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DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:04 pm
by Fedaykin
Highwood classic arms have this up at the moment:
L42A1
British Sniper Rifle
ROF Enfield 1971
Calibre 7.62mm
Serial No G32974
Price: £11,000
A genuine L42A1 Sniper Rifle with CES (Comple Equipment Schedule)
Rifle G32974 is recorded on the List of L42s manufactured as part of Batch Number 14 consisting of 19 weapons
and has a recorded conversion date of 18th June 1971.
Dispatched to Donnington.
Boxed with all the extra bits with matching numbers! Please oh Zardoz let my lottery number come in this week sigh...
http://www.highwoodclassicarms.co.uk/Fi ... /no4aj.htm
Re: DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:14 pm
by DW58
A nice bit of history, but not something I'd spend that amount on. I can think of far better ways to invest £11k in terms of boomsticks.
Re: DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:39 pm
by Fedaykin
All true DW58 albeit it is still cheaper than a DSR-1!
Re: DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:54 pm
by Tommygunn
I must confess I've spent more than a few spare minutes over the last couple of weeks on Highwoods website looking at that, maybe I do need to start buying scratchcards/lottery tickets...
Re: DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:54 pm
by Mr_Logic
SOWR....
Re: DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:19 am
by Fedaykin
Tommygunn wrote:I must confess I've spent more than a few spare minutes over the last couple of weeks on Highwoods website looking at that, maybe I do need to start buying scratchcards/lottery tickets...
Well the ladies have Fifty Shades of Grey the movie this weekend so we need to entertain ourselves somehow...
Re: DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:29 am
by DL.
When did the price of these rifles become so disproportionate? For £11,000 I want case hardening, engraving and inlay at least.
I suppose it takes all sorts -
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/201 ... or-136024/
Re: DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:54 am
by safetyfirst
DL, guess this is a rare collectable first and a gun second.
Re: DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 8:16 am
by Sim G
Fedaykin wrote:All true DW58 albeit it is still cheaper than a DSR-1!
Yep, but if I had it, I would spend the money on a DSR....
Can't say I would on an L42!
Re: DROOL! Anybody got a spare £11,000?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 10:22 am
by DW58
To be honest, the L42A1 isn't even in great condition other than being fully kitted out - £11k is daylight robbery!