A fair question and a great reply from @GrayrockVolunteer , who knows what he's talking about, especially,
[QUOTE"Grayrock Bottom line, for a budget collector, like so many of us are,
buy the reference books, set a budget, and wait until you turn up a nice example in your price range.
I would add that for the more advanced collector, or someone who wishes to "get into CS Enfields", the retail prices can be all over the place when you get in to average condition{ NRA Good} P53s, etc. with authentic carvings of names, units, capture tags, etc. This becomes very subjective when it rarely happens.
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The English Connection, is without any doubt, the most coveted example to show this variation in pricing . A rare Brunswick rifle, Confederate import marked, it would be priced in the 10-15+K, depending on condition. This example with the carved stock {another example on a P53 by the same hand exists} the price at least double or triple ++ the average. No, It isn't mine. Yet.