No 1 Mklll with mag cutoff

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boikman	No 1 Mklll with mag cutoff	Lead	[-]
Posts: 327 (05/07/09 05:06 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None I have owned one of these for years,and have a friend who has three of these babies. I looked around for a decent price for these and found $500 to $700 for these. Am I dreaming or is this ballpark? How many of you out there have one of these?
RichardWV		#1	[-]
Posts: 296 (05/07/09 05:52 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	You can get whatever you can get, but I own a few and never paid more than $150 for any of them. While not common when compared to the flood of MK III* rifles available, they aren't that rare either. That isn't to say you can't look on the auctions and find some listed for that price, but listing and selling are two different things. Now if it is also date appropriate and still has the volley sights the price goes up some. Still not what I'd call rare, but certainly something that could command a price in the range you mention. All of which is based on being in good unmodified condition.
1oldgun		#2	[-]
Posts: 41 (05/11/09 02:23 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	My 1915 B.S.A w/cutoff ran me $200.00 and is a shooter and is in pretty decent shape! Unmodified
Ken Shabby		#3	[-]
Posts: 478 (05/11/09 09:56 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I've never personally seen totally unmodified one for under $350-400 or so. I've seen a few with cutoffs for around $200 and kicked myself for not getting one. The only SMLEs I've see regularly are the Ishapore wire wraps from Century.
temperflash		#4	[-]
Posts: 384 (05/17/09 08:40 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	It depends on whether or not its in its original stock set with volley sights, or a post ww1 rebuild with transitional fore end (regimental disc or not), or like mine a restoration of a otherwise excellent 1915 barreled action with all matching numbers including nose cap that had been re stocked possibly more than once with non matching wood not suited to the type. I've got more in mine than I'd think it is worth dollar wise, but I've now got it in a previously unissued transitional english walnut fore end that is as straight as a lazer, all wood looks good, though I've left the non correct beech but on it for now. The rear sight was the original but its dial had broken off and some one had peened over the screw. I replaced it with the proper type windage adjustable sight. One day I'll try to repair the original numbered sight rail. Since the bore is near perfect, and slugs at .311 rather than the more common .313+ of the Enfield pattern, and I know the rifle to be uncommonly accurate, I splurged on an excellent condition PH5A target apeture rear sight for range work. I'm taking my time with this rifle. I kept track of it for 16 years before convincing the previous owner to sell it to me. I haven't fired it since I bought it, and won't till I'm satisfied with it. I will be replacing the bolt head, it has unequal thread wear that allows a slight side play. So I'll be test firing it remotely before ever firing it from the shoulder. I suggest that any rifle that has had any work done on the action or barrel should always test fire remotely, since British Armorers would recycle used bolt heads during repair jobs, and a bolt head may have been on several rifles before being put on any particular bolt. For that matter even a new unused replacement bolthead should be remote fire tested. This may be my last rifle purchase (of course I've thought that before) so I'm going to put to use the patience that time has taught me. BTW The mag cut off is very handy for target work but I can see why they deleted it from later marks.
AlleyOop007		#5	[-]
Posts: 44 (05/17/09 10:09 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Here is my 1913 No. 1 Mk III Enfield with cut-off and windage adjustable rear sights. All numbers but bolt match. No volley sights: I don't think I would take less than $300 for it, including bayonet and scabbard. AlleyOop007 NRA Life Member since 1969 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Last Edited By: AlleyOop007 05/17/09 10:12 PM. Edited 1 times.