.577 Snider Enfield Value?
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The two-band Short rifle is usually worth more than the standard three-band infantry rifle. Also to be factored in the the mark - a [Roman] I or a II still has a wrought-iron barrel and more often than not a simple detent-retained breech block. Mark III are all-steel and usually have a breechblock with a press-in retaining catch.
Both mine are Canadian - the three-band, a militia-issue, came from a kind soul here who went to immense amounts of trouble to get it to me here in UK. The Short rifle somehow escaped from the Citadel armoury in Quebec and ended up here in UK - how, I wot not of. Here in UK both are fast approaching CAN$2000, maybe more.
Both mine are Canadian - the three-band, a militia-issue, came from a kind soul here who went to immense amounts of trouble to get it to me here in UK. The Short rifle somehow escaped from the Citadel armoury in Quebec and ended up here in UK - how, I wot not of. Here in UK both are fast approaching CAN$2000, maybe more.
The big commercial sellers seem to be asking $1500-2000 for any good 2-band, 3-band or cavalry carbine but they are always 25-30% high relative to private sales. One of the last ones I bought (less than two years ago) was a super nice 2-band Mk II** (which are surprisingly hard to find) for which a very experienced collector here on CGN only wanted $1100. For slightly rough but sound shooters I suspect they can still be found for $800-1200, as Wildey says above.
If looking for a shooter avoid badly pitted bores and beat up breech-blocks. There are lots out there with surprisingly good bores. Lots of guys shoot the iron barreled , non locking breech Mk I* to II** but a Mk III, with locking bolt, is never a bad way to go. The steel barrels were intended to wear more slowly and were not brought forward due to any weakness issues with the wrought iron barrels. Wrought iron is great stuff- has a certain ductility due to stringers of silicate slag incorporated within.
milsurpo
If looking for a shooter avoid badly pitted bores and beat up breech-blocks. There are lots out there with surprisingly good bores. Lots of guys shoot the iron barreled , non locking breech Mk I* to II** but a Mk III, with locking bolt, is never a bad way to go. The steel barrels were intended to wear more slowly and were not brought forward due to any weakness issues with the wrought iron barrels. Wrought iron is great stuff- has a certain ductility due to stringers of silicate slag incorporated within.
milsurpo
