The Ford Dagenham De Lisle Carbine Mk I No. 8039 is a Rifle first produced in 1943. It carries a scarcity score of 97/100 based on tracked survey data, with 9 active listings currently on the secondary market and a global benchmark price of $78,427.
This De Lisle Carbine, manufactured with components produced at Ford's Dagenham plant among other British wartime facilities, represents another example of the specialized suppressed carbine built on a Lee-Enfield action rechambered for .45 ACP, designed for British special operations forces requiring an exceptionally quiet weapon for clandestine missions during WWII. Its integral suppressor made it one of the quietest firearms fielded by any combatant nation.