It is on a 1942 Longbranch. In the picture it is just behind the trigger guard on the but stock. It also appears on the receiver forward of the bolt next to a South African proof. Is it a Canadian proof? Thank you.
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It is on a 1942 Longbranch. In the picture it is just behind the trigger guard on the but stock. It also appears on the receiver forward of the bolt next to a South African proof. Is it a Canadian proof? Thank you.
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The top stamp is the interlaced L and B for Long Branch. The stamp underneath is the Canadian military C-broad arrow. The bottom mark is an inspectors mark. Let's see some more pictures. Looks like a nice rifle.
I thought it was the Canadian one but I hadn't seen one in person before. Thanks.
Pictures of the rest of the rifle. Can't really tell from the picture, but the stock is like a patch work. Each piece is slightly different shade.
In the last picture above, the "S" on the heel of the butt means that it's a short size. The buttstocks came in 4 lengths.
I don't see a South African mark on the receiver ring. That would be an arrow inside a small "U."
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This is not a South African mark next to a Canadian one?
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Originally Posted by Mikesm44
Looks more like several attempts to strike a Canadian mark with a blunt stamp...
Looks more like a double struck C /|\ mark to me. A Union of South Africa mark is like the one pictured on the PH5A sight I used to own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikesm44
I agree - not the broad arrow in a U (Union of South Africa), this is likely a Canadian mark.
OK...enough guessing... This is the C Broad arrow Canada marked it's weapons with. The barrel ring is a poor mark that was embellished and then re-struck. The butt heel is the S of a small marked butt. The others are all C Broad arrows...the South Africa mark of course is clearly something else...
In case you doubt me...I'm Canadian...