Longbranch No.4 Mk1*

[Littlejohn]

Hello. First post here. Thought I'd share some photos of the Enfield I acquired recently. It's not in the greatest of condition, but the bore is good, and it's quite accurate. The buttstock wood appears to be beech, while the forestock and handguards are walnut. The cocking piece is unlike most others I have seen. Whats the story on that? Very interesting site you have here.
Thanks.
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[rgg_7]

Early 1942. 1st variation cocking piece found on 1941 and early 42"s. Is the sight marked "LB". If so you have quite the find. Ron(Canada)

[muffett.2008]

That is an interesting one.......and I don't normally give No.4's a second glance.

[Littlejohn]

Early 1942. 1st variation cocking piece found on 1941 and early 42"s. Is the sight marked "LB". If so you have quite the find. Ron(Canada)

Thanks for the information on the cocking piece. Here are the rear sight markings.

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[Time Bandit]

That looks like a ROF Poole marking?

[gsimmons]

It most likely had a mk2 sight and someone changed it. Wasn't Poole post war?

[Time Bandit]

Wasn't Poole post war?


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I think it opened in the early '40s but I'm not sure what they did at that time - maybe making sights was one of their things then? They seemed more prominent after the war when they started making bayonets - No.5's, No.7's & No.9's which is maybe why they are more often associated with post war production?

[paul87buick]

I just had a look at the Knowledge Library at the Pakistani no4 its rear sight is a p in circle so I would say Pakistani ordnance factory .A seen them with just a p no circle,Poole or Pakistani I don't know ?

[Time Bandit]

I just had a look at the Knowledge Library at the Pakistani no4 its rear sight is a p in circle so I would say Pakistani ordnance factory .A seen them with just a p no circle,Poole or Pakistani I don't know ?

This one is definitely a Poole marking - the F3B marking just above the circle P, that's one of the inspection marks that is found on Poole made bayonets.

[Surpmil]

That is a very interesting rifle, and as your probably know, a very early one for Long Branch: first 30,000 made.

The alignment of the number stamps looks like it was done by machine, but it wasn't.

If you could post a few photos of the muzzle area and other side of the rifle and receiver, we might be able to tell you a bit more.

It would probably have had the two position peep sight (300/600) as production of the MkI backsight fell behind production of rifles fairly early on.

Looks from this distance like it was probably restocked in UK service, and painted, so your call whether to leave it "as found" or "restore".

Two groove barrel or five groove?