r/canadaguns • u/Zject • May 13 '26

Milsurps / Prohib "Surplus" pricing has gone wild

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Ive never been one to complain about prices but some people are asking the moon for grandpa's old hardware lol

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u/EazyDuzIt187um May 13 '26

I bought my 1941 Lithgow No.1 Mk.3 SMLE for $1300 in 2022, Absolutely crazy!

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u/Medical_Bluejay_7506 May 13 '26

I bought the same model for the same price last year. Guess value hasn’t gone up much.

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u/LordRevan1996 May 13 '26

10 years ago I was seeing no4s and mkIIIs go for $800-$1000 at gun shows depending on condition and matching numbers. Usually RCMP and RCAF issued no4 rifles would be the premium ones and go for $1200+ from what I remember. The no4(t)s were another story tho lol. Didn’t pay enough attention to sporters to remember their pricing.

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u/ThePoeticJester May 13 '26

Similar, my 45 lithgow was about 1k with bayonet and shit but not these clowns want the moon and stars