Rare or "one-of" Long Branch Target sight for No. 4 Lee Enfield

[lawrence_n]

Well this might generate some head scratching. Background: many years ago, a good buddy picked up a Long Branch #4 here at the now long gone West Toronto Gun shop. When he saw it, he knew from the lack of bayonet lugs that it was in .308 cal. The salesman knew the calibre, but not the market value, so my bud got it for cheap. It didn't have the proper magazine, but he was able to get a correct Stirling mag for it to make it a repeater. Now here's where I can only speculate. There are no military possession stamps on it anywhere. I SPECULATE that it was probably hand built from select parts for a member of the Canadian Arsenals Ltd. rifle team, or as a lunch box special for a dedicated shooter. If that isn't enough Canadian content for you, check out the pics of the sight. You'll note that it conforms to neither standard pattern micrometer sight for the No.5 or No.4 rifles. As the pics show, the sight is stamped C.A.L. 1. Now, if any of you good folks have any actual, solid, first hand knowledge as to what he's got here, I'd really love to hear from you. Any practical input as to probable value would also be appreciated, and "no", it's not for sale. Anyway, I get first dibs.

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