Just looking for info about a couple of old rifles.

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Push540

Discussion Starter · Aug 7, 2007

Hi there, I was searching the net for some info about two rifles we found in my grand fathers basement. I'm wondering the history and the value to determine if I should have insurance on them and just some common knowledge about the rifles.

If I posted the numbers that are stamped on the rifles or posted pictures of them, could anyone give me a ball park on how old they are, where they camer from and the estimated value?

One is a Lakefield .22 caliber and the other has "US Property" stamped on it, is a 303 and has a tiny coat of arms stamped on it.

Would I be able to post pictures of them to gather info or is that not allowed?

Thanks.

Neil

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BLS33

· #5 · Aug 7, 2007 (Edited)

The .303 is a Lee Enfield No4 MK1 That has been sporterized.

EDIT: The US property stamp means it was made by savage arms and was supplied to the UK under the Lend-Lease program during WWII.

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BLS33

· #10 · Aug 7, 2007

Push540 said:
Sporterized? I assume it means modified, can you expand on that please?

It has a sporterized stock here is a non-sporterized Enfield:

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BLS33

· #13 · Aug 7, 2007

Push540 said:
Thanks. Why would someone do that? Lighter? Easier to shoot?

Yep, making it more of a sporting rifle instead of a battle rifle. Oh and the last picture you posted with the number "90C2418" stamped on it if I remember correctly means it was the 902,418th Enfield produced by Savage.

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BLS33

· #15 · Aug 7, 2007

I'm not really sure what sporterized Enfields are going for these days. As was mentioned before it ruins the collectors value. I would browse around sites like gunbroker.com and see what you can pull up for comparison.

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BLS33

· #19 · Aug 10, 2007

The thing that gets to me is that there are plenty of sporterized Enfields out there, yet people keep converting them.

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