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Please find herein the initial paperwork/correspondence on the establishment of the Long Branch arm of the Canadian Arsenals.
Note the reference of the short interim adopted name: 'The Toronto...

Hey Surp,
There was a bit of washer 'grind' at the barrel meeting the receiver. It was the 'ring sleeve' that sets the top and bottom lumber in the correct position at the receiver.
Thanks...

De lumbered and found a few more markings.
Any comments, much appreciated!

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This is a great little biographical story detailing the life of a Major Fred Neel, an employee at the Long Branch factory, 1940-1957. It was written by my Grandfather, who worked there also, and...

Hey Jeff, I think Musket made the perfect call. Just google 'Trapdoor Line throwing...'
I found a few up for auction and on or two complete boxed sets with accoutrements,
interesting rifle for...

Wow..... I would love to see the numbers on that shell... I think you just pulled up a picture of my actual piece?!




My Grandfather worked at LB, and when the Inglis/Browning contract was...

I agree with you Brian, I was guilty of simplifying things.
But I was trying to point out like you said, it's just a runaway vehicle for the
overall gun debate, and if lawful gun owners did...

It's pretty much been succinctly said, the Long Gun Registry was created in an effort to combat gun crime. However the execution of getting the criminal element to register their (illegal?!)firearms...

I believe this gun, because of it's late 'liberation' from Long Branch could probably be provenance-d through other means than through the family. I think there would likely be some note of...

History of Small Arms Limited Oct 1943-Mar 1946, completed and added to page 1 post.

Moderator note: In order to keep the content of the original thread coherent and also separate Bullseye4mkI*'s...

Since it's show and tell, here is half of mine, holster/stock around somewhere.

It's a welded blank used in the Long Branch Woodshop...

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It's a movie from about 40-43, at Long Branch, narrated by an employee there 1940-1945, Safety Manager among other titles, voice over done in 2000 by him at age 86.
Paul R. Scott.

Available on...

I would think that all this info was in the Public Domain, somewhere, perhaps not in it's complete form!
The reason I thought this would be of interest is because is it period document written...

Looking for a Erfurt 1914 Kar98 bolt #3460
#5928 presently resides there.

Hi my name is 5928.
I'm in a 1914 Erfurt K98.

I have a 64/66 Springfield picked up about 60 years ago that falls right into the Bannerman quagmire. I just started researching it and it's hard to tell a parts gun from a early conversion,...

Thank you, it's actually the Grandfather, Dads' still around, and he can be heard if I answer the phone!!

Lol sorry Ron, as mentioned and for those wondering it doesn't have specific production numbers on prototypes, more of a few paragraphs as to their approach/need in new development.

Hey Guys,

-My pleasure Badger, feel free to move where ever!

-Peter, I will keep a look out for any mention of those H&H guys...

I don't think I have alot of specifics for this period other...

I don't think I have a lot of specifics for this period other than this '46 doc. Specific (official) info/documentation on the development and disposition of 'special weapons and prototypes',...

Hey RG7-

That Dominion post was not the result of Chen's article.... That intro was from the original letter to the Historical Society from the author, my Grandfather, who was a Dominion...

I got a ton of LB info y'all might be interested in….



Technically LB was a Crown corp in 1940, with the Government being pretty much the only stockholder. So it could have fallen under a...

Sorry to hijack your thread Warren, but I got a ton of LB info y'all might be interested in…. Technically LB was a Crown corp in 1940, with the Government being pretty much the only stockholder. So...

All operations were taken over by the 'Small Arms Division of Canadian Arsenals Ltd.' on December 31st 1945.

March of 1946, is when all the assets and liabilities of the Company were turned over...

All good Peter, no foul! I know the adage of the gun, not the story. I shared the story out of guilt for not being able to hand over all the serial number records of every LB gun ever made to you...