I have read it her before, a link to the Irish Contract #4 Mk2 myth ?

[MJ1]

The story was complete with numbers of units and the how the name was invented by a sales pitch.

Thank you for assisting in a small debate.

MJ

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[Badger]

Lots of threads using search "Irish Contract #4"...

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=66552

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=68231

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=64991

Regards
Doug

[MJ1]

Thanks, I was getting nothing on my old phone. Need to update I guess.

[capt14k]

Thank you for the thread and links. Drives me crazy that every No4 Mk2 is listed as an Irish Contract. Beautiful Rifles as usual MJ.

[GeeRam]

I was in my local country sports shop the other week, picking up a few slabs of 12g for clay bashing, and among a handful of SMLE in the rifle for sale rack there was a No.4, that was labelled up as an Irish contract No.4......very nice, but not unused condition, and it was priced at £2495.......
I know them well in there, so I said "That's a bit of an optimistic price on that No.4, you'll be doing well to get 50% of that!?"
Was told its on sale or return basis on behalf of a customer, and the owner thinks that's what its worth, incl the shop's commission, because its an Irish contract rifle.....
I said, better send it back to him now then