1941 Long Branch

[spinecracker]

Bolt is not original of course. If it was refitted by an armourer one would expect the filed area to be blackened/blued somehow.

The fact that it is a MkI bolt suggests either that there were a number of MkI rifles together in some location and for whatever reason one lost its bolt and this was a spare, or two were swapped in error...we can imagine all kinds of scenarios.

Someone took the trouble to find a MkI bolt anyway, so be glad of that.

I've got a photo of typical MkI bolt markings I'll add tonight.

Looking VERY closely at the serial number, it looks like the last 2 (and possibly the zero) is original, but the rest has been rather spectacularly bodged. I will try and get REALLY good photos later.


Another question on the forend - where would I find any markings on the outside that would denote the forend was made by Long Branch, or would they only be on the inside somewhere?