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Well I bought it the other day and interesting to fiond that it has the brown / tan "tropical" paint on the metal under the wood. Matching receiver,bolt and forestock .... 2 groove barrel.
One thing I haven't seen before is a LB saftey lever like other No4 safety levers, not the usual ones I see on Longbranchs. Well here it is .....
Thanks for sharing, that's the first one I've seen as a No.4. Do you have any idea how many No.4's were sent to Thailand (Siam)
let us both know.
"...not the usual ones I see on Longbranchs..." What's unusual about it?
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...etylever-1.jpg
This is typical form of the Longbranch safety lever. Note it has no hole in it's upper section. Incidentally this lever is on a Maltby rifle. I believe during the war years whatever was at hand was what went on a particular rifle.
me2 thanks for posting the picture as that is the "usual" one I see on the Longbranchs. I just didn't have a good pic to post.
The safety lever in the first picture is an earlier one, correct for a '42 Long Branch.
Actually there are 3 basic safeties or Lock Bolts typically found on Long Branch No.4 rifles. The type encountered will depend on the year of manufacture.
Early LB No4’s will have this type:
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...86Medium-1.jpg
The type shown at the top of the page would be considered a mid war variation.
The “Boot” style as seen below is a late war variation which was used through 1950 production.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...7aMedium-1.jpg
Greetings ET,
I have the twin to your rifle. I acquired it a few years ago in a lot of No4's that I purchased @ auction. I'll have to dig it out and check the s/n.
cheers,
Mike
Mike, is that a Vincent? Details please.....................
Yes sir it is, the pic is of a 1948 Rapide, just like the one I had a short ride on many years ago. I've always been enamored with Vincents and their lore, simply amazing machines and technically well ahead of their time. That experience was a dream come true :thup: I take it your an HRD fan as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
The Siamese marked Longbranch that I have is 1943 vintage, S/N 40L5736 and is marked in the same manor as the one above with the only difference's being: no serial number on the forend, typical LB "boot" safety and the letter "C" is stamped on top of the wrist.
Mine has a "T" stamped on top of the wrist. Is there info on how many there might be?
First picture I've even seen of one, commented on it under Siames 98 Mausers