one at a small shop near his home. Have to include some ice fishing while I`m there. Hope to be an Enfield owner soon.

[Bindi2]

Your rifle was built as a No1 Mk111*, some time after 1926 it was converted to a No2 Mk1V*

[Ovidio]

I can't believe it...
Today, first thing, a guy put a No. 1 trainer on sale for 600€. Looks really good and has the wonderful Terni modification, with the Garand sights.
I immediately caught him on the phone and we have to figure out how to make the deal. That's because he's not in my region, and we are prohibited to go to other regions, if not for work.
That would not be a problem, since I often drive by his city, but knowing our bureaucrats and police, I'm sure that if I bought the rifle and registered it (as I have to), they'd storm my home and bring me a nice citation for infringement of the Covid rules. And take all my guns, my license...
Our chief of police here in Pordenone is as anti-gun as it goes, and here we're not citizen for many things, we're subjects.
They would come, take all and, after maybe 10 or 15 years, in case I appealed, I might be found innocent and have to file a request for the restitution of my stuff.
Lose/lose situation under any aspect.
I guess I'll just risk it and pay in advance without seeing the gun live.
Let's see...