1917 enfield and 303 British values?

[Tripplebeards]

I put a few rifles up for sale for $400 each and want to make sure I’m not giving them away.

Am I way off my rocker for prices or am I too cheap? Just listed them a few minutes ago. Figured I’d sell them and put the money towards a Ruger super Blackhawk 41 mag hunter, a 44 Bisley hunter, a 454, or a rifle I will use.



http://www.armslist.com/posts/958642...itish-for-sale


Hoping someone will chime in to give me advise. Forgot I have an Argentine Mauser in the same condition with a Williams peep sight as well.

[Winger Ed.]

Hard to say without shopping around and seeing what similar ones have recently sold for.

[TNsailorman]

Non original sportized military rifles sell different prices in different parts of the country. Around my neck of the woods you would be a good $100.00 high but I have seen 1917 models sell for that and a bit more in the Midwest and west. With todays 300 and 400 dollar new rifles by Ruger, Mossberg and others, its going to be a harder sell in the future. I do think you selling point is a good place to start though.

[obssd1958]

Local prices for those are running @ $250-$300.
All original, non-sporterized, are getting @ $100 more.

[Tripplebeards]

If they were original I would definitely want to hold on to them for the coolness value. Just would like something different.

[Wis Tom]

I just went and checked them out, probably a good starting point. I wondered where you were, as I'm farther south. Good luck with your selling. I have 2 303's already, but always looking.

[Bloodman14]

Around here, you might get $200/$250 for the Brits, maybe another $100 for the '17.

[john.k]

I see the top LE in the first pic has a complete volley sight.........this assy is worth up to $200 on its own,the front dial,pointer,plate and screw might fetch $200 as an assy on a good day.None of this stuff can be found any more..............the action also looks like it might be a MkI SMLE,no charger bridge..............if it has the sliding clip guide in the bolthead,the bolt is also worth money,maybe $100...........I suggest you give it a run on the Gunboards LE forum.

[Tripplebeards]

Thanks, I lowered them to $375 each today. Hopefully someone wants them all and I’ll do a bundled discount.

[Mr Peabody]

With the price of some new rifles in the same range as yours they wouldn't sell around here. I saw a matching # P14 at the last show for $400. I thought it was worth $500 but nobody was looking at it.

[Tripplebeards]

I dropped them to $350 ea and still no responses. I’ll keep dropping till I get bites.

Just dropped them to $300 ea. We will see what happens.

[john.k]

I see a SMLE Mk1**,as the top one was before cutting,sold a day ago on GB for $3000+..........

[Tripplebeards]

No bites yet, dropped to $275 each.

[lefty o]

i think your getting close to the price ballpark now. id guess 200-225.

[ascast]

Ditto - john.k that brit was a nice one, the volley fire sight is not seen much. Now, it needs sights and new full stock, like a million others. No offense, but you have deer rifles, and they all need a tad of tweaking, assuming the barrels are in good shape. Most folks would rather buy a new for same money or less: not realizing that these would last 10 lifetimes as deer rifles. Good luck.

[Hardcast416taylor]

A recent on line auction had a very badly `BUBBA`ED` 1917 that had lots of freckle rust, a butchered fore stock, a cut down barrel not square at muzzle with a Springfield sight. An after market scope mount where the rear sight used to be and a `jack knife` made cheek piece of pine. Final price was $185! Why it went that high for an Eddystone I can`t imagine.Robert

[Tripplebeards]

Just dropped to $250 each...somebody want a package deal?

[Wis Tom]

Wow, have to check the gun budget, might be up for a road trip north. Will think about this one.

[BigEyeBob]

I put a few rifles up for sale for $400 each and want to make sure I’m not giving them away.

Am I way off my rocker for prices or am I too cheap? Just listed them a few minutes ago. Figured I’d sell them and put the money towards a Ruger super Blackhawk 41 mag hunter, a 44 Bisley hunter, a 454, or a rifle I will use.



http://www.armslist.com/posts/958642...itish-for-sale


Hoping someone will chime in to give me advise. Forgot I have an Argentine Mauser in the same condition with a Williams peep sight as well.

The volley sight on the top one would get 200-300 here in Oz .Hard to find complete . Magazines go for 60-100 also. Im talking AU dollars of course .Collectors and restorers delight that top one .

[nekshot]

if you did not sell them by now I would hang on to them. They are inching upward in price as are others from the battlefield era.