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Originally Posted by Falcon5NZ
Slightly off topic but are Lee Enfields regarded as collectables in the US?
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Yes, to a greater or lesser extent.
Scarcity and value-wise, Ishapores and Lithgows and No.4 Mk.I's of the Long Branch persuasion are at the lower end of the totem pole here, rising up through other No.4's, then Mk.III* SMLE's, then pre-Great War rifles and No.1 Mk.V's, and reaching a pinnacle with the various sniper variants.
You could pick up a .308 Ishy for ~$150 USD, up to a few grand for a nice No.4 Mk.I (T).
I have a 1918 BSA "Smelly" and a '53 Faz No.4 Mk.II, myself.