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That's a very beautiful '43 .... :super:
Thanks for posting pics ...
Regards,
Badger
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Skip ... :)
That's a very beautiful '43 .... :super:
Thanks for posting pics ...
Regards,
Badger
Thanks Badger. I wish it didn't shoot so high at 100 yards with Greek ammo. I sold off a case and used my reloads.
I have an NZ issue 1942 LB, Alloy buttplate, 300/600 flip sight, grooved upper wood. #17L9469.
I may have already submitted my S/N(memory not so good), but I'll do/re-do it now:
1943 MK4No1*; S/N 44L6367; Dark walnut; steel buttplate; non-grooved handguard; 300/600yd flip sight; no stock S/N; Parkerized; no S/N on mag; no FTBs
Note: C.A.I. import; Overall condition is good to good-+. Hope this helps.
Donzi
I have several known British forestocks, and some that I suspect are Canadian...Some have faint markings, but not enough to ID them...Is there any way to tell by the forestock's basic profile or other anomoly/cut in the wood?
Thanks
218bee
Hey Limpetmine,
I may have misunderstood what your intention for this thread was, but it seems to me you are requesting and recording serial numbers for Long Branch No.4 Mk1 rifles. If that is correct, I have a Long Branch rifle with serial number 91L3341. The left side of the receiver is marked as follows:
C No 4 Mk 1*
Long Branch
1949
The "o" in No and the "k" in Mk are kind of superscript with a "-" under each of the letters. The "*" after Mk 1 is not a suprerscript star. It is really a full sized star type character. The serial number 91L3341 is located on the left side of the receiver band just above the rear of the trigger guard.
It is probably obvious that I do not know much about the proper nomenclature for this and other .303 Brit rifles, but I hope my description is understandable to you all. I think I read somewhere that the Long Branch rifles were made in Canada.
I was never a great fan of the .303 Brit rifles, but I have always liked military rifles and figured I ought to buy one when they were rather cheap. I started out with one model, then bought another that I liked better and sold the first. I would guess I may have bought five or six of the various .303 Brit models until I was able to get this Long Branch model for a rather inexpensive price. I suspect I traded myself out of a few rifles that actually saw military combat, and I ended up with a rifle that was made several years after WWII. Well, I really did not want a bunch of these rifles, and the condition of the Long Branch rifle was so much better than the others, I went for pretty rather than history.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile
I have a 1942 No.4 MK 1*. It has smooth hand guards and a MK III rear site. Serial no.2L2980
There are no FTR markings and it has the early cocking part at the end of the bolt.
1943 Serial number 53L6858
Matching numbers on bolt,stock, and magazine.
Stock is walnut with grooved hand guard. Butt stock has two overlapping stamps, Circles with arrows one with "U" and the other with "5 75" under the arrows. The top stamp (5 75 with a faint number "5" and other illegible numbers above). Butt plate is brass.
Rear sight is ladder type with "B" above "CR" above "870" stamped on the right side of sliding elevation apperature.
Interesting feature is that the magazine has a small "s" in a box (savage?) on the follower, and TWO serial numbers, the matching number of the rifle and 7768414.
I hope this is of use to you. I own No.4 MK1*, Long Branch Arsenal 1950, serial number 95L7177. It has a steel but plate and a Signer type rear sight marked "B". The magazine is a replacement and not original. Excellent condition but with a few assorted dings in the stock.