1916 BSA Enfield barrel

[200250126]

I have a 1916 BSA lee enfeild barrel and barrel only. No stock, trigger or trigger guard, bolt, front sight, nothing. Just the barrel and whatever part of the action that's attached to it.

It's in decent shape, little rust, inside the barrel looks clean and crisp and free of rust.

Is it worth anything to sell, or would it be worth while to gather pretty much everything needed and build it back? What would that cost a guy? Any help would be great.

 

[bogusiii]

I have a 1916 BSA lee enfeild barrel and barrel only. No stock, trigger or trigger guard, bolt, front sight, nothing. Just the barrel and whatever part of the action that's attached to it.

It's in decent shape, little rust, inside the barrel looks clean and crisp and free of rust.

Is it worth anything to sell, or would it be worth while to gather pretty much everything needed and build it back? What would that cost a guy? Any help would be great.

Everything would be available in time, but it would be a labour of love. There seem to be a lot of parts that will do to get it shooting, but the correct ones (if you are a purist) will be a little harder. Unless you are lucky, the cost of rebuilding it will, in the end, probably be the same as if you found a complete one. That is unless the value is in doing it yourself.

My thoughts anyway.

 

[cosmic]

Well - Has the barrel been chopped? If so, there is no merit to rebuilding. Even it is original military, it would be a labor of love to restore to full military spec - and you'd have to know what you are doing, ...
It is sellable. Price depends upon the "chop" factor, and condition. 50 - 125$...

 

[200250126]

No the barrel hasnt been chopped. If i was to put it together i dont even care for it ti ve all original or all all bsa parts. Just a ball park figure to get this thing shooting again is all.

 

[tacfoley]

As ever, buying the components of a rifle to complete it is always going to be far greater cost than buying one already complete.

I'm reminded of an article about doing the same thing with a collectable Honda motocycle from the early '60's. A good example of the type could be found for around $5000, but the parts to make it from individual purchases were going to hit the $10,000 mark.

tac