Sold
AU$500
Starting Bid: AU$400
Est.
AU$600
- AU$9,000
Live Auction
August 19 2023, Australian Fine Arms Auction
Live bidding began
Aug 19, 2023 at 10 AM AEST
Description
: 303 cal: 21" barrel with good bore & sharply defined rifling; blued to finish to metal work presents ok, some areas of thinning to barrel & action; some speckled oxidation & peening to action; cypher over V.R, ENFIELD, 1896, M.E. 303, I. marked to lhs of action, ENFIELD 1880 marked to rhs; VR proofs & double broad arrow marks to lhs of breech, action & top of breech; top of action & breech slightly ground down; standard tangent sights with 6 to 18 graduations & blade front sight; action cycles smoothly & trigger crisp; woodwork in overall g. cond., lightly re-finished, some handling marks & scratches overall; small 1" crack to lhs of forewood; circular R.M.ENFIELD, broad arrow WD cartouche, double broad arrow, I. marks to rhs of stock; steel butt plate & sling swivels; vacant brass medallion inlaid to rhs of stock; overall in vg. wo & g. cond. #9439 L/R