Value of Irish Contract No.4 MkII

[Crazytrout]

I have recently acquired an Irish Contract No.4 MkII, degreased although still needs a thorough cleaning, new and unfired.
Bayonet still in wrapping.
All matching and in mint condition.

Any idea of its value as I am not a milsurp collector?

Thanks

CT

 

[happydude]

Value is less than a rifle that is still in the wrapping, but I'd say you could probably get a solid $700, maybe even $750 for it.

 

[Bittermansbro]

Whatever the value of the Guiness an Irishman drinks at the pub in one night, and double it.

 

[Pblatzz]

$700 is too high, These are common & come up for sale all the time. There are PF & UF serial number prefixes and consecutive serials no's out there as well.

This is worth around $500 to $575, I can see $600 to $650 for an wrapped unit, But so many of these rifles were unwrapped and fired as no one had seen an new Lee Enfield in years.

I saw one at the range a year or two ago that has a rubber butt pad installed!!! Can you freaking believe it!

Pete

 

[happydude]

P&S just sold a wrapped one for $750 (might have been $700) rather quickly.

 

[John Sukey]

You sure it's an "Irish contract"?
S/n PF309348 to PF 359347

 

[JacquesT]

Bought mine at Lebaron in montréal for about 200$ in the 90s so $600 would be a good return on the investment...

 

[The Queens Medalist 8687]

Got one for 200 last year, degreased. Deals are out there.

 

[Beater]

the last " in the wrap" irish i had sold for 1000.00$

 

[FNC1]

I just bought two at Brandon

One was unfired but the stock had been verathaned....I will be removing that and the other has been verathaned, hunted with and shot and......aaaaarggghhhh drilled and tapped for the scope mount that now supports the scope on it.

Still they make an attractive pair