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Calibre/Item: 303
Make: Longbranch
Model: No.4 Mk I * TP
Action: Bolt repeater
Scope: Lyman Alaskan 2.5X
Serial No: 74L0075
Condition: Good
Price: $7500
Advertised: 20/10/2015
Licence number: 11822156
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Comment: Enfield No.4 Mk1*(T) Long Branch TP Sniper Rifle by Long Branch Arsenal, Ontario, Canada. This an ultra rare Lyman Alaskan 2 1/2 power Telescopic No.32, Mk.I(TP) version. All the important numbers match. That is Bolt, action and scope mount are matching. Scope and buttstock are matching. Has had some restoration: forend is a replacement, as is cheek piece, sling and bayonet. Optic is mold free and fully functional. The rifle shoots incredibly tight groups even to this day.

74L0075 has begun her long journey back to Canada.

It is good to see a special rifle returning home, to someone who appreciates its historical value. Well Done Colin.
Thumbs Up to Ron, for posting the listing.

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Originally Posted by Seaforth72

74L0075 has begun her long journey back to Canada

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Maybe you can bring it to the next Oct show here in Vic? Then we can see it laid out?

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Originally Posted by Seaforth72

74L0075 has begun her long journey back to Canada.

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Well done!

Excellent!

Was there some repair work required on mount/action?

Happily the key serial numbers are all matching - body / bolt / bracket / scope / scope SN on wrist of butt. The only one that is not matching is the serial number on the underside of the fore-end as that part had been sporterized and then replaced with a full military one by the last owner. The rifle is reported to be quite accurate.

There will be work such as getting a Long Branch fore-end and ensuring that all bits are Long Branch and some expert gunsmith work will be required on some metal areas as moisture and an Australian "Bubba" did some cosmetic damage.

In the end though, it is a very, very rare Long Branch sniper equipment, one of only 350 created with the Lyman Alaskan No. 32 TP MK. I scope, and the key components are all matching.

I understand that at least 50 of the 350 No. 4 MK. I TP sniper equipments were apparently dismantled In Europe and the scopes with mounts made it into collector hands, but those rifles are believed to have been destroyed. I wonder how many out of the 350 were destroyed and therefore how many might have survived.

Yep, the rifles were destroyed by the Dutch. 30 of the telescopes were purchased and sold off by the late Pete Bloom. He sold me a scope for my scopeless original "TP" rifle that was one serial number off.

Oh the horror!!!

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Originally Posted by Seaforth72

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I understand that at least 50 of the 350 No. 4 MK. I TP sniper equipments were apparently dismantled In Europe and the scopes with mounts made it into collector hands, but those rifles are believed to have been destroyed. I wonder how many out of the 350 were destroyed and therefore how many might have survived.

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CORRECTION - At least 30 destroyed, not 50, reference Brian Dick.