Is my Lee Enfield with scope any good?

Jaygt, find someone near where you live who really knows about Enfields and can look at the rifles, who can tell you in person what the history of these is, and why they are really important objects.
 
Prices on these things have got just plain SCARY in the last while, jaygt: go for a pile of bucks, especially if they are cherry.

I sympathise regarding the Long branch lunchbox special. I have a mint unfired Long Branch without a serial number and nobody will believe it, even when they see the thing. Oh well, them's the breaks.

Really nice rifles. Some photos would really be appreciated.

Have fun with them.
 
smellie said:
Prices on these things have got just plain SCARY in the last while, jaygt: go for a pile of bucks, especially if they are cherry.

I sympathise regarding the Long branch lunchbox special. I have a mint unfired Long Branch without a serial number and nobody will believe it, even when they see the thing. Oh well, them's the breaks.

Really nice rifles. Some photos would really be appreciated.

Have fun with them.
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There seem to be quite a few unnumbered LB's around...must have been a common lunchbox addition...;)
 
cantom said:
There seem to be quite a few unnumbered LB's around...must have been a common lunchbox addition...;)
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"...I got it one piece at a time.... and it didn't cost me a dime..."

Seriously though.
My grandmother worked at Long Branch. She said they'd search her lunchbox at the end of every 12 hour shift...... otherwise I'd be sitting on a nice unserialed LB as well ;)
 
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That is a very nice (T). I hope it is matching. I bought my matching Lee Enfield #4 Mk 1(T) at the Calgary gun show 3 years ago and I paid $3,000.00 for it.
 
You sir, are a ####. At best I expect you to be screwing with us for amusement, and I for one, am not amused....

I'll forgive you if you post some better pics.
 
H Wally said:
You sir, are a ####. At best I expect you to be screwing with us for amusement, and I for one, am not amused....

I'll forgive you if you post some better pics.
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Man, Im feeling tense and I dont even collect Enfields! This thread is seriously a terrible terrible thing. If its a joke the collective Milsurp gods will pelt you with many pointy objects.

My eyes, they bleed!
 
what do you mean by better pics? there is a link to my webshots with alot of pics of it. if there are other marks on it that will help me learn more about it than please let me know. im glad i found this canadian forum.
 
Jaygt, find someone near where you live who really knows about Enfields and can look at the rifles, who can tell you in person what the history of these is, and why they are really important objects.
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yeah cause we are all fricken idiots here !!!! and we are all trying to screw you .........uh "i'll give you 75.00 for it ......yeah ........and some beer ...........

WTF ever.
 
Hey shortandlong, all I meant was that a one on one meeting with a knowledgeable collector is an interesting meeting. Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate the amount of knowledge that can be found here (and on other forums). But a meeting with a human to chat about nice rifles, at the range or somewhere else, is the perfect addition.

Lou
 
I'd estimate it would be worth $30 to $50. I've seen these before. They are made in China by kids in sweat shops. That is lead paint on the metal and weapon will need to be turned in for destruction. This has to be a joke.
 
JAygt is my son. He brings home all sorts of stuff, most of which just gests tacked into my lockup. When the registration deadline came I had to go in there and write down all the numbers and register them all.

Rifles in racks werre not to bad, but there is a room full of rifles in wooden boxes. Some of them don't match the number on the chest, so i had to open each box. This rifle is one of them.

I am a shooter, not a collector, and I enjoy shooting the ORA Vintage Rifle Match, and this clunker looked "vintage" so i shot it. The scope zeroed ok, but had about 15 minutes of right wind and 2 minutes of elft wind. The knobs were stiff, too, so I had it overhauled by a guy (in a camera shop) who was familair with these scopes. Now the optics are clear and the wind zero has about equal movement on bth sides.

The comment about owning a piece of history is true. We were given a truck load of wing mount 50's and 20's which we passed on to a well known musem near Hamilton. The RCAF bren gun trial guns were kept. According to the paperwork and logs most of them were never shot, so they have no military historic value.

Jay does not live near whwere the guns are, so i will take pictues of them and forward to him for posting. My posting efforts have not been very good.

By the way, his no seril number Long Branch does have all the factory drwings. It is referred to as a "short rifle" as i recall. It is stamped as a 1943
rifle. The drawings show a top wood and the usual 'ears' around the front site, but his is missing the forward piece of wood and the ears. The barrel is about 20 -21", my guess. So far as I can see, the missing pieces are stock items.

Someone made a remark about a 7.62. He only has one decent one. It is marked Envoy. All the others appear to be DCRA conversions.

I was going to take pictures today of the short rifle and a Garand that came in the same deal (looks new) but it was snowing hard and the light was not good.
 
GANDERITE said:
JAygt is my son. He brings home all sorts of stuff, most of which just gests tacked into my lockup. When the registration deadline came I had to go in there and write down all the numbers and register them all.

Rifles in racks werre not to bad, but there is a room full of rifles in wooden boxes. Some of them don't match the number on the chest, so i had to open each box. This rifle is one of them.

I am a shooter, not a collector, and I enjoy shooting the ORA Vintage Rifle Match, and this clunker looked "vintage" so i shot it. The scope zeroed ok, but had about 15 minutes of right wind and 2 minutes of elft wind. The knobs were stiff, too, so I had it overhauled by a guy (in a camera shop) who was familair with these scopes. Now the optics are clear and the wind zero has about equal movement on bth sides.

The comment about owning a piece of history is true. We were given a truck load of wing mount 50's and 20's which we passed on to a well known musem near Hamilton. The RCAF bren gun trial guns were kept. According to the paperwork and logs most of them were never shot, so they have no military historic value.

Jay does not live near whwere the guns are, so i will take pictues of them and forward to him for posting. My posting efforts have not been very good.

By the way, his no seril number Long Branch does have all the factory drwings. It is referred to as a "short rifle" as i recall. It is stamped as a 1943
rifle. The drawings show a top wood and the usual 'ears' around the front site, but his is missing the forward piece of wood and the ears. The barrel is about 20 -21", my guess. So far as I can see, the missing pieces are stock items.

Someone made a remark about a 7.62. He only has one decent one. It is marked Envoy. All the others appear to be DCRA conversions.

I was going to take pictures today of the short rifle and a Garand that came in the same deal (looks new) but it was snowing hard and the light was not good.
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May I suggest that you get in touch with Ian Skennerton, he has a website.............

You may get him to rewrite his book!:D
 
OK, time for true confessions. Some of the stuff I posted was putting you on. There are no drawings for Jaygt's lunch box #4. Nor a bayonet.

It is as he described. I would say a lunch box special (no numbers) with shortened barrel and wood.

I will send him pictures to post ASAP.
 
haha just read my dads postings. ya i wish i had all that. being broke doesnt help buying rifles. thats why the couple i have where in storage for soo long. i think i did get lucky on two others so i will be asking for help on them too.
 
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