71L block Long Branch sniper question

[Lee Enfield]

I'm interested in some info;

Does anyone have, or have record of a 71L block sniper below serial number 71Lx200?

original scope serial if available please.





Oh yeah, if you have rifle 71Lx597, your original scope and rings are out there still...if you have the rings and scope, the rifle is out there in the US.

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[Badger]

Hello partner …

You might want to try our Google CSE custom search engine located in the top right corner below the words "Advanced Search". It only searches our site using Google techniques and can be quite efficient. For example, in your case, type in the words 71L and see what happens ..

I checked and there are posts covering that topic…

Regards,
Doug

[Lee Enfield]

Hello partner …

You might want to try our Google CSE custom search engine located in the top right corner below the words "Advanced Search". It only searches our site using Google techniques and can be quite efficient. For example, in your case, type in the words 71L and see what happens ..

I checked and there are posts covering that topic…

Regards,
Doug

Thanks Badger, I've read all of those, and originally posted in most of them... ;-)

[Badger]

Thanks Badger, I've read all of those, and originally posted in most of them... ;-)

Too funny ...

I should have known that ...

Regards,
Doug

[limpetmine]

1944 71L0297 1*(T) 4 NO SCOPE S51 BUTT WRIST# 17977
Only data I have that fits your criterion. HTH.
Limpetmine

[Peter Laidler]

Not me but I've got plenty of others recorded

[Lee Enfield]

Not me but I've got plenty of others recorded

I'd share my LB/REL list with you...for your LB/REL list as there's a few on it that you could complete... ;-)


You don't have any 71L block serial numbers below x200?

[Lee Enfield]

I just ran my estimated production numbers a different way

Using the published number of 71 ('42-'42) + my estimate of '44-'46 production and came up with 1581, really close to Law's 1588 number

My previous estimate from observed serials was 1614

That was based on an estimate of 96 pre-'44 rifles based on observed serials.

17 of 71 observed pre-44 serial numbers= 24% of production.

but only have 3.9% observed 71L numbers, none (so far) under 71Lx200

[Cold_Zero]

71L0303 missing scope C-351

[Simon]

71L0644 with REL MkIII No 137-C

Butt marked 696-C

Cheers,

Simon.