What's a Long Branch DCRA MP Marked No4 Mk1 worth?

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Ok Lee Enfield experts. What's the going rate on a 1944 Long Branch DCRA MP Marked No4 Mk1 worth? Rifle is in let say 80% condition. The barrel, receiver and bolt are all DCRA marked and matching #. I'm not sure of the serial # to check if it's on the confirmed MP rifle lists as of yet so for appraisal purposes lets just assume that it is.

Thanks Nutters.

Tyson
 
tswancoat said:
Ok Lee Enfield experts. What's the going rate on a 1944 Long Branch DCRA MP Marked No4 Mk1 worth? Rifle is in let say 80% condition. The barrel, receiver and bolt are all DCRA marked and matching #. I'm not sure of the serial # to check if it's on the confirmed MP rifle lists as of yet so for appraisal purposes lets just assume that it is.

Thanks Nutters.

Tyson
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It's worthless, useless, I'll give you $200 for it!? :p
 
Ganderite said:
Yes, 7.62. What I meant was that a "DCRA rifle" is not a 303.
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Actually I saw two DCR marked barrel/actions still in .303 many years ago. I for one always asumed all DCRA No.4's were in 7.62. I do know not all were Long Branch made rifles. I owned one on a Savage and a Maltby. Think I had 5 or 6 over the years with the finest being a 1945 Long Branch, MP (RCMP) marked then converted to 7.62 through DCRA. All with awesome maple furniture, plus it was mint.....Rrrrrr if I could have it back for what I sold it for.
Geoff
 
Ganderite said:
So far as I know "DCRA rifle" means a 308.
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As a commonly used, but technically incorrect term, yes, but DCRA shooters were shooting 303 rifles along side those first 7.62 Nato Re barreled/converted rifles.

I suppose a more correct term for the 7.62 NATO converted rifles would be "7.62 NATO No4 Enfield rifles converted by Canadian Arsenals Limited for DCRA competition Use"

Also the DCRA holds a number of rifle types as lend out guns for competitors.
 
So a kind CGNer has confirmed that this rifle is in "the book" of RCMP LB's. Anyone know of any recent sale prices? Opinions on prices? It has a PH5C on it. Not sure if it's bedded or if any trigger work has been done. I am attempting to buy not sell. Thanks.

Tyson
 
tswancoat said:
So a kind CGNer has confirmed that this rifle is in "the book" of RCMP LB's. Anyone know of any recent sale prices? Opinions on prices? It has a PH5C on it. Not sure if it's bedded or if any trigger work has been done. I am attempting to buy not sell. Thanks.

Tyson
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There's a MP marked #4 in 7.62mm in Milarm on consignment that has a $2400 price tag. It's been there since last summer. It's at least $1000 overpriced in my opinion. While the rifle is "in the book", that alone is not enough to justify a $2400 price tag. While there are a few serious collectors of MP rifles out there, not one of them had bit on this one as of a week ago, that alone should tell all one needs to know about the value.
As an example; Al Kerr had a proper DCRA #4 rifle in 7.62mm for sale at the Calgary show. The tag on it was 1200 or 1250 which I thought to be a good deal considering it was a proper unmolested example. That said, an MP marked unit around 1400-1500 would be more realistic.
 
jakester said:
There's a MP marked #4 in 7.62mm in Milarm on consignment that has a $2400 price tag. It's been there since last summer. It's at least $1000 overpriced in my opinion. While the rifle is "in the book", that alone is not enough to justify a $2400 price tag. While there are a few serious collectors of MP rifles out there, not one of them had bit on this one as of a week ago, that alone should tell all one needs to know about the value.
As an example; Al Kerr had a proper DCRA #4 rifle in 7.62mm for sale at the Calgary show. The tag on it was 1200 or 1250 which I thought to be a good deal considering it was a proper unmolested example. That said, an MP marked unit around 1400-1500 would be more realistic.
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That is the one in question. Price tag is actually $2499. Needless to say they didn't like my offer. It is very closely serial #'d to another LB I have which has me interested quite interested but no where near that asking price. Oh well....

Tyson
 
I have an MP marked rifle :in the book" not 7.62 still 303 nice rifle but not worth much more then a normal nice condition 303 in my humble opinion ..
 
This firearm is here on Consignment and the client has set this crazy price. After speaking with the client today, we'll be repricing it to $1799 as of today. I will be holding it for the OP as one of my staff mentioned he may have been in the store on Saturday looking at it. tswancoat, please PM me here to let me know if you want it or not!

-Cody
 
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