10,000 Enfields!

[Snow Dog]

Anyone got a few dollars to spare!
http://www.euroarms.net/enf/index.htm

 

[Skippy]

How do we buy these rifles? Lets organize a forum group buy.

 

[Nyles]

Yikes.... some of those SMLEs are in pretty nasty shape.

 

[ollie]

I was looking at this earlier. I bet theyre expensive tho, and I wonder if there is a Canadian importer willing to pick any up. I would lay out money up front for a LB No.4!

No matching bolts, though, so they all need headspacing, and condition looks extremely varied...

 

[Calum]

Has anyone told the Canadian forces about this?

I heard a while back that there were short on these Rifles for their Rangers.

 

[Stevo]

Has anyone told the Canadian forces about this?

I heard a while back that there were short on these Rifles for their Rangers.

Nope, 1000's in stores.

 

[ollie]

Just park a pallet of these in my garage please...

 

[true north]

All the No4's are Long Branch I hope some smart,lucky, forward thinking importer gets on this.hint hint contributors

 

[Robobogner]

I don't know how to properly type Drooling, but I am ...if someone's interested in importing, i'll take a skid!

 

[Skippy]

Yea I'd take like five is we could get them into Canada.

 

[Monty]

Yikes.... some of those SMLEs are in pretty nasty shape.

I looks like most of them are in rough shape. I'd still take a few if the price was right, though...

 

[Salty]

I won't be so greedy as you bastards but a couple of minty Long Branch's would make me sport wood.

 

[Karl]

10,000 enfields

Son-of-a-gun

Makes me wonder how much they would want for the 5000 #4 rifles + shipping

And how much sh*t and abuse it would take to get them here

Then hire some summer students to match up the bolts if possible.

 

[stephen492]

Would Questar be able to import them? I have never imported so I don't know but sure would like to get my hands on a pile of Enfield's

 

[Ardent]

Their description of them is a wee bit on the rosy side...

 

[Sgt Striker]

Sure glad I don't collect Enfields anymore...... knowing that kind of sheet would keep me up at night....

 

[Dosing]

Frankly the conditions don't look that bad. The #1s look dirty, thats about it, The wood is all matching, I don't 'see' any big splitting, and yep, for 200$s I would take one. Quick steam and re-oil and they would likely look very good. The #4s looks pretty good as well.

 

[ollie]

I bet they want pretty big bucks, they're discussing this on another board and suggesting they will be commanding european domestic market prices, which I suspect would be pretty steep, at least compared to what we're used to paying for Enfields(total speculation on my part). However, those long branch No4's are rifles are the very ones that went over there with our boys in WW2, and every canadian collector should have one of those! Oh yeah, If someone does import those, I will gladly spend my summer matching up bolts. Don't even have to pay me, I just get to take home 2 enfields per week(my handpick of course!)

 

[Flobalob]

I bet they want pretty big bucks, they're discussing this on another board and suggesting they will be commanding european domestic market prices, which I suspect would be pretty steep, at least compared to what we're used to paying for Enfields(total speculation on my part).

There is no virtually no market for them in the UK, no market whatsoever in Ireland or France. I think they are worth $ 75 each top whack.

 

[slicknick]

Let's bring 5000 Lang Barches home where they belong. Let's bring the 5000 No. 1's here too in order to keep the others company