30-40 Krag, No.4 Mk I* - Long Branch dated 1944

Just acquired this very nice 30-40 Krag No.4 MkI* - "Long Branch" dated 1944. Found lots of variations on price. Any ideas?

hello ,,i think your talking about a 303 british no4mk1* enfield made at the long branch arsenal in canada during ww2,,ammo looks basically the same as the 30-40 krag but not,,bullet diameter is bigger on the 303 than the krag..prices these days are going up on enfields but some thing that effect the values would be matching serial numbers on bolt and receiver ,,serial numbers on stock matching receiver?,,mag matching numbers ? finish ?refinished ,,or original?is it still full stocked or cutdown to a sporter ?barrel condition?and if it's import stamped on barrel or receiver ? these factors effect the value if everything matches and the condition is original and good or better and not import stamped then you could be looking at a rifle valued somewhere between 200-350 to a military rifle collector or possibly at auction,,mabey a little more if extra clean..dealer will offer ya about a hundred bucks for it even if it's all correct because they look at what ther clients buy and most of the time these days they want yuppie plastic new guns not ugly heavy war horses..they just don't go good with there designer jeans..lol..but military collectors will appericate a nice long branch enfield and pay what it's worth!,,
bigcurt

Thanks for the info. It has the import markings on the barrel and a very faded one on the forestock. Serial number is on the band holding the bolt assembly to the trigger. 22" barrel. The only thing I could see that was done was adding a Williams gun sight to it. No matching markings on the bolt. Stock and barrel look original

hello again,,this rifle should have a front stock that runs almost to the end of the barrel,,there only be about 2"s of barrel without wood covering it if it's still in original military configuration,,the williams site? is it a front site or rear peep site that was installed,,there should also be a bayonet lug near the end of the barrel that would take a socket type bayonet that fits over the end of the barrel,,alot of these enfields have been turned into sporting rifles by cutting the stocks and installing different front or rear sites,,the original site on a no 4 mk1 is mounted on the rear of the receiver and it would be either a 2 position flip peep site ,,or an adjustable peep thats graduated to 1200 yds..if it doesn't then its been removed or changed,,the original front site should have protective ears on it,,with a williams site installed value to a collector would drop,,if the stock isn't full lenght top and bottom then this would greatly decrease the value..and would make this a sporterized version with a value of around 100-125 more or less depending on if it's restorable to a collector,,any extra holes that may have been drilled for a scope or aftermarket sites will detract from true military collectability and turn it into useful hunting rifle status..the import stamp will not effect a hunting rifle but will detract from a collectors intrest some..but only slightly if everything else is correct..to give you an idea of sporterized values i picked up a non matching mo4mk1/2 non import stamped rifle last week as a project rifle for 75 bucks complete..it has a cutdown stock and has had 1" taken off the barrel lenght but the mag and the bolt will bring 75 bucks if i deceide to sell it in parts ,,but if it would have been all original and matching it would be worth around 200-250+ these days,,but because of the alterations it's a parts or cheap hunting rifle,,,,at one time it was common pratice to turn these old war rifles into inexpencive hunting rifles and many highly sought after german and US guns were cutdown and sporterized but i guess its your rifle and what ya do with it is up to you but the historical and collector value gets cut when ya cut the gun..drastically!!just some basic info on military rifles..and what makes them more valuable the way the came from the battlefeild...heres a like to ma video showing basically what your should look like if all original http://photobucket.com/albums/c182/BadgerDog/Videos/? action=view& current=LeeEnfieldNo4riflescomparedPartOne.flv
bigcurt

hey gunhouse.....your not one of the owners are you?