1941 Long Branch

Well, here it is. I did mention under another thread that I had found a 1941 Long Branch No.4 Mk.1, and I will be posting photos as soon as I have had a good night's sleep (this insomnia is a pain in the posterior). The serial number is 1L2702, and the bolt, receiver and barrel serial numbers match. The stamping on the bolt and barrel appear to match the ones shown in the relevant Canadian Knowledge Library article on the 1941 Long Branch, and the bolt handle has the hole in the knob. The cocking piece is the button-type, stamped with LB. The magazine that came with the rifle is not serial numbered. The lower band is the milled type, and the upper band is not hinged, but thicker than other upper bands I have seen on other No.4s. The only part I have found that is not stamped with the LB stamp is the foresight (stamped for Savage). The fore-end has the lower cut-out on the right as expected on 1941/early 1942 Long Branches. This rifle does not look like it has been refurbished at any time (but I do not know the specific detials to look for). As mentioned, photos will be forthcoming, as soon as I have cleaned up all the crud and repaired a small crack in the rear hand guard (just needs a little wood glue).

I hope to put the rifle back to the proper configuration, with help from forum members. I may keep it, or it may be sold to fund my Enforcer collection (only one Enforcer at the moment, but that may not last for long...)

Congratulations Robert. Look forward to seeing the photo's. i can tell you much more after looking at them.

Your serial number is late 1941. The total number produced has never been confirmed however does not exceed 15,000. Yours is 12702. The heavy front band matches a 42 dated barrel. All the other details can be corrected.

Ron

Ron, the barrel is dated 1942 but the receiver is dated 1941 (I am under the impression that this did happen) so the heavy front band would be correct, I assume. I will make out my shopping list for the missing bits as soon as I can lol.

I'll check my spares box, I think I have a LB marked fore sight, several sight protectors. In fact I have a bunch of LB marked parts, a new mag, wrapped in the box.

Really awful photos at:

1941 Long Branch pictures by spinecracker - Photobucket

The back of the bolt handle looks shiny. The machining marks on either side of the shiney area look identical and have the same orientation as the machining marks in the shiney area. The serial number runs from shiney area to the unshiney area, and the font of the "2"s (one in shiney area, one in non-shiney area) is identical and the same size. It looks more like wear to me, but I am not an expert. If the bolt is a replacement, would they have replaced it with parts correct for a 1941 Long Branch (i.e. early style cocking piece). When did Long Branch stop making the bolts with the holes in the end of the bolt handles?

Edit - I just thought about this - I only became an official Enfield collector yesterday now that I have 3 of them - woohoo!!!

Fine work for the weekend! I like to do such jobs. It looks not so bad as my Savage looked. Congrats spinecracker! Make a good looking Lady out of the old girl!:thup:

Regards

Gunner

It looks very original to me. Too bad someone took a belt sander/spokeshave to the stock, but at least you can see what was on it originally. I'm sure someone can help you find a 'new' set of wood.

With a good cleaning, the metal will look a lot less brown and a lot more blue/grey as it did originally.

Overall patina looks very original and I think you can be pretty sure those parts, including the magazine have seen long service together.

Your backsight aperture is probably repairable with a bit of careful welding and filing/machining. The matching patina and wear would suggest that rather than replacement with another MkI sight that is likely to be near-new, as most of them seem to be.

A close-up of the SN on the bolt would be useful, but unless your rifle's bolt was replaced with one a few numbers off for some reason, it sounds and looks likely to be the original.

Is the mag a LB-made one?

The thick muzzle band is not one LB made for long I believe. They went to a light, cheaper thin steel that is much easier to remove/refit and does the job just as well.

Not sure what the point of that thick band ever was actually! Trying to add weight at the muzzle end of the rifle perhaps? Savage stuck with it for some reason.

The magazine is so worn, I can't really make out what is stamped on it. I will try and get a good close-up photo of the bolt handle and the magazine markings as soon as I can borrow my father-in-law's camera.

I am inclined to think that this rifle, apart from light bubba'ing (may the miscreant suffer from boils in a very painful place), has not been tampered with or refurbished at any time. If someone can repair the rear sight, I would be VERY interested in knowing a price. As I said, if I can get this rifle restored, then I would be happy. If not, then someone gets a project gun lol.

Early Long Branchs' did have a LB milled front band. See the pictures of such a band on my No 1 Mk VI pictures. Clearly a Long Branch stamp.
I would not go about swapping parts just yet. It is confirmed that Savage and LB swapped parts back and forth, and one could easily infer that they (Savage) helped them get going on the smaller stuff, especially early on.
I'll check my pair tonight for milled or flat bands, as well. One is a re build, one is not. Nice find!

My mistake - it is only the front sight blade that is stamped with the Savage "S" :)

I sat down last night and looked at what is needed to get this rifle back together. Here goes -

Mk.1 micrometer rear sight, Long Branch-stamped
Sling swivels, front and rear, Long Branch-stamped
Front sight protector, Long Branch-stamped, worn with bluing, with correct fixing screw/pin
No.4 Mk.1 forend, with low right hand wall for cut-off, with correct Long Branch/Canadian stamps
No.4 Mk.1 buttstock (any length), with correct Long Branch/Canadian stamps
Buttplate, complete, (steel?), ), with correct Long Branch/Canadian stamps
No.4 Mk.1 front and rear hand guards, Long Branch-stamped

I know some bits are reasonably easy to get, and others are like rocking horse poo, but I shall see what I can find (any help given by forum members would be greatly appreciated). Because of the wear and patina on the rifle, I do not think that having any of these replacement pieces in a pristine condition would work - dents and scrapes are a bonus lol (just so long I don't need to bust out the Dremel). I can save the metal fittings off of the wood and reuse them, so that is a bonus. I have been given varying opinions regarding whether the rear sight can be repaired adequately or not - it may be worth a try - it is not going to get any less buggered up lol. I'm wondering if I have bitten off more than I can chew lol.

Did spot this fore-end, with the lower right-hand wall, but it is stamped with S.L. (William Sykes Ltd.) and is probably not walnut lol. I don't think there was much chance of something like this ending up on a 1941 Long Branch, but someone else might be interested.

On a different note, and I am sorry if this has been asked before, but does anyone know what the "B" in a circle would denote on a No.4 (no, it isn't on the rifle, I just stumbled onto it on ebay while looking for parts)? I assume it is a maker's mark, but I can't find any reference to it.

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Originally Posted by spinecracker

I am inclined to think that this rifle, apart from light bubba'ing has not been tampered with or refurbished at any time. If someone can repair the rear sight, I would be VERY interested in knowing a price. As I said, if I can get this rifle restored, then I would be happy. If not, then someone gets a project gun lol.

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Much worse ones than this have been restored. Cut down barrels for example, have had two or three inches grafted on (smoothbore). Your tasks are simple here.

If you don't want it, someone else will be glad to take it on.

Go and visit some of the large parts houses in the US and explain what you're trying to do and ask berry, berry nicely if they'll let you look through their stock of stocks.

Which ones would you suggest, Surpmil? As you can probably tell, I'm a total newbie at this kind of thing lol

spinecracker

I don't know if you noticed but it looks like your fore stock was regulated by Fultons. Your trigger guard bushing was removed and the wood around the bushing has been cone shaped.

Your fore stock.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...gulated1-1.jpg

A fore stock that belongs to RJW NZ that was regulated by Fultons.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...intrear1-1.jpg

And a unmodified fore stock.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...odcrush2-1.jpg

And a fore stock with a hare trigger :rolleyes:

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...etrigger-1.jpg

Don't know of any of the larger houses off-hand that will let you "in back", but Brian Dick would be the first on my list of people to contact. (BDL Ltd- top left of this page!)

I have some business I want to send Brian's way anyway, so this will work out - thanks :)

I'm glad you have decided to restore it yourself! It's a worthy project.

As soon as I run into a road block I can't get past, then it will be auction time lol. If I can get it back to correct configuration, then who knows? I've already had a couple of very polite offers.

Mine is as issued and has a HINGED LB marked front band.Milled LB marked lower band.Grooved rear handguard and the front handguard has a slot to accomodate the hinge on the front band.
Front sight protector is WASP WAISTED and LB and C/|\ marked.
Mag is the early 'drawn' type as I see NO evidence of welding or other 'monkeying abaht'.Buttplate is of the"pot metal"(Mazak/Zamak ??) variety and the rear swivel is a 3 piece milled setup.Trigger is grooved,locking bolt is of the MkI variety,Spring is milled,cocking piece is a "button style" MkI rear sight is a MkI milled(a la Singer)Forend is relieved on the right as would be correct IF you were going to install a magazine cutoff.ALL furniture is C/|\ and LB marked.Next to my "T" this is my favourite rifle.

I would DEFINITELY put the time and money into acquiring the correct parts and putting that old beauty back to rights.

Cheers,

JR

Thanks, John - would you happen to have photos of your own Long Branch beauty?

Any help I can get from forum members regarding the missing parts would be gratefully appreciated, because I'm feeling slightly out of my depth lol (2 months ago, I didn't have a single rare Enfield, now I have 2 of the buggers lol)

By the way, did they fold over the lips on the older magazines after they installed the spring and follower? I am having 1 heck of a time getting the follower and spring out - but it may just be due to trapped crud.

No, you just have to cross your toes the right way, and out it pops! (Depress the rear of the follower, twist a bit, get the spring to the front of the mag, and feed it out the top a bit at a time. Some are easier than others, depending on the follower tabs underneath the platform.)

Well, on a scale of 1 (easy) to 10 ("get the blowtorch, Mildred - this sucker is toast!"), the magazine follower scored a 9 to get out. If it is as difficult to get in as it was to remove, I might just leave it until I really have to put it back together. Looking at the crud in the magazine, I don't think the follower and spring have ever been removed lol. It also looks like the magazine was the drawn type (no welded seam on the inside).

"LB" on the follower?

Not anywhere I can see - oh, well lol.

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spinecracker

I don't know if you noticed but it looks like your fore stock was regulated by Fultons. Your trigger guard bushing was removed and the wood around the bushing has been cone shaped.

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That's standard on the MkI forends Ed. Notice the relief for the magazine cutoff on the forend in your photo.

Someone has definitely hobbed out the barrel channel 'with extreme prejudice', no doubt having bright ideas about free-floating the barrel.:rolleyes:

And not being satisfied with that, then attacked the exterior.:crying:

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Originally Posted by Surpmil

That's standard on the MkI forends Ed. Notice the relief for the magazine cutoff on the forend in your photo.

Someone has definitely hobbed out the barrel channel 'with extreme prejudice', no doubt having bright ideas about free-floating the barrel.:rolleyes:

And not being satisfied with that, then attacked the exterior.:crying:

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I stand corrected and now wonder why the older mark fore stocks were enlarged at the bushing area???

Thank you Surpmil

Ed, I did note the cone-shaped hole, and was going to ask about it. Unfortunately, I somehow think the forestock no longer has any real value after being sanded down so much.

I think the order in which the rifle should be restored is to get the hardest to find wood part first (e.g. correct fore-end with the lower right hand wall), then find and colour-match the rest of the wood parts (hand guards, buttstock). As correct fore-ends for 1941 Long Branches do not grow on trees (well, ok, they do, but you know what I mean), I think I am in for quite a wait lol. The only other part that I think will prove to be elusive is the LB-stamped Mk.1 micrometer sight - I am not holding my breath. If anyone on the forum has leads on these items, then please let me know :)

Added new photos at:

http://s1016.photobucket.com/albums/...Long%20Branch/

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Originally Posted by Surpmil

That's standard on the MkI forends Ed. Notice the relief for the magazine cutoff on the forend in your photo.

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"Canadian" Mk.I versus Mk.I*, yes?

Although early British rifles seem to have the same "cone", I don't know if that feature was eliminated at the same time as the cut-out area for the magazine cutoff. Still, there ought to be a sleeve in between, unless the Canadian forestock is different. Having not seen the "innards" of such an early example before (Earliest I have is a "3L" w/o the "low wood" fore stock), I really am not knowing!

Comments would be appeciated regarding the serial number on the bolt handle. It does look like it has been put on by a drunken monkey, but could that have been done that badly at Long Branch? I am assuming that it is a replacement bolt until proven otherwise -if it was replaced, then it was done very early as the hole in the bolt handle knob is present, and so is the early cocking piece (a later replacement would have been a later type, surely?). I looked closely at the digits, and the last digit "2" is in the exact same font as the serial number on the buttsocket. Opinions, please!

Also, what about the "broad arrow" on the left of the cocking piece?? Looks like they used a centre punch to mark that.

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Mk.1 micrometer rear sight, Long Branch-stamped
Sling swivels, front and rear, Long Branch-stamped
Front sight protector, Long Branch-stamped, worn with bluing, with correct fixing screw/pin
No.4 Mk.1 forend, with low right hand wall for cut-off, with correct Long Branch/Canadian stamps
No.4 Mk.1 buttstock (any length), with correct Long Branch/Canadian stamps
Buttplate, complete, (steel?), ), with correct Long Branch/Canadian stamps
No.4 Mk.1 front and rear hand guards, Long Branch-stamped

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I can help you out with the sight protector and butt plate. PM me if interested.

I am beginning to think the restoration process on this firearm could be beyond me lol. Who wants a project? PM me if interested.

Did you shoot the rifle? So if is an good shooter why must it have all original parts? Restore it and use it as an allday shooter.

Regards

Gunner

Gunner, this rifle is quite a rare firearm (how many 1941 Long Branches are still out there that have not had the receiver refinished?), and it is worth restoring, if not by me, then by someone else. I already have other Enfields I shoot.

Bolt is not original of course. If it was refitted by an armourer one would expect the filed area to be blackened/blued somehow.

The fact that it is a MkI bolt suggests either that there were a number of MkI rifles together in some location and for whatever reason one lost its bolt and this was a spare, or two were swapped in error...we can imagine all kinds of scenarios.

Someone took the trouble to find a MkI bolt anyway, so be glad of that.

I've got a photo of typical MkI bolt markings I'll add tonight.

Looks like I am going to have to dig my 1942 Longbranch out of the safe and look to see what I actually have compared to the posts here.....chris3

One question - if a correct forend for a 1941 Longbranch could be found, then does anyone have any idea of how much it should cost? I may have a lead...

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Originally Posted by jmoore

"LB" on the follower?

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I have not seen a LB mag with LB on the follower. I have two, from 41 and 44, plus two still in the wrap, NIB. Only LB mark is on the spline.

I do have Savage mags with the square S on the follower.

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One question - if a correct forend for a 1941 Longbranch could be found, then does anyone have any idea of how much it should cost? I may have a lead...

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If the current owner knows what it is it well not be cheap.

My rifle is a run of the mill 1942 Longbranch. The serial number is 86xx range and has all the later fixtures. The rifle went to/came from India so it has it's share of black paint, green barrel paint, and Ishy screw. I have not removed the paint yet. Barrel, receiver, bolt match, and forestock serial numbers match. The cocking piece was changed out with a 47 slab model. The butt has been changed because it has 5 serial numbers stamped on it then lined out. Mag has two Longbranch serial numbers lined out. It has the milled micro rear sight. I got this rifle from Century a couple years ago. It is a great shooter though....Thanks to all you guys for the detailed information on Longbranch rifles that you posted.....chris3

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Originally Posted by Surpmil

Bolt is not original of course. If it was refitted by an armourer one would expect the filed area to be blackened/blued somehow.

The fact that it is a MkI bolt suggests either that there were a number of MkI rifles together in some location and for whatever reason one lost its bolt and this was a spare, or two were swapped in error...we can imagine all kinds of scenarios.

Someone took the trouble to find a MkI bolt anyway, so be glad of that.

I've got a photo of typical MkI bolt markings I'll add tonight.

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Looking VERY closely at the serial number, it looks like the last 2 (and possibly the zero) is original, but the rest has been rather spectacularly bodged. I will try and get REALLY good photos later.


Another question on the forend - where would I find any markings on the outside that would denote the forend was made by Long Branch, or would they only be on the inside somewhere?

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Originally Posted by spinecracker

Looking VERY closely at the serial number, it looks like the last 2 (and possibly the zero) is original, but the rest has been rather spectacularly bodged. I will try and get REALLY good photos later.


Another question on the forend - where would I find any markings on the outside that would denote the forend was made by Long Branch, or would they only be on the inside somewhere?

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You'll find a C/|\ and another cartouche that will be similar to LB over a bar with 32(or possibly another number) below it.JUST BEHIND the front ferrule on the bottom of the wooden portion of the forend.

The LATER ones with the rather pronounced flat around the trigger guard area will have a few inspectors marks just ahead of the "king screw" area of that 'flat' too.

Buttstocks have pretty much the SAME markings on the bottom just behind the little slot in the back of the trigger guard.

Handguards or"top wood" as some INSIST on calling it have the LB over 32 etc and C/|\ on the underside BUT you will ALSO find your C/|\ and conjoined LB on the TOP of the steel ferrules at times.

Front sight protectors have LB and C/|\ on them as do the front bands and lower bands.

Rear sling swivels have LB and sometimes C/|\ on the BASE of the 3 piece variety and a Canadian swivel usually will have a small letter C on it's shank(the part with the screw hole)

I think that's about ALL of it.

Cheers,

JR

Errr...wow? That makes things easier :) Thanks, John :)

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Originally Posted by John R.

You'll find a C/|\ and another cartouche that will be similar to LB over a bar with 32(or possibly another number) below it.JUST BEHIND the front ferrule on the bottom of the wooden portion of the forend.

The LATER ones with the rather pronounced flat around the trigger guard area will have a few inspectors marks just ahead of the "king screw" area of that 'flat' too.

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These marking would be on the inside, correct? Sorry, but I have my stupid hat on right now :)

I looked at the forend I have, and I can clearly make out the C/|\ just behind the hole for the king (front trigger guard) screw on the inside, and there is another mark that looks like it contains an "LB", but it is too faint to read.

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Originally Posted by spinecracker

Looking VERY closely at the serial number, it looks like the last 2 (and possibly the zero) is original, but the rest has been rather spectacularly bodged. I will try and get REALLY good photos later.

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Photos are stolen (W/ permission after the fact) from Spinecracker's Photobucket album and enhanced.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...orcer012-1.jpg
Rear of Spinecracker's bolt


https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...d025edit-1.jpg
Close up of bolt handle rear face

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...d005edit-1.jpg
Receiver S/N

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...d010edit-1.jpg
Barrel S/N

Whilst the S/N itself isn't quite "on", esp. the "L", its what's behind the S/N that gives it away. Note on Surpmil's pic. the portions of concentric rings rather like tree rings or waves emanating from single point on the rear flat of the bolt handle. This was done as a facing operation on a lathe, possibly when the bolt body was bored for the firing pin. (Obviously, most of the boring work was done from the front of the bolt body, but it MAY have been easier to maintain good concentricty to cut the small diameter from the rear. Or it could have been done early on when establishing centerline.)

Your bolt's rear face has a series of straight-ish lines AND inboard of that, the old "rings" where the "LB" is located.

Plus, the finish is missing- even outside the S/N.

So, at least three things indicating a renumber are showing on your existing pictures, sorry!:crying:

:help:I'm posting this just so folk will have a better idea what to look for when evaluating their next purchase. If done properly, there's no functional concern, but it does affect collector value, and, if done w/o regard to proper set-up, can be, ummm, "less than optimal" from the shooter's perpective.

(A good Peter Laidler posting concerning the fitting of new bolts is on this forum, BTW)

Quick question - myself and others have been looking all over the place for a 1941 Long Branch forend. These are like rocking horse poop, and are usually still attached to a rifle (I'm not buying a perfectly good rifle just to snag a forend!!). One option I have been told of is to get a 1942 Long Branch forend and have it modified to match the 1941 forend (lower the right hand wall, cut a bolt release catch recess, "funnel" out the hole for the king screw, etc). Any comments on this as an option? Obviously, I would prefer the original type of forend, but my chances are not good lol.

Well, the 1941 Long Branch should now be with the new owner (good luck with the restoration :) ), but I have a quick question. Roughly how much should a 1941 Long Branch sell for if it has been arsenal refurbished, has a replacement bolt and rear sight, but has the original barrel?

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Originally Posted by spinecracker

Well, the 1941 Long Branch should now be with the new owner (good luck with the restoration :) ), but I have a quick question. Roughly how much should a 1941 Long Branch sell for if it has been arsenal refurbished, has a replacement bolt and rear sight, but has the original barrel?

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$800. CAN and upwards IMO and I'm probably being conservative.

Myself? As just a functional refurb, not so much.

As a restoration w/ the "correct" 1941 type parts throughout, that seems OK ($800), but I suspect it will cost that much or more to get there.

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Originally Posted by jmoore

Myself? As just a functional refurb, not so much.

As a restoration w/ the "correct" 1941 type parts throughout, that seems OK ($800), but I suspect it will cost that much or more to get there.

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Ah, but is "correct" actually correct? The MkI foresight protector, hinged band and all that which we tend to associate with the MkI rifles probably were long gone before the MkI* mod. was introduced.

A 1941 Long Branch with a 1942 barrel would not have the early foresight protector or the hinged upper band as they had been phased out earlier in 1941 (at least that is what I have deduced from seeing 2 1941 Long Branches with 1942 barrels), but I would expect to see the thicker-walled upper band. Of course there was some overlap while they used up spare parts, but they didn't have that many spare parts at the beginning :). I just want a 1941 Long Branch that doesn't need 100s of dollars of restoration work lol.

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Originally Posted by Surpmil

Ah, but is "correct" actually correct? The MkI foresight protector, hinged band and all that which we tend to associate with the MkI rifles probably were long gone before the MkI* mod. was introduced.

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Well, it all depends on thae actual S/N, yes? Way early "0L" ought to have those features, whilst a later one might not, it just depends! Spinecracker's example had an early style fore stock, which won't be easy, just for starters.

I'd rather wait and spend more for a nicer one than get frustrated by something that just "ain't right". I've done without this long!

Things like this are highly subjective- what one buyer will pay depends on to many things to give a set price. Even a mood swing can change the "value" 2-300 $ overnight!

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Originally Posted by coppertales

Looks like I am going to have to dig my 1942 Longbranch out of the safe and look to see what I actually have compared to the posts here.....chris3

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For comparison and with thanks to Advisory Panel member Lance, you could check the Canada - Milsurp Knowledge Library (click here)

A rare 1941 No.4 Mk1 Long Branch Rifle (click here) .....

Complete with a 150 picture photo montage, this is a fascinating rifle to study its markings and components in detail, with some interesting oddities and variations from the standard No.4 Mk1* noted in the "Collector's Feedback and Comments" section of the main Knowledge Library entry. There's also information with pictured examples of how to check for a correct front waisted sight protector, versus a home made, or possible fake.

http://photos.imageevent.com/badgerd...20_Medium_.JPG(Click PIC to Enlarge)http://photos.imageevent.com/badgerd...20_Medium_.JPG

Regards,
Badger

Thanks for that, Badger - I think I almost have that knowledge library article memorized now lol :)

Another question (will he ever stop???) - how rare are the early Long Branch-stamped button-style cocking pieces? Are we in rocking horse poo territory again? I might be needing one in the near future for a different project.

How about this one for a silly question...when Long Branch and Savage were starting up production of the No.4 Mk.1, were they supplied with parts from English manufacturers to help them fill production quotas? I guess I am asking if all 1941 Long Branches or Savages would have had all Long Branch- or Savage-marked parts, or if there was some mixing-and-matching going on even then.

Savage-Stevens and Long Branch did exchange parts to keep production moving. The two locations are geographically close.

Thanks Madcrate. I was aware of the Long Branch-Savage connection, but I didn't know if there was a Long Branch/Savage connection with the UK for parts. It is just one of the silly questions that pop into my brain and won't let go until I get an answer lol. I know that initial production at both Long Branch and Savage was slow (ironing out all the creases, as it were), but I don't know if the UK shipped them parts to help speed things up.

How about "CCM" on the upper front lumber metal bit ?

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Originally Posted by AX201201

How about "CCM" on the upper front lumber metal bit ?

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CCM = Canadian Cycle and Motor

They made parts for Long Branch.

Perhaps the correct "early" foresight protector is the waist-ed style, with LB and C broad arrow?

The LB stamped front sight showing inch measurement, a CCM nose cap under a LB marked and acceptance stamped hinged band. All this and many more "correct" defining characteristics on an unissued, pristine 1941 rifle. It does not get too much better, IMHO. Perhaps an EX in the white?

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Originally Posted by AX201201

Perhaps the correct "early" foresight protector is the waist-ed style, with LB and C broad arrow?

The LB stamped front sight showing inch measurement, a CCM nose cap under a LB marked and acceptance stamped hinged band. All and many more on an unissued 1941 rifle with unmodified bolt head release mechanism.

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Please excuse me while I drool...and get a bucket and napkins...

Does that rifle belong to you, AX201201? If so, then more photos, please.