Lee Enfield No 1 MK3 Value question

sfwusc · October 31, 2013, 06:08 PM

It is non matching number. How much does that hurt the value?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Hawg · October 31, 2013, 06:17 PM

I sold an all matching one a few years ago with two bayonets for 175.00. I imagine they're worth a little more now.

pathdoc · November 3, 2013, 05:30 PM

Depends if you're buying as a shooter or collector, and what you're asking it to do as a shooter. Non-matching isn't necessarily a guarantee of poor performance, though I agree that all else being equal, all-matching is better.

Overall condition is just as important as matching numbers, and ultimately all the bullet is going to see is the bore.

I've never seen a Lee-Enfield that cheap. Maybe I just live in the wrong place. Is this a No.1 MkIII or a MkIII* (with or without windage and/or magazine cutoff)? What is the year? Where was it made? All these things can have a bearing.

wogpotter · November 3, 2013, 05:50 PM

It depends on exactly what it is.
A run of the mill shooter, its going to hurt because most don't want to mess with the headspace/lug engagement thing.
A Lithgow from a low production volume year, not so much its collectable & rare.

Hawg · November 3, 2013, 07:50 PM

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I've never seen a Lee-Enfield that cheap. Maybe I just live in the wrong place. Is this a No.1 MkIII or a MkIII* (with or without windage and/or magazine cutoff)? What is the year? Where was it made? All these things can have a bearing.

Mine was a No.1 MKIII, 1916 BSA.

Don'tkillbill · November 3, 2013, 08:09 PM

Is it a sporter or does it have full wood? A sporter can go for 50-150 bucks up here.

Hawg · November 3, 2013, 08:16 PM

Mine was full military with two Wilkinson bayonets and one sheath. Like I said I sold it a couple of years ago.

James K · November 4, 2013, 07:56 PM

I bought them for $12, but then that WAS a while back.

Jim

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sfwusc Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2013 Posts: 231	Lee Enfield No 1 MK3 Value question It is non matching number. How much does that hurt the value? Thanks for your thoughts.

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wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	It depends on exactly what it is. A run of the mill shooter, its going to hurt because most don't want to mess with the headspace/lug engagement thing. A Lithgow from a low production volume year, not so much its collectable & rare. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

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October 31, 2013, 06:17 PM	#2
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	I sold an all matching one a few years ago with two bayonets for 175.00. I imagine they're worth a little more now.

November 3, 2013, 05:30 PM	#3
pathdoc Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2013 Posts: 669	Depends if you're buying as a shooter or collector, and what you're asking it to do as a shooter. Non-matching isn't necessarily a guarantee of poor performance, though I agree that all else being equal, all-matching is better. Overall condition is just as important as matching numbers, and ultimately all the bullet is going to see is the bore. I've never seen a Lee-Enfield that cheap. Maybe I just live in the wrong place. Is this a No.1 MkIII or a MkIII* (with or without windage and/or magazine cutoff)? What is the year? Where was it made? All these things can have a bearing.

November 3, 2013, 08:09 PM	#6
Don'tkillbill Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2013 Location: East Coast of Canada Posts: 121	Is it a sporter or does it have full wood? A sporter can go for 50-150 bucks up here.

November 3, 2013, 08:16 PM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Mine was full military with two Wilkinson bayonets and one sheath. Like I said I sold it a couple of years ago.

November 4, 2013, 07:56 PM	#8
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	I bought them for $12, but then that WAS a while back. Jim