Reference Thread - Simpson Auctions (Saturday, November 19, 2011)

[Badger]

Simpson Auctions (click here)

Some selected high value Enfield pieces ..

Saturday, November 19, 2011 (Click Here)

'FIREARMS & MILITARIA AUCTION' at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 27 Wellington Street West, Creemore, Ontario, @ 9:30am, to feature - Quality hunting & collectible rifles & shotguns, military firearms & weapons, restricted & prohibited handguns, antique muskets & pistols, modern & collectible ammunition, reloading tools & supplies, military collectibles-uniforms, helmets, badges, medals, webbing, swords, bayonets, daggers & knives, military & gun reference books, military art & posters, hunting & outdoor gear, etc.

PAYMENT: Payment for purchases may be made with cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or debit. A 10% Buyers Premium shall be added to the final bid price to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price, unless otherwise announced by the Auctioneer on the day of the auction.

TAX: Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is 13% within the Province of Ontario on all purchases and will vary with the respective provincial HST & GST rates in Canada when shipped out of province. HST is exempted for purchases shipped out of the country.

Lot 513 (Sold for $6,000 Cdn) + 10% Buyer's Fee and 13% HST Taxes (if applicable)
LEE-ENFIELD RSAF(E) - No4 Mk1 1933 Trials Mdl, 10-sht, 640mm bbl, SCARCE mdl, blued finish w/v lt edge wear, full wood stock w/grooved upper hand guard, hollowed bolt knob, matching # bolt, exc+ bore, EXC+

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Lot 514 (Sold for $1,600 Cdn) + 10% Buyer's Fee and 13% HST Taxes (if applicable)
LEE-ENFIELD RSAF(E) - No1 Mk5 1924 Trials Rifle, 10-sht, 640mm bbl, SCARCE mdl, mfd 1922-24 only, blued finish w/mod wear, Mk5 rear sight, charger cut-off, matching bolt #, full military wood stock w/some normal dings, exc+

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Lot 515 (Sold for $13,000 Cdn) + 10% Buyer's Fee and 13% HST Taxes (if applicable)
LEE-ENFIELD RSAF(E) - No1 Mk6 1930 Trials Rifle, 10-sht, 640mm bbl, RARE! Mdl known only in museums, blued finish w/lt wear, hollowed bolt knob, charger cut-off, full military wood stock w/checkered forend & grooved top guard, exc+ bore, orig SN (A0465) x’d on buttsocket & replaced w/SN (211A), orig SN (A0838) x’d on bolt & replaced w/SN (211A), similarly on stock behind front sling swivel, EXC+

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Lot 516 (Sold for $12,500 Cdn) + 10% Buyer's Fee and 13% HST Taxes (if applicable)
ENFIELD RSAF(E) - Patt 1913 Trials Rifle, 5-sht, 660mm bbl, RARE! Mdl only 1251 mfd in 1913, blued finish (99%+), mint bore, NRMT full wood stock w/4 diagonal finger grooves on ea side of fore-end, hollowed bolt knob, recvr mtd aperture sight, better accuracy than SMLE, volley sights, overall NRMT condition!

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Regards,
Doug

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[mannparks]

i would like to see one of those p13 in person ,great looking gun ,the price reflecks.

[Badger]

By the way, these items were from the Alexander Massie estate. The late Mr. Massie was a fairly serious militaria collector with a particularly large and high end medals collection. The bulk of it was sold in England about 12 years ago after his passing. His wife only recently discovered that he had firearms well hidden in the basement!

Regards,
Doug

[Badger]

i would like to see one of those p13 in person ,great looking gun ,the price reflecks.

Well, not quite in person, but the next best thing to it...

Check the MKL for a detailed 137 photo pictorial with lots of close-ups of a Pattern 1913 "Trials" Rifle (.276 in.) (click here) in the United Kingdom Knowledge Library (click here).

Regards,
Doug

[mannparks]

By the way, these items were from the Alexander Massie estate. The late Mr. Massie was a fairly serious militaria collector with a particularly large and high end medals collection. The bulk of it was sold in England about 12 years ago after his passing. His wife only recently discovered that he had firearms well hidden in the basement!

Regards,
Doug

hopefully a dry basement.

[limpetmine]

Not all No. 1 Mk VI's are in museums.

[jmoore]

That's the very first No.4 Mk.I trials rifle that I've ever seen that WASN'T converted for scope use. It might be rarer than the "rarer" rifles, if that makes any sense.

No overtime this year makes the prices seem even higher. But still nice to know there's good gear circulating a bit.

[Nyles]

Anyone catch what lot 203, the Royal Horse Artillery Webley auto, went for?

[Badger]

Anyone catch what lot 203, the Royal Horse Artillery Webley auto, went for?

$4,100 Cdn + 10% Buyer's Fee and 13% HST Taxes (if applicable)

Regards,
Doug