Lee enfield information (pics)

Hmm, offer him 250-300? I saw one at the LGS I liked that was like 350.

If I was to purchase it, the condition of the barrel would the deciding factor. If it has a mint-excellent, $400 would be a fair price (in your favour). If the barrel condition goes to anything less than good, it's worth nothing to me.

It has what looks like an Australian property mark on the left side of the receiver ring---a "D" with an ^ inside. There is also a possiblr number stamped on top of the receiver ring (1-7)----an Australian "Military District" number.
If both of these are present, there will be what looks like a second serial number on the right side of the receiver ring, above the original serial number/letter prefix. This will be the inventory number for the Military District.

If this information is repeated on the right side of the buttstock, if serial numbers match, if the bore is bright and the wood is sound, $350 is not out of line in the USA,
I've got four of them and would not part with one for less.

If I am not seeing things and this is a rifle with an Aussie connection, let us know and I will bore you with the story of how a British rifle wound up in Oz.
-----krinko

+1 to what Krinko said. Nice rifle too!

I think $150 would be more like it. I have seen them at gun shows go for about that.
unless there is some documented history on this individual piece.
I paid $75.00 five years ago for a No4 MK 1 and 15 years ago a No4 MK1 Savage marked US Property VG condition. http://http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=205890448

MK III enfield search, notice the ones with an actual bid on them and disregard the fishing on a high price ones.

In N Texas a rifle like that would start around $350 if you can find one. Gunshow prices are around $500 to $1200 for the uneducated. The days of $100 Enfields is pretty much over. Kinda like the $100 Swedish Mausers (those went away about 10 years ago!).

8/47 would be about the final rebuild or repair for this old warhorse----the rest of the marks would be better read from a photo if you can swing it.
Britain supplied Australia with British made SMLE rifles right after WW1---to make up for the Australian rifles sent to the British at the start of Lithgow production, circa 1914.
The earliest one of these I have is a 1908 BSA---
So, after WW1, these rifles served again in WW2 and yours, with an August 1947 trip to the depot, could have made Korea, too.
Pretty good endurance, heh?

Photos!
-----krinko

The 6th Military District mark on the 1908, along with the "D^D" property mark and two crossed out inventory numbers---

$250! I picked mine up for $90 bucks two years ago in near mint bore condition. The only thing that wasn't almost mint was the sporterized stock.