another no5 mk1 j. carbine
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Topic: another no5 mk1 j. carbine
Posted By: moose71
Subject: another no5 mk1 j. carbine
Date Posted: March 11 2026 at 1:26pm
| hey folks. new old guy here. just picked up a j. carbine. im not good at posting or taking pics so i will have the wife post some later. info is on left side of receiver no 5 MK1ROF(F) 8/44 A3284 . bolt is matching num. NP 303 2'22IL 18.5 tons on barrel. there are some markings on the tang but i cant read them. finish and wood are imaculite. barrel looks great. there isnt a scratch or ding on it and it has a bayonet thats in very good condition with 355 etched on it. i picked it up from a older gent from church that befriended me. he showed me his extensive collection of old hunting and military rifles. after telling him i regretted not buying a jungle carbine i saw about 20 yrs . ago . he pulls this rifle off the rack and tells me he'll sell it to me for $500. i near fell of the chair. i looked on gunbroker and the ones on there that are in alot worse shape are going for $13 - $1700 without the bayonet and original sling that this one has. he told me he bought that gun from a old ww2 marine for $!5 back 50 yrs ago and its been sitting on his rack since then. was a little dusty but cleaned up real nice. id like to hunt it but its too nice to bang around in the truck. i will shot it though. pics to come soon. |
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: March 11 2026 at 3:44pm
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You lucky devil! How's the bore? a lot of these were fired with corrosive & poorly taken care of? ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: March 11 2026 at 3:54pm
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Welcome to the site and we look forward to seeing photos of your No.5/MK1. ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: March 11 2026 at 3:57pm
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Very nice! Looking forward to the photos. Do you plan to shoot it? Hopefully it was properly cleaned before it was put away 50 years ago. The Marine that owned it prior to that should have known to clean it immediately after shooting it. |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: March 11 2026 at 4:10pm
| Welcome from North Carolina. |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: March 11 2026 at 7:52pm
| welcome and congrats |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: March 11 2026 at 10:27pm
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Welcome! From Paris France. It sounds like the gentleman has been very kind, with the price. Maybe invite him to the range when you try it out. It might well make his day! ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 4:49am
| I see No5 at shows and I am not willing to sell a kidney to get one. |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 7:52am
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No.5's are expensive out my way as well. I saw what looked like a really nice unrestored original as issued condition example at a gun show in Calgary. Matching numbers and all that jazz but ....the butt stock had a lengthy CRACK from the wrist socket to the middle of the butt. Price tag? $1,450. I pointed out the crack and the seller just shrugged and said reproduction butts are available. I walked away shaking my head. I heard from another guy the rifle had later sold! That's without the bayopnet too. Those pointy bits out here sell for $750 CND. ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: moose71
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 1:36pm
| excellent! like i said earlier. if it was shot it wasnt much. yet its a early model so i would think it saw action but i dont think it did. |
Posted By: moose71
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 1:40pm
| i definitely plan to. i also bought a 43' type 99 7.7 arisaka from him and he never fired either. going to change that soon. hes also teaching me reloading. he has a new, never fired longbranch still in the box he bought for $100 30 yrs ago . has one he!! of a collection. |
Posted By: moose71
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 1:45pm
| ive seen original bayos online for as high as $500 american the same condition as mine. i didnt expect him to give me the bayo also. i offered to pay him more for it but he said he knew as a veteran id appreciate it so he was happy about the sale. he knew before selling it to me what both were worth. |
Posted By: moose71
Date Posted: March 12 2026 at 1:47pm
| sorry no pics yet. i took them but the wifes got a bad sinus infection and a fever so once she can post it she will for me. |
Posted By: gilgsn
Date Posted: March 14 2026 at 7:25am
Congratulations! Waiting for the pictures  The first one I bought in Florida around 2013 set me back $325. Second one in France last year for $700. Now they are around 1000. Gil. ------------- check out my post-apocalyptic novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXH75VYT |
Posted By: moose71
Date Posted: March 14 2026 at 3:34pm
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Posted By: moose71
Date Posted: March 14 2026 at 3:42pm
   
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Posted By: moose71
Date Posted: March 14 2026 at 3:48pm
| there she is guys. the wife had a heck of a time posting them. she said the sites not user friendly. sorry my phones old and doesnt take the best pics. no idea how to rotate. |