90L LongBranch Sniper rifles serial/scope list

[Peter Laidler]

I have Mk1 445C here. With a letter C additionally engraved slightly above and between the STG and No32.

Biggest heap of pure shixx you ever saw. An absolute xxxxxxd to strip and rusted through. The rust expansion has siezed the inner tube and ocular counter cell in place. Oculars and erector lenses corroded/etched with rust residue and needs a No42 to cannibalise to repair the tube and lenses. I have to say that the quality of the inner ocular seating and spacers plus other parts is dire. Not dire as in MGB dire, but pretty grotty none the less!

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[Roger Payne]

Sorry Simon, only just saw your post. I'll have a look.....

[Amatikulu]

I currently own rifle 90L8321 which was bought from New Jersey complete with chest and a non matching british scope. It has the Savage marked rear sight. Thanks to the sharp eyes of member Lee Enfield, I was able to acquire the original marked scope mount at auction from a place in Kentucky. All I am missing is the original REL scope numbered 191-C.

[stencollector]

List updated to include yours, and on looking back to a thread of yours about this rifle, harvested another set of 45LB(T) numbers from Terry Hawker.

We have a little over 50 rifles observed in this list, which shows a pretty good survival rate for them. Consider how many collectors are either not on the net, do not wish to make their numbers known, or don't realize they have anything that special. My rifle was, until recently, a deer rifle.

[Roger Payne]

Hi Simon,
71L0644 did come in to me in 1996. PM or email me & I'll tell you from whom. I also found that I have had 90L8218 through my books. It was one of the batch but came in on a different date so escaped me when I checked back quickly the other day.

I also found another couple of 71L's as well, that I have owned: 71L0594, & 71L0373.

[Cold_Zero]

.........................168-C................................................. .....shown on p 29 of "Without Warning"

168-C is on 90L8134, the rifle is marked 168-C

[jawes]

I now have 90L8067 and it is marked/missing scope 35-C

Do have 316-c to take its place

Jim

[stencollector]

I now have 90L8067 and it is marked/missing scope 35-C

Do have 316-c to take its place

Jim

Is the scope a mk2 or a mk3 scope? I think my grapevine told me it was a mk2.

[jawes]

316-c is a Mk.1 a

[Lee Enfield]

316-c is a Mk.1 a

316-c was also repeated as a c.no32mk3