Priced it $250, he was interested, but had just bought an $800 gun and had a baby. Took it to work and showed it around, a friend was very interested. Yes, I know, the sling is NOT correct have no idea what it is off of! I found the correct Savage stock in England (funny, that!) for a reasonable price & cheap shipping, but not sure how much I want to get it back to perfect original. Plus a previous owner began 'restoration' and sanded all the markings off the stock as well as the bluing off the nose cap. It appears stock at first glance, numbers match, but research showed that the stock is not quite correct it is a couple years and one style newer than what Savage put on it. It is a US PROPERTY Savage Lend Lease from 1943. I have an extra Lee Enfield that I have had for over ten years, shot it a few times at a range, then kept it in the safe. Of course it will be shot by me for sure. When I used foam bore cleaner and let it set for 45 minutes in the bore it was almost white just a tad of blue tent due to testing at the factory. Also note the rifling is new and unused in the field. Note the bluing on the bolt and inside the receiver as well as the bluing still on the back and front sight due to not being used. You will note the stock condition as unused in the field.
Pattern 14 enfield value serial numbers#
We know this because the serial numbers are the SAME in the FOUR places ( Nose Cap, underneath and at the bottom of the Back Sight, the front right hand side of the Receiver Ring and the back of the Bolt Handle) where they are suppose to be and the Butt Plate is brass as manufactured by the Aussie's. It is not a fake or later build of parts bought from the Australian Amory. It was never issued for service to any unit and the only use was it being tested at the factory at Lithgow and then stored. It is a Australian Armory 303 Lee Enfield No1 Mk3 manufactured at the Lithgow factory in Australia in 1919. I had a very close friend who die one year ago who left me a rifle and his family brought it to me last night.