What is the difference between these and a regular Mark 10? And what is the going price for a Whitworth in very good condition?

Thanks in advance!

In my opinion there really isn't any serious difference.
The Express rifles were typically built with

Soldered front ramp
Express sights and a tad better wood

I have shot them both side by side with scopes and even have a .458 Mark X that outshoots my Whitworth Express.

I recently bought an Early express rifle that had engraving on the action indicating it to be an express rifle.

The going price on the Whitworths is 900 to 1200 and if you have one to sell let me know. Just kidding. I am too broke to buy one right now but you won't have any trouble selling it in my opinion. Mark X's have been selling from $750 to 900 again depending on condition.
I just returned from Africa and used it to take a variety of Dangerous and plainsgame. They are both easy to carry and very dependable.
I have heard people say the barrels are soft but in my opinion and after shooting my .375 a lot over the past year I doubt it will lose rifling any sooner than my Winchesters, Ruger's or other Mausers.

Functionally, almost none. But the original made-in-Manchester, England Whitworths were better fitted and finished. Hands above the later Interams MK Xs, Charles Daly and now Remington 798. All of the latter are still decent guns; jut not to the standard of the original English guns.


There are a bunch of Interams guns around with Whitworth stamped on them that were not actually made in England but assembled from parts that were acquired after the Manchester guns ended.

All of them originated as FN 98 copies made by Zastava in former Yugoslavia. The English guns bring the best price followed by the Interarms, Chas Daly. The Remingtons got a big price bump when they took over US distribution and its a matter of opinion whether in increase is justified.

Whitworths also have a second recoil lug on the barrel in front of the normal one. There is a Mark-X setting 10' from me right now that doesn't have it. Here is the Whitworth with my LTD-V. reflex264

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But the original made-in-Manchester, England Whitworths were better fitted and finished. Hands above the later Interams MK Xs, Charles Daly and now Remington 798. All of the latter are still decent guns; jut not to the standard of the original English guns.

Several years ago I sold a made-in-Manchester Whitworth in 458 because the action was so ugly below the wood-line. The action looked great above the wood-line except that the the bluing was more dark red than blue. Below it looked like it had been melted away. function-wise it was fine.

Recently I bedded a Mark-X. Below the wood-line it was it was machined a bit more roughly than an FN but it was much, much better than the Manchester built action.

Jason