i just picked up a 1943 no4 mk1 * 5 groove barrel , it has a marking on the left side of the receiver RB 12/46 what does this mean?
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i just picked up a 1943 no4 mk1 * 5 groove barrel , it has a marking on the left side of the receiver RB 12/46 what does this mean?
A pic of the marking might help? ;)
Are you sure the B isn't actually an L stamped over a B which is the Long Branch proof mark?
Regards,
Doug
The second figure looks like an LB monogram to me...could this be a Long Branch repair/rebuild mark?
-----krinko
I've never seen such a mark but there again, we wouldn't have got a LB FTR after 1946 anyway. But I think that Krinko's right
yep, looks like Repaired Long Branch 12/46
Looks like they grabbed mine off of the rack a few months before yours.
The RB (actually LB) means factory rebarrel. Very nice find. A fellow collector friend has a Long Branch "T" that was done this way. Ron
That ought to be easy to verify. Just check the barrel date, yes?Quote:
Originally Posted by rgg_7
You chaps are right on the ball, and nice to validate the marking with another sharp post. The LB is obviously the Long Branch logo and the 'R' prefix likely to be a repair or refurbished indicator.
Cheers, Ian