1950 Longbranch Target Rifle... is this genuine?

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Hi,

So... I may be purchasing a 1950 Longbranch No4Mk1*... that has apparently been modified to be a target rifle...

I'm a bit hesitant... and think this may have been done by some guy de-bubbafying it... here's why... and let me know if I'm wrong please...





1- The rear hand guard is the kind with the cuts along it... I thought that by 1950 they were using solid hand guards

2- The butt plate is brass... shouldn't it be black steel?

3- LB stamped... not CA... when did CA take over?

4- The safety is the kind with the hole in the middle... not the boot shaped one... is this a common mod for the target rifles?

5- The barrel hasn't been free floated... I thought they free floated the target models???

Thanks for your help... I look forward to hearing what you guys think.

EB

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