Reference Thread - Australian Arms Auctions (May 4th, 2008)

[Rowdy]

Son said:-
The experimental Shortened Lightened SMLE at 7 grand may have been a bit cheaper than I thought... these have always been close to double the price of a good Lithgow sniper, even more with the correct bayonet and scabbard! (Ha, always... I only know of two of these and three of the No6 experimental carbines being sold in recent years) Yep, I'd say somebody got a pretty good buy at that.

Yes - the bayonet must be worth close to $1000 on its own.

Also I think slings were issued seperately to the rifles.

Mine was one of the ones puchased in the group auctioned off by Lithgow and it came in a box with bayonet and cleaning kit.

Somebody had opened the box and listed the contents as - 1 Rifle, 1 Oil bottle, 1 Pullthrough, 1 Scabbard, 1 Bayonet.