Information Requested 1941 LB No4 MkI

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Originally Posted by Gustro79

Here is the link, guys: Cap was very helpful in discovering what this was.
WTS Beautiful Enfield Long Branch #4

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Gustro79 is a plus to the collector community. Both of us learned some about Long Branch Enfields and this rifle in particular. While it wasn't what either of us wanted we were able to get to the truth. In the end it all worked out because it sold quickly and with full disclosure to another buyer. I'm sure he got a good shooter.

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Originally Posted by capt14k

Gustro79 is a plus to the collector community. Both of us learned some about Long Branch Enfields and this rifle in particular. While it wasn't what either of us wanted we were able to get to the truth. In the end it all worked out because it sold quickly and with full disclosure to another buyer. I'm sure he got a good shooter.

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What a damn roller coaster. Now I've got a couple people suggesting an arsenal job on the bolt, not bubba.

The bolt renumbering is original. I've seen more than I can count just like it with hundreds of No.4's through here in the past 20+ years.

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Originally Posted by Brian Dick

The bolt renumbering is original. I've seen more than I can count just like it with hundreds of No.4's through here in the past 20+ years.

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Really that poor of a job with the Serif style numbers?

Yes Sir. Done during it's rebuild in 1946.

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Originally Posted by Brian Dick

Yes Sir. Done during it's rebuild in 1946.

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What about the metal and stock refinish?

Also who did the rebuild?

How can one tell the difference between arsenal re-number and AFAC humped bolt?

How does the re-number and re-finish affect value?

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Originally Posted by Brian Dick

Yes Sir. Done during it's rebuild in 1946.

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My first thought was that the sloppy match job actually lended credibility because I would think a faker would have tried a little harder. (But I know nothing about these.)

No one seems to know just exactly what country did the FTR and marked them with the "46" date stamp on the left side of the butt socket. I'd make an uneducated guess that it's a European workshop as I had many former Greek owned Long Branch rifles that had the same marking. As far as the bolt renumber, if you look at enough of them you just know. You can check to make sure the bolt fits correctly too because there's more to it than numbering a new bolt body, assembling and slapping it in there. Value is in the eyes of the seller and purchaser. Some don't care and some do.

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Originally Posted by Brian Dick

No one seems to know just exactly what country did the FTR and marked them with the "46" date stamp on the left side of the butt socket. I'd make an uneducated guess that it's a European workshop as I had many former Greek owned Long Branch rifles that had the same marking. As far as the bolt renumber, if you look at enough of them you just know. You can check to make sure the bolt fits correctly too because there's more to it than numbering a new bolt body, assembling and slapping it in there. Value is in the eyes of the seller and purchaser. Some don't care and some do.

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The bolt fits absolutely meticulously perfect. It is more smooth than my Savage original numbers matching bolt