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Trouble ID with a Enfield

bullin82bullin82 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
edited March 2013 in Ask the Experts
I have an Enfield that i am trying to price but i cant seemt o find which one it is in the blue book. On the side plate under the bolt it has stamped:

G.R
SHT.L.E
III

I just cant find this thing only ones i find are SMLE. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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  • bullin82bullin82 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would love to post some pics i just dont know how. My technological side only goes so far.
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  • bullin82bullin82 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    edited November -1
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  • fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,554 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    should have the date stamp under the GR but No1 MK3
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  • bullin82bullin82 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    sorry i didnt type in it correctly but i hope the pics help out more
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's a Mark III, (STAR), "Short" Lee Enfield. Made from 1916 on. Common First World War production, Lee Enfield. Made in 1918 by BSA. BSA made something like 2 million of this model between 1907 and 1943. The only variation I can see is how they have abbreviated the word "short", "Sht".
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  • bullin82bullin82 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Any idea what it would be classified in blue book or what it might be worth on the market?
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bullin82
    Any idea what it would be classified in blue book or what it might be worth on the market?



    It's listed in my Blue Book as, ".303 Rifle No. 1 Mark III*". They have it priced between $300 & $750, depending on factory originality and cosmetic condition.

    I have no idea with the current Nobama gun panic, how the price of older military rifles will be affected?

    From what I have personally seen, it has increased the panic factor as far as firearms are concerned for most folks. They seem to buy gun stuff a lot quicker, with out much haggling, then previously. Probably if it's factory original and OK cosmetically, you will be able to sell it quick, as long as it's priced realistically.
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  • machine gun moranmachine gun moran Member Posts: 5,198
    edited November -1
    I had a nearly identical gun that I sold for $250, about a year ago. That was about market. The one I had, had a mint, original barrel, which was fairly rare for a WW1 gun, and had a regimental stock disc which was marked with Arabic characters, indicating use by England's Middle East allies.

    The barrels are numbered at the rear, under the handguard, and the handguard is retained by a spring clip. Your handguards appear to be missing the legs which extend along the sides of the rear sight base.
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  • bullin82bullin82 Member Posts: 74 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thank you all for the intell it is greatly appreciated.
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  • charliemeyer007charliemeyer007 Member Posts: 6,572 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    http://www.GunBroker.com/All/BI.aspx?Keywords=SMLE+
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  • iceracerxiceracerx Member Posts: 8,860 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The biggest rub is that surplus 303 ammo has gone the way of the Dodo.
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  • Riomouse911Riomouse911 Member Posts: 3,492 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ya, I'm down to my last .30 cal ammo can of that stuff. The .303 1942 ammo I have is all cordite-powered...and one in about every 5 shots will leave you with a 1-3 second hangfire. (The only plus is this makes flinching easy to spot!)
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