1955 No 4 MK 2 "in the wrap" sees the light of day PIC HEAVY!!

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Just recieved a No 4 MK 2 today from a buddy of mine, he had 2 sequential serial numbered ones, one he unwrapped and the one I bought today. Got home, looked at the package, considered my options for about 2 minutes, got out the scissors and what you see is the result. Thought about how few are probably left but my will power was weak!!
After hearing the horror stories about cosmoline I was not sure how much time this would involve but boiling hot water, an understanding wife (her kettle and the kitchen counter) and after disassembling the rifle (so far about 3 hours) and the rifle is 90% ready for reassembly. Just need to sweat some cosmoline from the stock and good to go. Surprised, (and relieved) how little cosmoline was actually on the stock so not a big deal probably.
I can actually see from the black marks on the stock where the action sits (touching) the stock, appears to be at the action and muzzle end of stock so "good to go"
Will try to sweat the stock this week and try to shoot it next week end.

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This is not an "Irish Contract" rifle, it is brand new UF 55 serial number, no longer in the wrap. Going to be great fun, wood is absolutley perefct from what I can see.


Rodney
 

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Nice!!!

I hope your buddy gave you a deal... There is one on the EE now for considerable coin... Too rich for my blood, so I stick with my 1950 Longbranch...

Enjoy your 'new' gun & post a range report!

Cheers
Jay
 
Don't sweat the stock, it's. not soaked in cosmo, just coated in cosmo. If you sweat it you will ruin the factory linseed oil finish. Just wipe it down with kerosene. Then oils up the rifle and re stock.

Peter
 
prices are around $1,000.00 plus or minus, don`t have the same historic value as ones that were used in various conflicts but are collectible inthier own right. How many people can say they have shot a NIB No 4 Mk 2 rifle? This rifle was built before I was so it's going to be pretty cool on many levels!!!

Rodney
 
$1000 is ridiculous in my opinion. The ammo is expensive and not to spec with the rifle as designed if you don't reload. Don't get me wrong, these are fabulous rifles, just like $600 fabulous is all. Nice Enfield OP, wanta sell the bayo?










Relax...keep that bayo with the rifle always, never ever part it out no matter what.
 
It's not worth $1000.00 anymore. Now you have an a $750.0 or so rifle. That first shot is going to cost you another $100.00 if your honest about taking it should you resell it.
 
the downside of taking off the wrap is now you have lost some value cuz its no longer ....in the wrap.. just another as new enfield ..they shoot very nice tho ..enjoy using it
 
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I agree that unwrapping will make it less valuable, but I also lost value on my truck when I drove it off the lot. I am a shooter/ collector not a collector /shooter. In the wrap really had no value for me as i enjoy the noise, smell of gun powder more than the smell of money.
To each his own and I hope there are people out there that will keep some of them in the wrap, I don't have enough money to buy something I can't use, just enough to use what I buy!!
The ammo is very expensive but I reload so not much more expensive than my .308 and likely less expensive than my 6 mm ppc.
I have yet to buy a rifle or pistol that has cost me less than the ammo I need to feed it over time, bought this rifle because of it's unique back ground and also to keep my other military rifles company!
Also took advice from another in this post and didn't sweat the stock, was so little como on it that it just wiped off anyway.
 

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If the rifle came with the still in wrap, No 9 bayonet and scabbard that they were originally sold with, the sling, cleaning kit and plastic oil bottle, the set up, in the wrap was worth around $1350.

Now, without the accessories and the wrap, you have a $650 rifle.

One was at the Lumby Gun Show for two days and finally sold for $550. It was identical to yours. The fellow sold off the accessories separately and kept crying about how much money he had thrown into his fire pit, which was the wrapping paper and tags.

Don't get me wrong, your rifle, your money.

Lots of guys just won't believe the rifles in the wrap are more desirable to some collectors than shooters.

Certainly an expensive way to find out.

By the way, as mentioned DON'T sweat the cosmo out of it. That will drive the value down another couple of hundred dollars. Wipe it with lightly soaked varsol rags. Even Sunlight liquid detergent in warm water, soaked into a rag will take off the cosmolene. It may take a bit longer but the original finish will be intact and a very light coat of Linseed Oil will bring it back to perfect luster
 
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I agree that unwrapping will make it less valuable, but I also lost value on my truck when I drove it off the lot. I am a shooter/ collector not a collector /shooter. In the wrap really had no value for me as i enjoy the noise, smell of gun powder more than the smell of money.
To each his own and I hope there are people out there that will keep some of them in the wrap, I don't have enough money to buy something I can't use, just enough to use what I buy!!
The ammo is very expensive but I reload so not much more expensive than my .308 and likely less expensive than my 6 mm ppc.
I have yet to buy a rifle or pistol that has cost me less than the ammo I need to feed it over time, bought this rifle because of it's unique back ground and also to keep my other military rifles company!
Also took advice from another in this post and didn't sweat the stock, was so little como on it that it just wiped off anyway.
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Well said rodauto! It's your gun & yours to do what you want with it! WRT folks saying it's lost value, NO IT HASN'T, 'if' rodauto keeps it forever... Enjoy your beautiful Irish rodauto!

Cheers
Jay
 
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