1950 Long Branch C No4 (CGN Private Ad)

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02-13-2008, 08:34 AM
Badger

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1950 Long Branch C No4 (CGN Private Ad)

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1950 Long Branch C No4 (click here)

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Seller says:

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Top of the Foodchain for Long Branch No4's!

The 1950 LB's were the most sought after rifles to be used for .303 competition and conversion to 7.62mm due to their high quality of fit, finishing and their outstanding barrels!

This is a 6 groove barrel. It is marked with a small "6" on a bayonet lug and I have taken a picture of the rifling....sort of, had to do some tricky lighting!

This rifle is all original all matching and has some crate wear from early in it's life in the way of small dings and dints plus some scratches here and there.
This is a very nice 1950! Not new, but very well looked after as it has been in occasional service till recently!

The metal and barrel are awesome. There is a small scuff on receiver finish near charge bar. It is $650

Please pm me with questions or request for more pics. Shipping will based on cost.

Regards,
Badger
02-13-2008, 05:05 PM
tiriaq

When were the 6 groove barrels made? As early as 1950?
02-13-2008, 07:19 PM
Badger

Seller says ....... ** SOLD ** :D

Regards,
Badger
02-14-2008, 01:57 PM
Lee Enfield

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Originally Posted by tiriaq

When were the 6 groove barrels made? As early as 1950?

I have a C.Mk4 on a 1949. IIRC it is breech dated '49.

I also have 1 or more C.Mk4s dated '58

Obviously for whatever reason there was concurrent production of 5 LH & 6 RH groove barrels.

At one point I thought that LB stopped making 5 groove barrels, but I have samples of '41, '42, '43, '44, '45, '49, '50, '51 dated 5 groove Mk I barrels.
02-14-2008, 02:52 PM
Dante

I guess there's no saying what it brought but the seller was asking $650.00 which I thought was optimistic. Shows what I know. That's the second LB I've seen priced that way in the last couple of weeks and both sold quickly! Bodes well for mine, I guess.
02-14-2008, 04:44 PM
tiriaq

The 6 groove barrels were made using the machinery originally used for Bren barrels. Savage also made some 6 groove barrels early on, but these have nothing to do with LB 6 groovers. The 6 groove barrels were favoured by target shooters.
It is my impression that LB 6 groove barrel production occurred in the '50s, although I do not know actual dates. I am not sure if 5 groove and 6 groove barrels were made simultaneously. I may be wrong, but I suspect that earlier rifles with 6 groove barrels were rebarrelled.
02-15-2008, 04:34 PM
Lee Enfield

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Originally Posted by tiriaq

The 6 groove barrels were made using the machinery originally used for Bren barrels. Savage also made some 6 groove barrels early on, but these have nothing to do with LB 6 groovers. The 6 groove barrels were favoured by target shooters.
It is my impression that LB 6 groove barrel production occurred in the '50s, although I do not know actual dates. I am not sure if 5 groove and 6 groove barrels were made simultaneously. I may be wrong, but I suspect that earlier rifles with 6 groove barrels were rebarrelled.

I also thought that the earlier guns (1949/1950) were re-barrelled, but the breech date does not bear this out.

Savage 6 groove barrels are supposed to be (alas I don't currently have one) left hand twist, while the C.Mk4 is definately right hand.