These rifles you have are incredible.
Thanks for sharing.

 

That is a good looking rifle. That is a BSA commercial Lee-Enfield.

 

BSA Long Lee Target Rifles (Arms Heritage- Vol.10, No.6: December 2020

From Advisory Panel member JC5

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It took me a minute to realize who you were. I tried joining that website, milsurps but they have not resent me a confirmation email. I have the same problem with another website recently.

 

Great looking rifle! The long ones are my absolute favorites. There's a certain elegance about them. I have two very nice examples that I was lucky enough to find but nice examples are scarce in my part of the woods and tend to be expensive too.

 

Do you have any idea what these normally would sell for today’s current market? I have no idea of the value and really would like to try and figure that out..

 

Any retailers markings on this one?

 

There are no import marks otherwise I wouldn’t know what a retailers mark is.

 

Very nice rifle. I love those turn of the century military rifles, in between the clunky single shot rifles that evolved into magazine cutoff rifles and then true bolt action mauser style rifles. The US Krag rifles and these Long Lees are so elegant with such nice lines.

 

As Jc5 said, prices are up to the individual at the time. You can put a price like the $3495 US (5328 AUD) but at that price someone will really, really, really want to own it. Then you have the issue of the individual collector. The military, versus the Commercial versus the Lee Speed. It also depends on how long you want to have it out there, so the quick against the prolonged. Also, what does it owe you? Make it realistic and it may go quickly.

 

some clearer photos.

 

X-Ring, I'd love to know more that Wm Powell... I have only seen one other Powell lee-Speed (a sporting rifle). Have you posted bout it before? if not, maybe you could share some data and pics for my research.

 

I only have four photos on file, but if you have anything specific you're looking for photo-wise let me know & I'll take some more.
Some background on this particular rifle.....my collecting interests are mainly with British commercial arms from about 1850 to WW1. Back in 2019 I was looking for a Long Lee-type rifle at the Baltimore Show, pickings were slim but I ended up buying an ordnance Lee-Metford Mk.II in 'as-found in attic' condition. I paid $2500. I got the rifle home & it cleaned up well, but the rifling looked pretty worn (even for a Metford!). I wanted the rifle to shoot with cast bullets, but it just never shot well with them, so I put it aside. Two or three years later, a customer of mine asked if I knew of any Lee-Metfords for sale as he wanted one for his collection, but wasn't too concerned about accuracy as long as it functioned. In my searching, I located the William Powell Lee Speed MTR on Joe Salter's website, for the same amount as I'd paid for my L-M. I suggested to my customer that if he bought the Powell I'd do a straight swap with him for my rifle, so that's what we did. The Powell shoots lead bullets great, the L-M filled his collection's niche, so everyone was happy.

An additional sling swivel had been fitted just ahead of the magazine, for range use.

Lee-Speed Patents acknowledgement, & the Birmingham Small Arms Co. stamps.

BSA serial number 13076 below the NRA(GB) registry number for Military Target Rifle competition, along with the corresponding Crown/I/B inspection stamp.

Wm. Powell's address engraved on the dust cover.

 

Sorry can't add anything useful, but what a lovely rifle you have there.

 

These guns were made up to the mid 1930s ,and when the Lee Speed patents had expired ,were no longer so marked .......As you all probably know ,John Speed was a superintendant at the RSAF Enfield.

 

If there is a number that can be attributed to Wm. Powell, I have access to list of serial numbers, dated from 1845 - 2000.

 

The swivel was also used by the calvary in the first place.

 

What a beautiful example, jealous is an understatement