Rifle Costs

[dave_303]

On researching for my MA dissertation I have come across the comparative costs for a No.4 in 1945 (£7 11s 3d) compared to 1950 (£11 17s 6d) Does anyone have any of those rifle for sale adverts from the period that you sometimes see? I'd like to use it as a comparison to show a rough guide (obviously there would be the sellers mark up) as to how much they went to surplus for.

As a side note of possible interest a EM-2 was expected to cost £34 per unit in 1950, and Bren cost £35 in 1945 and £65 in 1950.
A Cromwell tank (1945) cost £10,500 and a Centurion tank in 1950 cost £35,000

[FredB]

Centurion tanks were built within the Leyland Motors factory complex, in Spurrier Works, which was constructed for this purpose. Adjacent to the North-West corner of No8 shop, which was used to prepare tanks for road testing, was a 25yd range. As part of the final inspection, we had to fire the gun, using a wooden projectile with bronze bands around it. Yep, a 25 yd tank cannon range!
Fred

[waterford103]

I bought my No. 4 in 1967 from Stensbys' in Shudehill Manchester for £7 10 shillings ,ammo was £5 for 200 rounds . I've still got the No.4 it's a Canadian Longbranch 1942 ftr'ed at some stage and accurised by AJ Parker Birmingham. It still shoots better than me !


:shakeshout:

[rufrdr]

In the U.S.A. the #4 was selling for $14.95 plus shipping to your door in 1958. That is equal to about $118 in today's dollars. It is very hard to find a #4 in original configuration here for under $300 so supply and demand is setting the price.

[Rearlugs]

Interarms bought a couple of million No1s and No4s at scrap weight prices - at a time when scrap was almost worthless! Hence their ability to sell them for as little as $9 even after shipping them across the Atlantic...

I thought the 1943-5 price of a No4 was as low as £4 each?