The value of unfired or just unissued No4 MK2's have risen in recent years especially late in the production line e.g.. 1955. I was shocked to hear it myself because I own one, but whether you like it or not, that is the case.Gaz wrote:£1,000 for a No.4? You're being taken for a mug, fella. As Rearlugs says, £380, £400 tops. I'd stretch to £450 for an unfired Mk.2 but for £1,000 I'd want identifiable photos of the damn thing on the assembly line.
I spoke to a well known and respected dealer in the UK recently, he only deals with Lee Enfields, and he said unissued and unfired rifles in mint condition are now retailing at £2000, just unissued but fired and in excellent condition are about £1500. To illustrate this point and completely independently to this I was happily shooting away with mine recently and was offered £1200 on the spot by another club member and he couldn't have been more willing to put his cash in my pocket. I said no because it wasn't for sale at the time. His offer made me query the dealer on it's current value and if I had sold at £1200, believe it or not, he'd have got a good deal by a few hundred quid at todays market value. However battered and used can still be picked up for £400-500.
Should the market change in the future, who knows, but that's the price the mint condition ones are going for today.
