Value of a Savage Lee Enfield No4 Mk1

[Airborn_69]

Doing this for my friend, his LE is in exellent shape & had a trigger job done to it by the previous owner. Comes w/original mag, standard flip up rear sight & was made in the U.S. in 1943 I think...

 

[Deano]

The trigger job actually takes away from the value, from a collectors perspective. I would guess $200 - $250

 

[Mr. Buttons]

matching #s?

 

[Airborn_69]

savage

matching #s?

All is matching including the spike bayonet..

 

[woodchopper]

just what sort of trigger job. Some jobs are an improvement others require parts to be replaced, to bring it back to spec.

Got pictures

 

[savagefan]

Hope it's not too much as I drilled and tapped the receiver on my Bubbasav.

 

[sunray]

How's the headspace? Matching numbers is no guarantee that the headspace is ok. Full military configuration or bubba'd?

 

[45ACPKING]

this is one of those dumb questions that i have to ask LOL
what does it mean when you guys refer to a .303 being "bubba'd, I'm curious hehe

 

[Grouse Man]

Shorten the barrel with a hacksaw, remove all the handguards and put the stock fore end on the table saw. A little bit of fancy carving on the stock, maybe bolt an angle iron bracket onto the side for a scope mount. Add a recoil pad that was lying around and screw in some sling swivels and you're ready to go!

You know, standard professional gunsmithing techniques!

 

[tiriaq]

Generally, take a perfectly decent firearm, preferably with some collector value, chop it up and customize it, so that it is worth less than before it was touched.

 

[Airborn_69]

All I know & have seen is that it's all original. Fired it too...Very accurate!

 

[Mr. Buttons]

All is matching including the spike bayonet..

Are you sure that the bayonet #s match the serial number of the rifle?

 

[The Queens Medalist 8687]

Savage made mostly 2 groove barrels, but also 5 and 6 groove barrels which will increase the value. Add an S marked Mark 1 rear sight, Long butt, S or circled S, factory stamped butt and forestock, tight headspaceing on #0 or 1 bolthead and vgood to excellent rifleing to what you already described and it will sell between 300 and 400 dollars. A good trigger job on trigger ribs and at sear bent will increase the value.