What's the value of these Enfields/Martinis?

Donld

July 13, 2003 19:20

The guy at my local gunshop gave me a call when he got in some nice older guns on consignment. There's a beautiful SMLE IV New Zealand .22--no magazine, but this is supposed to be correct for the gun, a .303 Martini Henry (1879) in excellent condition,a .303 Martini Enfield, BSA MFG, and a couple of shotguns, a 13! Gauge Greener Martini and an Indian Enfield .410. I don't think the owner is trying to hold me up on these at all, but I'd like a second (third, fourth, etc. ) opinion.

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  trooperchin

  July 13, 2003 19:59

  you may want to try over at www.milsurpshooter.net and try the enfield forum. These guys offer an extensive knowledge of enfields.
  
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  Donld

  July 14, 2003 16:01

  Yeah, I did post on the Enfield forum over at Milsurpshooters, but they weren't able to tell me too much except that I should grab the No 1 Mark 6 Enfield and run, no questions asked. I did go down and get the Mark 6, and picked up the .22 and one of the Martinis too. It turned out to be a Martini Enfield, 1879, converted to .303 in 1896. The Greener and Martini carbine were already gone when I got there, and while I was there, the UPS guy expressed considerable interest in the guns I bought. He who hesitates is lost, though he probably has a healthier bank balance.

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  trooperchin

  July 14, 2003 16:46

  Yup good job
  
  Go Army Beat Navy
  IF you wanna have fun join the cavalry

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