Westinghouse - Mint - Factory Fresh - Never Fired

[bb91]

The originals barrel band retainers were pins not screws.

[bb91]

Interesting, this rifle has no stock markings at all?

[bunkysdad]

Pinned bands still on this heavily used SA stamped NEW. But could this as-new example mean that not all of them were pinned?

[martin08]

This gun created a small stir on Gunboards, when the final auction price was revealed.

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... urved+logo

It was highly misunderstood, and I hope that I pointed out why it is so significant. It is far from a usual New England Westinghouse. It's one that should have been shipped to Russia, as the contract was still valid at the time of its manufacture. It is not a US Surcharged production, as most that are in that condition are seen. Instead, it is possibly of the most rare NEW offerings to own.

Worth every penny.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Cool, when you see something like this it's not the rifle I wonder about, we know what it is, who made it and why. What I wonder about is who bought it, and stored it away for the 90 years in such a way that it did not rust. Why they did it, and how.

Very Very Nice Rifle

I have a friend back in England that has one of the Last Triumph Bonneville's ever made in Meriden ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Engineering ) And It has never been out of the Box , He opens the side of the Box and cleans It and sprays It with some rust stopper , The Tires are off and kept separate .

Very Strange I think , and I bet he is not the only one , Bike must be worth a fortune now

I have a Enfield Mo4 MKII that is arsenal new in the wrap, never been out of the wrap, and going to stay that way

[Gsragtop]

I have a Enfield Mo4 MKII that is arsenal new in the wrap, never been out of the wrap, and going to stay that way [/quote]

How do you know it's in there...lol

[Junk Yard Dog]

I had it X rayed

[Homer2]

What letter is on the top of the receiver tang near the lower action screw? It'll be a M, H, or E with an arrow to the left. That letter will tell which of the three main Westinghouse factories made it.
Thanks! Trying to nail down serial number ranges.

[Capybara]

Dear Lord, that is a paragon of beauty and wonder. Nice score.

[qz2026]

I'm speechless

[hoshow]

That is a amazing find. There is not a smiley worthy of that rifle. BTW I think my Mosin IQ went up 10 pints from reading all the comments.

[Junk Yard Dog]

That is a amazing find. There is not a smiley worthy of that rifle. BTW I think my Mosin IQ went up 10 pints from reading all the comments.

Yes there is-

[hoshow]

That rifle is the Mosin Nagant equivalent of a Picaso or Rembrant

[hoshow]

So I suspect you have 3 or 4 stored away somewhere JYD

[Junk Yard Dog]

So I suspect you have 3 or 4 stored away somewhere JYD

No, for the most part I was always attracted to the issued rifles as they had more storys to tell, for me it's always been about the history. Had I spotted something like this I would have been all over it faster than flies on shit, this falls into that category or super rare and rarely ever heard about much less seen. For all I know there could be five of them hidden away within a few miles of here, we just never know what is going to pop up unexpectedly.

[hoshow]

I wish we all knew the story of how that rifle remained in that condition all these years. There has to be an interesting story there

[Junk Yard Dog]

Either chance, or design, probably chance as few if anybody in 1920 would have foreseen a time when these rifles would have any value.

[shoto2758]

I had to put my shades on to get a good look at that bad boy.

WOW

[kjohn]

Es jeh!!!!!!!!! What a find! Are you going to sporterize it?

That is a beautiful piece of history. Well done!

[polymerase2]

Show the crown so I can see what a crisp new muzzle looks like!