I agree and wish it could be me! Dons, if you were looking to get back into collecting, this would be a fine place to start:)

Maybe focus on pristine Type A's only?

Seriously, these are wonderful rifles with a very solid place in history. I think they are more desirable than the G&Hs, Hoffmans etc built on Mauser actions. The original Type As and original Rigbys are top of the class in my humble opinion.