C No.7 Mk I bolt

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Hey Guys,

I have this LB C No.7 Mk I bolt, serial # OL9224 which i basically know next to nothing about...
Would this serial number make it original ? and what value would it have
I hate to ask such a question but i have no clue where to start... (if not allowed, let me know and i'll delete or fix my post)
Thank you
 
The serial would be either a No. 7 or an early No. 4. If the cocking piece is round, it would be from an early No. 4. Otherwise, it could be assumed to be from a No. 7.
It would be of interest to someone with an unnumbered No. 7 receiver.
Might go for more than the mentioned $150. Depends entirely on how motivated the buyer is.
 
Rob Love has an excellent CNo7 article on milsurps.com. It describes the sidewall markings and serial number ranges. SN generally follow this pattern:


1944 0L1 to 0L7000
1945 0L6000 to 1L2000
1946 1L0500 to 2L0000
1953 + 2L0001

Yes there's some overlap in the ranges.

With reference to this data your bolt could be a1945 CNo7 however the body body must be correct. Post a picture of the bolt and it's serial number and we can confirm what you have!
 
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0L5512 is No. 4 Mk. I .303. Round knob cocking piece.

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Thank you guys. That pretty much goes in the sense and what i was thinking.
And i agree with you Bearhunter ... no way to know if it is 100% original. For all i know it could have been assembled or had some parts swapped out.
I acquired it in a lot a purchased and it was very dirty and full of grease (not cosmoline, just old and dirty grease) i had not even seen it was a .22 until i started to clean it.
Here's some pictures.








 
Hard to tell from the pics but if that bolt hasn't been reblued, it's in excellent condition with minimal wear to any of the contact surfaces.

As tiriaq states, you can likely get more for it than my estimate, which was based on a bolt unseen.

Shoot me a PM if you're interested in selling it.
 
That's good news, thank you guys.

I mostly collect early SMLEs and this was my first time seeing a C No7 bolt.

And yes the bolt is going for sale... i'm not in the habit of posting price checks but i was pretty much ignorant when it came to this one, so i am very grateful to all you guys. (bearhunter, tiriaq, jtaylor, rgg_7)
 
Like everything else, condition is everything.

Well worn, complete 22rf bolt heads will sell for $35. A set of NOS components will sell for $65.

There was an ad on ####### a few years ago, for a set of NOS components, asking price $100. I contacted the fellow and he told me he finally ended up getting $50 shipped.

I haven't checked lately but they used to be available from Numrich. I think there are a couple of sellers out of Europe for them as well.
 
A couple of years ago i sold (on EB) a SMLE .22 bolt head for $40 and a bit later i sold just a bolt head firing pin for $25.
Condition will dictate price but also if no one is looking for one then the value lessen.
I would say the evaluation of bearhunter is pretty much in the ballpark.
 
The numbering looks perfect, and the bluing looks like it has seen very little use. The bolt face shows some wear, but likely from lack of cleaning after firing. The zero bolt head also is right...most factory rifles had zero or 1s. Why guys get horny for the 3, 4 and 5 .22 boltheads has always been beyond me, I have never used one. Might be different on a sleeved barrel.

That is perfect for a guy doing a build and he can adopt that number on his scrubbed receiver.
 
Yes, it would be ideal for the C No. 7 I bought years ago. So long ago that it was $195. It was built up on a scrubbed receiver with all correct No. 7 parts, apart from the bolt body which has a 93L prefix .303 body. Install the .22 bolt and number the body to suit.

Having sleeved barrels to .22, I don't think there is any need for a longer bolt head. After all, the barrel is being modified to suit the bolt. The barrel face is brought back to the bolt, and the chamber cut to set the headspace. Only reason for there to be a longer bolt head is that was what was available, so the breeching was done to suit.
 
Great information guys.
I wasn't sure if the bolt head was original or not but it appears it's probably is (being a 0)

P.S. Thanks to all that inquired, but the bolt is now on its way to a new owner.
 
Whoever bought it- I have a correct bolt complete with a 46 serial range # and need a 45 range. If you don’t need a specific 45 range bolt let me know if we can work a trade. Thx
 
I'm not sure why you're concerned about a date range??

Those bolts were often sitting in bins, unserialized for a long time before they were stamped to match a receiver.

If the number doesn't match your receiver, what's the point??

My unseralized receiver (NOS), in the wrap, is dated "44"

The bolt Tatou sold me is in excellent condition, but I don't have it yet and 45 dated bolt would be possible

I don't really care what the serial number range is, but I do care about the condition of the bolt.

A straight swap is going to cost me more, on top of what I've paid already. Soooooooo?????? Do you still want to negotiate?

If so, PM and we'll see what happens.
 
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