I was given 2 Enfields...not sure to keep as is, restore, or sell ?

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I was given 4 guns, and 2 of them are enfields. They have been sporterized, unfortunately. I just don't know much about enfields, so I would like to ask any enfield experts out their, if they are rare, collectable, with restoring back to military condition, sell as is, or just keep them for spare rifles, and leave them at the hunt camp. If I were to sell them as is, what would be a fair price to list them for ?


1. Enfield 1941 SHTLE III GRI ISHAPORE England 22" barrel.............pretty good condition metal, and blueing. The sportized stock is pretty nice, with a black cap on the end of the stock, like a remington bdl would have. Everything seems tight, and has nice sights, that are range adjustable. All #s match, and has the original magazine.

2. Enfield GR BSA co 1918 SHTLE III 22" barrel...............fair condition, with some surface rust on the barrel. The stock isnt fancy, like the other one, but looks half decent. It has the original magazine, all #s match, and has adjustable sights for the range.

Any information is welcomed...but basically I want to know if these are worth $75 each, and probably not worth selling, or if they have any collector value to them....or, if they are worth restoring, and how much $$ it would take, to fix up ? I'm thinking that the one built in 1918 would be more rare, due to it being 95 years old, however maybe the 1941 enfield is more valueable, because its in pretty good condition. I would'nt mind keeping the rarest one, and restoring it back to military, with a full stock, hardware, etc....but if it costs $400 to restore, and is worth only $300 when restored, then its not worth it. These rifles have no sentimental value to me, so I wont lose sleep if its better off to just sell them, if its suggested as being the best option.

Thanks for looking, and I appreciate any knowledge on these enfields, that can be learned by enfield collectors.
 
fenceline, they aren't 22rf. The barrels are cut back to 22 inches.

They aren't particularly rare or unusual and it would cost more to rebarrel them and pick up the furniture than they would be worth when completed.

Sell them off, $100 each if in VG condition and with mags.

Then go buy yourself a complete milsurp in similar condition for $400.
 
bearhunter said:
fenceline, they aren't 22rf. The barrels are cut back to 22 inches.

They aren't particularly rare or unusual and it would cost more to rebarrel them and pick up the furniture than they would be worth when completed.

Sell them off, $100 each if in VG condition and with mags.

Then go buy yourself a complete milsurp in similar condition for $400.
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I think thats what I will do. Maybe I will sell them for $100 each, or try to just flip them fast, and sell them really cheap for the pair together. I will take pics, and list them tomorrow.

thanks for the info.
 
Before you list them for $100 each, you might want to post the pics here. Some commercial sporters (like Parker Hale) are worst just as much or more than original military rifles, and you'd be ripping yourself off for hundreds of dollars. For example, one liek the one here: http://ww w.highwoodclassicarms.co.uk/Firerms For Sale/smleg.htm could easily go in the 300-400 range.
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Can't really speak much about the guns but dang your lucky. I always hear of people getting guns given to em or finding guns. I wish I could get in on that action!
 
mwjones said:
Before you list them for $100 each, you might want to post the pics here. Some commercial sporters (like Parker Hale) are worst just as much or more than original military rifles, and you'd be ripping yourself off for hundreds of dollars. For example, one liek the one here: http://ww w.highwoodclassicarms.co.uk/Firerms For Sale/smleg.htm could easily go in the 300-400 range.
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Old thread, but I have been asked to sell these to a fellow. I still have them, just sitting in the back of my safe. The nice 1941 Enfield looks very similiar to the one in this picture except it does not have a monte carlo stock. My rifle has the black or rosewood end just like the one in the picture. It has no rust, and the blued steel is about 85% I would say. If this one from the picture is worth $300-$400, then I would estimate mine is roughly a $250 gun.

The older enfield thats a 1918 model has light rust on some of the steel, but I know a light buff with fine steel wool will remove it, and since its a sporter I think it wont hurt the value to partially restore it. They might be worth the time to refinish the stocks, and cold blue them to make them look nice again. If they were military factory original, I know there best left as is, but since they are hunting sporter conversions I can't see refinishing them hurting the value....The more I look at the nicer 1941 enfield with the black end cap, the more I think I might keep it because with a little work, it could look like new.
 
If they are in decent mechanical shape you could spend the time just for fun in cleaning them up and you could get up to $150 easy.
 
If the 41 is that nice, keep it for a truck gun or camp gun. I have a Parker-Hale Supreme No1 and had wanted to sell it in the price range previously mentioned but it didn't happen. One day I picked it up and realized it was the nicest fitting hunting rifle I own. Needless to say, it's going nowhere.
 
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