Which One is More Valuable?

[gerard488]

I have two Lee enfield No 4's, 1942 Longbranch and 1954 Fazakerley Irish Contract rifle. Both are good-very good, both are Canadian Ranger issued. Both are great shooters. Which one would be more valuable? Not a What's it worth question, just wondering which one is worth more. May trade one and keep the other.

 

[BOHROK]

If they are in the same condition then I would say the Longbranch. Canadian made Canadian used.

 

[Robbs]

I would keep both. But that's just me.

 

[TheTooner]

The reasons one person values one rifle more than another person does vary with the individual person and the individual rifle. E.g.:

Some collectors would value the 1942 rifle higher because it's wartime production so it may have seen service in WWII, though it probably can't be proved that that very rifle went overseas.

Some would value the Long Branch higher because it's Canadian (especially Canadian collectors.)

Some might pay more for either because they don't have that particular variant in their collection.

I'd rather have the 1954 ROF(F) because it's a No.4Mk.2 and I'd want it for shooting, not collecting, but I would be unlikely to pay more for that reason than a collector would pay for 1942 Long Branch.

If I owned them both I'd sell the Long Branch first, hoping to get more for it than for the Faz, and preferring to keep the latter for shooting.

 

[Claven2]

Agree, the faz will be the more consistent shooter, if all else is equal. Superior trigger setup - by far.

 

[55recce]

The question is which is the more valuable not which is the best shooter. I would say the Longbranch due to Cancon