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I wanted to put my penny's worth in the Rigby Officer's Lee Enfield Cartbine post...

The writer needs to be corrected on a few points... his 'carbine' is a cut-down.

No respectable British...

Hi guys,

There was no requirement for sporterised No.1's during the early years of precision alloy, so it can't be military; no provision for a bayonet, &c., &c., &c.

If a few such rifles are...

Most British rifles have year or month/year indicators on the action body, left or right side. And on some prime components too, such as the barrel. Some controversy surrounds the No.1 Mk VI rifles,...

Hi from the sunny Gold Coast in Oz,
The 'Lee-Enfield Story' was out of print in 2005, so an updated, larger edition was produced, 'The Lee-Enfield'. This has a larger size format with colour...

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‘The Pattern Room & Herbert Woodend Memorial’ has video and digital photos from both Museums Tours to...

Hi Charles,
Yes, the Dutch groups are recognised and mentioned in our production although those on West Timor surrendered promptly. The Dutch units that went with the 2nd Ind. Coy. to Dili, East...

As you will learn in the DVD, there was a Sparrow Force contingent on Dutch West Timor and another on Portuguese East Timor. West Timor had regular infantry, gunners, engineers and support groups, so...

With the list of 18 donors for $50 and over, we e-mailed each but four members did not respond with their postal delivery addresses, hence we could not forward their complimentary copies. These...

Hello everyone ..

In conjunction with the Milsurps site help in promoting our Footsteps of Sparrow Force (click here) project, we have just finished and have copies available of 'Guns & Gear of...

Thank you again to the donors who helped to make our record of Sparrow Force possible. The next task is to produce 'Guns & Gear of Sparrow Force' which will probably be of more interest to firearms &...

Yes, it is good to finally have the DVD and Research CD's out and available.
We need to sell over 1,500 copies to recoup expenses, but the hard yard is done now.
The set is $35 plus p&p, for...

To offer an authoratative opinion one would need to examine the rifle alongside a contempory Long Branch rifle and British No.5 to examine each component for the machining, cuts and finish. Wood and...

Thanks very much mate,
The 2nd Independent Coy. on East Timor certainly utilised snipers armed with the No.3(T) rifles. Ray Aitken was another of the snipers, he shot the Singapore Tiger on his...

Non-availability of many Long Branch records was a cause for concern in my studies on North American production. In contrast, we have a good array of British and Australian factory records. Digital...

Sparrow Force Update...

Recent filming for our Sparrow Force documentary in Timor and Thailand resulted in some unexpected finds. A 1921 Lithgow bayonet with Queensland Maple grips is prized by...

Obviously when prices go sky high and more detail is available from research by those in the know, fakes will appear. Obvious warning signs are the fresh paint jobs, early and late pattern...

You can add these to the listing too if you like...
Long Branch Mk I 0L9932 1941
Long Branch Mk I 1L715 1941
Long Branch Mk I* 2L4150 1942 NZ
Long Branch Mk I* 3L2450 1942 NZ
Long Branch Mk...

Life would certainly be dull if one knew everything!
Rather than trying to fit the item into a particular pigeon hole, we should consider all relevant information and the photos first, before...

Hi Buccaneer,
Working through so much research material, as you say from being in contact with such veterans, brings us much closer to these special men. Since we started the project, three more of...

Hello again to forum members following our Sparrow Force documentary.

As most Australian and p-o-v (point of view) scenes are shot outdoors, we've been delayed about six months with rain. Only...

An update on our Sparrow Force documentary for our MilSurps supporters in 2011...
We are currently in the filming/production phase. Floods and rain put most re-enactment scenes back 3-4 months...

The need for a 7.62mm NATO Jungle Carbine seems out of character. The No.5 rifle was no longer a service requirement after accuracy problems could not be rectified, some time before the introduction...

I had already replied to Andy on this one. I don't recall having seen it before but a close examination reveals it to be a 'V' in a circular stamp rather than a C & V. Most likely an armoury mark...

Sure, in a country where so much surplus was available and virtually every shooter had the opportunity to buy ex-service rifles at basement prices, there was a much higher incidence or storage marks...

We often hear 'If only that rifle could talk', but given an objective look at markings we can make assumptions in many cases. There was not much damage done to ex-service rifles after their wartime...