Value of original SMLE and No.4?
- Thread starter Desert Seagull
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- WMU248 near Edmonton
well round numbers for average specimens $850 and $700 would be a good start
finding ones in the condition you describe you looking at paying a +$200 premium
finding ones in the condition you describe you looking at paying a +$200 premium
Desert Seagull
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$1495:
https://www.reliablegun.com/en/used...-1-magazine-crack-in-handguard-good-condition
Better price mine at $1494 then..... And no tax!
Are nice SMLEs typically worth more than similar No. 4s?
I think Woodchopper mentioned that in his reply also, (f I read it correctly).
https://www.reliablegun.com/en/used...-1-magazine-crack-in-handguard-good-condition
Better price mine at $1494 then..... And no tax!
Are nice SMLEs typically worth more than similar No. 4s?
I think Woodchopper mentioned that in his reply also, (f I read it correctly).
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That rifle at Reliable is listed as a Long Branch Mk I (No Star) which makes it one of the rarer standard issue No. 4's out there. In no way representative of No. 4 prices. You should still be able to find good (non-desporterized) No. 4's for $800 or $900 or, occasionally, less. SMLE prices are highly variable depending upon year of manufacture and level of originality. A very good pre-WW1 Mk III could easily go well over $1500 while a somewhat worn late WW1 Mk III* might not get $650. Good looking ones are not always the most valuable, however, as many were refurbished post even WW2.
milsurpo
milsurpo
- Location
- WMU248 near Edmonton
$1495:
https://www.reliablegun.com/en/used...-1-magazine-crack-in-handguard-good-condition
Better price mine at $1494 then..... And no tax!
Are nice SMLEs typically worth more than similar No. 4s?
I think Woodchopper mentioned that in his reply also, (f I read it correctly).
yes a No1 on average is worth more then a No4
and the LongBranch No4MkI is not a common find
I have in my 'little' collection a Savage No4MkI but not a LB one.
