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Posted: 10/5/2018 8:29:20 PM EDT
Non import marked looks to be all original all numbers matching no Sn. on mag. Bore is mint and barrel original. Bought this gun years ago with the 1907 Wilkinson bayonet for a whole $75.
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Posted: 10/5/2018 9:23:58 PM EDT
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Non import marked looks to be all original all numbers matching no Sn. on mag. Bore is mint and barrel original. Bought this gun years ago with the 1907 Wilkinson bayonet for a whole $75. https://i.imgur.com/a04RWom.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Liozqfp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/dDszVEN.jpg https://i.imgur.com/mTcoUzW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FESgV4L.jpg https://i.imgur.com/EEB6fUk.jpg https://i.imgur.com/pImuXGH.jpg |
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Posted: 10/5/2018 9:28:28 PM EDT
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fairly desirable. Early finish not postwar green repark. Butt looks lightly refinished, many came in with painted bands on butt to denote status like DP/ Cadet etc.
Looks like a import mark on charger guide right side above wood line, typical location. |
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Posted: 10/5/2018 9:54:58 PM EDT
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Ok, took a pic of that area. Not sure if that is an import mark or not?
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Posted: 10/5/2018 10:33:51 PM EDT
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Ok, took a pic of that area. Not sure if that is an import mark or not? https://i.imgur.com/1a0x2vb.jpg Better photo of clear and visible import markings in this thread: https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?790178-Newbie-here-questions-about-JJCO-NY-imports-of-1945-MkIII*-SMLE-Lithgow |
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Posted: 10/5/2018 10:48:21 PM EDT
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That is a very desireable gun....1920's Lithgow's are scarce, by the 20's Lithgow was just producing enough to keep the line barely going...
That is a great Lithgow.... |
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Posted: 10/5/2018 11:06:09 PM EDT
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Your rifle was imported by the John Jovino Company in New York. The markings on the bridge are: JJCO NY NY Better photo of clear and visible import markings in this thread: https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?790178-Newbie-here-questions-about-JJCO-NY-imports-of-1945-MkIII*-SMLE-Lithgow Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ok, took a pic of that area. Not sure if that is an import mark or not? https://i.imgur.com/1a0x2vb.jpg Better photo of clear and visible import markings in this thread: https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?790178-Newbie-here-questions-about-JJCO-NY-imports-of-1945-MkIII*-SMLE-Lithgow |
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Posted: 10/5/2018 11:09:11 PM EDT
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The bayonet that came with it.
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Posted: 10/5/2018 11:18:51 PM EDT
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Ill give you a hundred bucks...
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Posted: 10/5/2018 11:42:24 PM EDT
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fairly desirable. Early finish not postwar green repark. Butt looks lightly refinished, many came in with painted bands on butt to denote status like DP/ Cadet etc. Looks like a import mark on charger guide right side above wood line, typical location. |
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Posted: 10/6/2018 4:42:10 PM EDT
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Nice looking rifle op.
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Posted: 10/7/2018 1:08:15 PM EDT
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Ill give you a hundred bucks... |
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Posted: 10/11/2018 11:49:44 AM EDT
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It depends on your location... Here in the States, generally speaking, not very desirable due to the odd and expensive caliber, lack of surplus ammo availability, and a general bias against anything non-American/German. That said, there are a few of us Lee Enfield fans, and for us it’s very desirable.
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Posted: 10/11/2018 5:15:57 PM EDT
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It depends on your location... Here in the States, generally speaking, not very desirable due to the odd and expensive caliber, lack of surplus ammo availability, and a general bias against anything non-American/German. That said, there are a few of us Lee Enfield fans, and for us it’s very desirable. |
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Posted: 10/11/2018 7:27:27 PM EDT
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If you decided to sell it, and put it up on Equipment Exchange, you would do better. I would likely offer considerably more. One of my greatest regrets is selling my split year Lithgow. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ill give you a hundred bucks... |
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Posted: 10/11/2018 9:05:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I disagree for something like this. It's not as easy to find a buyer for one as it is a Garand or carbine, but that's not a reasonable comparison. Brit/Commonwealth stuff is right up there for collectability with anything else here, so long as it's not a beat up Mk IV, which is what you're most likely to find. There's a pretty healthy SMLE/SHTLE community in the U.S. I would say the poster shouldn't have to expend much effort to sell this for at least $750-800 without the bayonet, probably more. The bayonet alone is an easy $150 on other forums. |
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Posted: 10/12/2018 1:10:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know, $750-$800 seems a stretch, even for a between the wars Lithgow...not saying its not possible, just seems high, a few years ago a guy was walking around all the shows I did with one of those mint, straight from the mummy wrap No.4 MkII's with the really blonde stocks and wanted $700, no takers, and he walked it around for a year.... |
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Posted: 10/12/2018 9:18:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Right, but that’s different than an origanal Mk III. The “mummy” Mk IVs are their own animal. I know we’re talking about how “desirable” this is, but considering there are comparatively few interwar Lithgows, especially in this condition, I think there’s a premium for it. I’d happily give $750 for it and not think twice, but that’s me.  
Like I sais though, I think the problem is there aren't nearly as many hard core Enfield collectors out there to really drive up the prices like what we see with 98k's... Which is good for Enfield collectors...I had a large Enfield collection at one time some really neat rare pieces...I sold most off to fund my 1919A4 project...but still have a few really nice ones, including an Aussie property marked and judging by the marking disc is a good bet to have been at Gallipoli.... |
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Posted: 10/12/2018 1:27:55 PM EDT
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Put it on GunBroker starting at .01 with no reserve and see what happens. Run it 10 days ending on a Sunday evening.
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Posted: 10/12/2018 8:39:57 PM EDT
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I just bought a 1918 SMLE and I paid $539.00 shipped. It came with the 1907 bayonet. Someone has said the bayonet alone is worth $150 and that is true. Its worth $150-$200 is what I have been told by a few collectors in the US and outside the US. Facebook has a few dedicated groups. Gunbroker would go nuts with it. Prices on there are all over the place. I have seen guns beat up and needing parts replaced (stocks, pieces of stocks and a few other items) sell well over $450 and some of those have gone as high as $600. I don't know why but they have. The one I bought was sitting at the bottom of the adds mixed with parts and different things. I emailed the guy and made an offer and now I own it.
You have a really beautiful rifle. I would be hard press to sell that one. I would go with the pricing everyone is saying. I feel you have a rifle worth that and maybe more. |
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Posted: 10/12/2018 10:39:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Like I sais though, I think the problem is there aren't nearly as many hard core Enfield collectors out there to really drive up the prices like what we see with 98k's... |
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Posted: 10/15/2018 11:34:23 AM EDT
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JJCO was the company that bought all of Lithgow,
everything some if not most of what they imported were bitzers, put together from the parts in the factory, having said that, they also had some nice stuff in the inventory as well, (as evidence by the OP's No 1!!) marketed right that would be a good 700-750 sale, you should post it over on the Enfield section of Gunboards, lots of Aussie Enfield guys there, |
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