Ex-NZ military Long Branch No4 Mki with “D” marking

Very nice looking rifle. Congrats! That marking doesn't bother me either.

As an aside, does anyone know what the electro-pencilled marking on the cocking piece represents? I have seen before a couple of times in this forum and have have recently purchased a 4L series Long Branch that has the same marking on the button cocking piece.

:D Nice you got a gun with a good barrel ive seen so many stuffed ones its not funny and a new barrel is $1100NZ. I'd like a LB myself, looking for one, ditto a Savage. I have a 1952 Faz no4 mk2 Im desporterising to shoot at WSRA and Trentham.

I seem to have got a no4 collecting bug....

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ssj = thing2(TM)

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Originally Posted by waco16

Interesting to see the 'O' in Long Branch - looks like its been stamped 90 degrees out.
Friday afternoon job?

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That caught my eye too- I've never seen one like that.

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Originally Posted by jmoore

Looks like it was just a stark shadow, based on your new photos.:thup:



Sorry about your mystery letter. It still doesn't bother me, if that's any consolation.:madsmile:

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maybe I will stamp my initial on the rifle ... just to further confuse the next owner:rofl:

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thanks!

That's sth i was going to ask as well, i saw the V marking on a few web pics and it finally it lands on one of my own guns

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Originally Posted by Kiwi

Very nice looking rifle. Congrats! That marking doesn't bother me either.

As an aside, does anyone know what the electro-pencilled marking on the cocking piece represents? I have seen before a couple of times in this forum and have have recently purchased a 4L series Longbranch that has the same marking on the button cocking piece.

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I've been collecting British militarias for years and only started shooting recently.
I guess the rifles are more of extension of my uniform collections:D So No4s are good starters but what's more important to me is a SMLE which I keep looking for, and a No5 too
I know what you are thinking-- I only deserve DP rifles right? :madsmile::madsmile::madsmile::madsmile:

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Originally Posted by ssj

:D Nice you got a gun with a good barrel ive seen so many stuffed ones its not funny and a new barrel is $1100NZ. I'd like a LB myself, looking for one, ditto a Savage. I have a 1952 Faz no4 mk2 Im desporterising to shoot at WSRA and Trentham.

I seem to have got a no4 collecting bug....

:madsmile:

ssj = thing2(TM)

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Originally Posted by tomwolf26

That's sth i was going to ask as well, i saw the V marking on a few web pics and it finally it lands on one of my own guns

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I believe it's just an inspection mark, done after the piece is heat treated. Keep parts breakage to a minimum and prevents destroying lots of steel marking tools. Some look like a drunken "LB".

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Originally Posted by tomwolf26

it would be a lot better without the D or P marking on the butt socket..... too fussy am i?

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It's definitely a P, and yes, IMOH you are being too fussy. Somewhere in Skennerton /Lee Enfield Story (in the chapter on markings) I read that the P indicates that the barrel was replaced. Have you searched the forum? Can you find a P on the barrel knoxform? Take a look at the right side of the 3rd photo in your 1st post of the 15th July. I think there may be another incompletely struck P there.

The "V" marking on your cocking piece is very common on 1941 cocking pieces.

The "D" marking is similar to a "steel batch" marking found on '43 and later Long Branch No 4 rifles.

The sideways "o" marking is something I've never observed before but it is a fairly early no4mkI* so I would speculate an error in the roll die.

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Originally Posted by Lee Enfield

The "V" marking on your cocking piece is very common on 1941 cocking pieces.

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Seem to remember that my "3L" with the early type cocking piece has a similar electro-penciled marking, but IIRC it's arrowhead shaped. Can't find a photo, and the rifle is not at hand right now.

Recent Purchase: NZ Marked No4

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In NZ, we called that the 'census' number