[Appraisal] No.1 Mk.3 Lithgow and Jungle Carbine

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he!!o all, 
I have a 1944 SMLE No.1 Mk.3 Lithgow and a No.5 Mk.1 ROF Jungle Carbine with bayonets and slings. Bores are clean with good rifling on both. 

Please help me determine the value of each item and if you see any defects, and let me know in general if these are nice examples or not. 

For example - I notice very rough milling marks on the right side of the Lithgow, and equally rough marks on the thumb groove cut out to help reloading. 

I would appreciate any info you have on these!

Thanks

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Aardwolf Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: September 13 2025 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Aardwolf Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: [Appraisal] No.1 Mk.3 Lithgow and Jungle Carbine Posted: September 13 2025 at 9:30am
	Photos: https://imgur.com/a/dh1meMS he!!o all, I have a 1944 SMLE No.1 Mk.3 Lithgow and a No.5 Mk.1 ROF Jungle Carbine with bayonets and slings. Bores are clean with good rifling on both. Please help me determine the value of each item and if you see any defects, and let me know in general if these are nice examples or not. For example - I notice very rough milling marks on the right side of the Lithgow, and equally rough marks on the thumb groove cut out to help reloading. I would appreciate any info you have on these! Thanks

Shamu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Logo Designer / Donating Member Joined: April 25 2007 Location: MD, USA. Status: Offline Points: 20510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shamu Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 13 2025 at 10:40am
	Both seem typical & correct to me. Values are all over the place recently so this applies to The Mid Atlantic Eastern seaboard. $750~900 for the No5 & another $250 for the bayonet. The SMLE is probably $650~750 & $250~300 for the bayonet.
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Bear43 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: August 11 2010 Location: Doland, SD Status: Offline Points: 3500	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bear43 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 13 2025 at 1:54pm
	That is right on with prices here in the Midwest as well.

DisasterDog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: February 21 2025 Location: Brewery Status: Offline Points: 256	Post Options Post Reply Quote DisasterDog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 13 2025 at 4:57pm
	$250-300 for a common P1907 with almost no finish remaining seems wild to me. I would say half that is more realistic.

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 16998	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 13 2025 at 5:01pm
	the no 5 looks good - it was made at FAZAKERLY in 46 , its in original condition given its age , the bayonet looks fine , but i cant make out the mfgr - it would be poole or wilkinson , i cant see the no 1 ,

hoadie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: March 16 2006 Location: Niagara/Canada Status: Offline Points: 9680	Post Options Post Reply Quote hoadie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 13 2025 at 6:58pm
	The butt pad seems to be in good nick. Thats rare unless its been replaced. Mine was hard as a rock & faded to a greenish colour. Rhino brought a new one up when he came to visit. Looks great!(Still hurts to shoot (Shoulder joint comprimised).
	Loose wimmen tightened here