Hello All! I hope everybody had a great weekend!
This is part of a series delving into my late Father's collection, background here:
Steve's Guns Pt 1 - Antique Long
Steve's Guns Pt 2 - The Mausers
This here is one SMLE thread.
Fortunately, these are all identified as my Dad kept a lot of notes, which I have included below - what I'm not as able to tell on my own is if any of these items stand out as being particularly unique or cool from a historical or collector's standpoint and I'm trying to get a general ballpark sense of the value of these items. I'm also not 100% sure if they are graded correctly - grades are often cited in the notes, but I'm not sure where they come from (dealer he purchased from, did he grade them on his own, etc.) and whether or not they are accurate. Finally, just wanting to share, he had some cool stuff and I figure that there is someone who will appreciate it and they're probably subscribed to this board!
As always if you take the time to have a look, I appreciate you - thank you very much!
Obviously, we will have to start with the Grenade Launcher (Dad never could seem to get ahold of any Mills bombs, so we launched tennis balls into low earth orbit with this thing instead and it was one of the most fun activities of all time.)
Piece: LE1
Manufacturer / Importer: Springfield Sporters
Model: Lee Enfield No1Mkk3, Grenade Launcher
Caliber: .303
Comments: G, Ishapore India, wire wrapped with cup launcher
Images: https://imgur.com/a/0wPkLU6
Piece: LE2
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No4Mk1
Caliber: .303
Comments: Fazakerly, England, VG-
Images: https://imgur.com/a/wRd9L4I
Piece: LE3 (My First Rifle! Love to hear anything interesting there is to know about it. An almost supernaturally consistent and accurate plinker no matter who is using it. Bane of pennies. Weighs damn near as much as I did when I first shot it. The mag has been gutted and fixed to collect ejected brass.)
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No1 Mk3 Trainer
Caliber: .22LR
Comments: BSA Co, 1917 Sht LE III*, G+, excellent shooter
Images: https://imgur.com/a/IAq6W2O
Piece: LE4
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No1 Mk3
Caliber: .303
Comments: Probably crap. Looks bulged on right chamber. Torch? (Any ideas about what I should do in cases like this where the piece is questionably safe? Wallhanger? Take to gunsmith? Is there liability to me in selling as-is if I call out that I do not feel that it is safe to fire?)
Images: https://imgur.com/a/ZI6e3rY
Piece: LE5 (Guessing the boxy mag is just a 2A1 thing?)
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Ishapore 2A1
Caliber: 7.62x51
Comments: G+, check bolt & remore scope
Images: https://imgur.com/a/2odVmAL
Piece: LE6
Manufacturer / Importer: BHP (BMP?)
Model: Lee Enfield No4Mk2(F)
Caliber: .303
Comments: 8/52, G_
Images: https://imgur.com/a/sZS1toz
Piece: LE7
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No4Mk2
Caliber: .303
Comments: VG+, light wood. Was unfired when got it
Images: https://imgur.com/a/Kdp11rA
Piece: LE8
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No4Mk2(F)
Caliber: .303
Comments: G, 11/54
Images: https://imgur.com/a/6xTdzYD
Piece: LE9
Manufacturer / Importer: Springfield Sporters
Model: Lee Enfield No1MkIII* Riot Shotgun
Caliber: .410 Shotgun
Comments: Indian single shot, Mag well filled in with wood. GRI 1942 No1mkIII* on right. Left 410 RFI 1948lots stamps, VG
Images: https://imgur.com/a/6sSOjmy
This is part of a series delving into my late Father's collection, background here:
Steve's Guns Pt 1 - Antique Long
Steve's Guns Pt 2 - The Mausers
This here is one SMLE thread.
Fortunately, these are all identified as my Dad kept a lot of notes, which I have included below - what I'm not as able to tell on my own is if any of these items stand out as being particularly unique or cool from a historical or collector's standpoint and I'm trying to get a general ballpark sense of the value of these items. I'm also not 100% sure if they are graded correctly - grades are often cited in the notes, but I'm not sure where they come from (dealer he purchased from, did he grade them on his own, etc.) and whether or not they are accurate. Finally, just wanting to share, he had some cool stuff and I figure that there is someone who will appreciate it and they're probably subscribed to this board!
As always if you take the time to have a look, I appreciate you - thank you very much!
Obviously, we will have to start with the Grenade Launcher (Dad never could seem to get ahold of any Mills bombs, so we launched tennis balls into low earth orbit with this thing instead and it was one of the most fun activities of all time.)
Piece: LE1
Manufacturer / Importer: Springfield Sporters
Model: Lee Enfield No1Mkk3, Grenade Launcher
Caliber: .303
Comments: G, Ishapore India, wire wrapped with cup launcher
Images: https://imgur.com/a/0wPkLU6
Piece: LE2
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No4Mk1
Caliber: .303
Comments: Fazakerly, England, VG-
Images: https://imgur.com/a/wRd9L4I
Piece: LE3 (My First Rifle! Love to hear anything interesting there is to know about it. An almost supernaturally consistent and accurate plinker no matter who is using it. Bane of pennies. Weighs damn near as much as I did when I first shot it. The mag has been gutted and fixed to collect ejected brass.)
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No1 Mk3 Trainer
Caliber: .22LR
Comments: BSA Co, 1917 Sht LE III*, G+, excellent shooter
Images: https://imgur.com/a/IAq6W2O
Piece: LE4
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No1 Mk3
Caliber: .303
Comments: Probably crap. Looks bulged on right chamber. Torch? (Any ideas about what I should do in cases like this where the piece is questionably safe? Wallhanger? Take to gunsmith? Is there liability to me in selling as-is if I call out that I do not feel that it is safe to fire?)
Images: https://imgur.com/a/ZI6e3rY
Piece: LE5 (Guessing the boxy mag is just a 2A1 thing?)
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Ishapore 2A1
Caliber: 7.62x51
Comments: G+, check bolt & remore scope
Images: https://imgur.com/a/2odVmAL
Piece: LE6
Manufacturer / Importer: BHP (BMP?)
Model: Lee Enfield No4Mk2(F)
Caliber: .303
Comments: 8/52, G_
Images: https://imgur.com/a/sZS1toz
Piece: LE7
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No4Mk2
Caliber: .303
Comments: VG+, light wood. Was unfired when got it
Images: https://imgur.com/a/Kdp11rA
Piece: LE8
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Lee Enfield No4Mk2(F)
Caliber: .303
Comments: G, 11/54
Images: https://imgur.com/a/6xTdzYD
Piece: LE9
Manufacturer / Importer: Springfield Sporters
Model: Lee Enfield No1MkIII* Riot Shotgun
Caliber: .410 Shotgun
Comments: Indian single shot, Mag well filled in with wood. GRI 1942 No1mkIII* on right. Left 410 RFI 1948lots stamps, VG
Images: https://imgur.com/a/6sSOjmy
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