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paul87buick long branch sniper ? 04-27-2013, 06:07 PM
paulseamus Looks like a good find that... 04-27-2013, 06:49 PM
jmoore Progress reports will be... 04-27-2013, 07:02 PM
Maple_Leaf_Eh You have a silk purse hidden... 04-27-2013, 09:11 PM
rgg_7 Once you get the rifle can... 04-28-2013, 08:54 AM
Cold_Zero C- prefex is seen on 44 LB... 04-28-2013, 09:33 AM
Maple_Leaf_Eh There is mention in the... 04-28-2013, 05:38 PM
Badger Check the MKL for a correct... 04-28-2013, 11:49 AM
Simon I know my eyes are more "side... 04-28-2013, 03:10 PM
vintage hunter A couple of novice... 04-28-2013, 04:11 PM
paul87buick Thanks for everybody's input... 04-28-2013, 05:45 PM
vintage hunter Paul, being inclined to think... 04-28-2013, 07:07 PM
Lee Enfield Hello Paul, you've been very... 05-06-2013, 09:21 PM
Surpmil Good observations. Long... 05-03-2013, 10:54 AM
jmoore Had thought that it was... 05-03-2013, 12:43 PM
paul87buick No front mount in buttstock:(... 05-03-2013, 12:56 PM
Lance The "C" as a prefix on the... 04-28-2013, 06:59 PM
Roger Payne Of course more & clearer... 04-28-2013, 07:41 PM
jmoore Having viewed (and re-viewed)... 04-29-2013, 12:54 AM
limpetmine Nice rifle. I agree you... 04-28-2013, 10:01 PM
tower06 Great snag. Too bad bubba... 04-29-2013, 05:20 AM
bigduke6 paul87buick , only thing I,d... 04-29-2013, 08:04 AM
jmoore I think paul87buick ought to... 04-29-2013, 09:21 AM
PrinzEugen Yep definitely a great price... 04-29-2013, 01:17 PM
Ridolpho jmoore: If you go to pictures... 04-29-2013, 02:41 PM
jmoore That's a useful photo, but... 04-29-2013, 11:31 PM
g41partswanted some people know what there... 04-29-2013, 11:31 PM
Roger Payne The biggest problem in... 04-30-2013, 05:40 AM
paul87buick Got my long branch... 05-02-2013, 08:48 PM
limpetmine The wrist stamps look fine to... 05-03-2013, 09:12 AM
paul87buick pics 05-03-2013, 01:25 PM
jmoore For comparison (dang, it's... 05-03-2013, 03:24 PM
paul87buick More pics 05-03-2013, 04:19 PM
paul87buick Yet more pictures 05-03-2013, 04:33 PM
Peter Laidler 11450 is an ex Indian Army... 05-03-2013, 04:59 PM
jmoore Photos ARE a pill. But ever... 05-03-2013, 05:01 PM
PrinzEugen You have to use the... 05-04-2013, 03:15 AM
rgg_7 Lots of detail in your... 05-04-2013, 02:24 PM
Lee Enfield Ron, Long Branch No4T snipers... 05-04-2013, 10:48 PM
rgg_7 Had another look at the left... 05-04-2013, 04:59 PM
paul87buick cheeck rests 05-05-2013, 12:40 AM
Peter Laidler The real reason why none of... 05-05-2013, 07:08 AM
paul87buick Went digging in my parts here... 05-06-2013, 06:24 PM
Bruce_in_Oz I see there is a "flat" filed... 05-20-2013, 09:32 PM
paul87buick Its single stage trigger mod... 05-07-2013, 02:45 AM
jmoore I dunno if I'd use that rear... 05-07-2013, 05:12 AM
Peter Laidler My friend did a project for... 05-07-2013, 05:14 AM
jmoore During some developmental... 05-08-2013, 12:43 AM
Surpmil There must be some reason for... 05-08-2013, 02:54 AM
paul87buick I'm not big on engraved guns... 05-08-2013, 06:20 PM
Bindi2 P L, jmore as a Action... 05-08-2013, 07:40 PM
jmoore The ol' PPC revolver has just... 05-09-2013, 12:41 AM
paul87buick 1907 Pattern Sling 05-08-2013, 10:11 PM
paul87buick Btt for 2003 views 05-14-2013, 07:47 PM
jmoore Eh? No saavy! 05-15-2013, 03:00 AM
paul87buick new items 05-16-2013, 01:08 AM
paul87buick new items 05-16-2013, 01:16 AM
Roger Payne Dunno who the 'B' relates to,... 05-16-2013, 04:44 AM
Surpmil I must admit to having a few... 05-20-2013, 12:05 PM
Roger Payne Thanks Rob. I must say I... 05-20-2013, 05:46 PM
Surpmil Roger, I see where you're... 05-20-2013, 09:17 PM
Bruce_in_Oz And a bit more Canadian... 05-20-2013, 09:54 PM
Seaforth72 Corrected source info 05-26-2014, 05:04 PM
Bruce_in_Oz Ah-HA.... Is there any... 05-26-2014, 05:19 PM
paul87buick I dragged my two regular LB... 05-20-2013, 10:41 PM
Surpmil Interesting that one of those... 05-21-2013, 12:24 AM
jmoore Another LB: ... 05-21-2013, 12:36 AM
paul87buick L B triger guards 05-22-2013, 03:15 PM
flying pig They had to have been... 05-22-2013, 05:21 PM
jmoore Quite the opposite. Otherwise... 05-22-2013, 11:10 PM
flying pig After re reading your post I... 05-22-2013, 11:24 PM
jmoore At least get PL's and... 05-23-2013, 12:36 AM
Surpmil There is a retired RCEME... 05-27-2013, 09:53 PM
jmoore https://www.milsurps.com/image... 05-28-2013, 12:44 AM
Surpmil Have you got a closeup of the... 06-05-2013, 01:58 AM
jmoore https://www.milsurps.com/image... 06-05-2013, 02:42 AM
Surpmil Right, well I think that... 06-05-2013, 10:52 AM
jmoore :lol: "Somebody" also... 06-06-2013, 12:38 AM
paul87buick That T stamp looks totally... 06-05-2013, 02:38 PM
Surpmil Ah, sorry, it's not. Not... 08-29-2014, 09:13 PM
paul87buick My latest parts a Canadian... 06-09-2013, 10:31 PM
Peter Laidler Fitting/re-shaping cheek... 05-27-2014, 06:30 AM
paul87buick My latest parts .I have not... 08-29-2014, 03:33 PM
paul87buick There always doubters . six... 08-30-2014, 11:23 PM
Surpmil We're not talking about... 08-31-2014, 03:25 PM
Lee Enfield The ugly and sloppy rear pad... 09-06-2014, 04:08 PM
husk Thanks for posting this... 09-06-2014, 07:51 PM
Lee Enfield I'm guilty of talking when I... 09-06-2014, 08:41 PM
Roger Payne I think the 'H&H' cheekpiece... 08-31-2014, 04:23 PM
paul87buick You were saying something... 09-01-2014, 09:56 AM
Brian Dick My '44 Long Branch doesn't... 09-04-2014, 12:31 PM
Surpmil If genuine LB "T"s of this... 09-04-2014, 10:53 PM
Cold_Zero My 1944 LB sniper does not... 09-04-2014, 02:24 PM
Cold_Zero Sorry I don't recall what... 09-04-2014, 03:04 PM
Brian Dick Another interesting tidbit is... 09-05-2014, 12:11 PM
Warren And to add to Lee Enfield... 09-06-2014, 09:22 PM
Surpmil This might be a good place to... 09-07-2014, 02:29 AM
Brian Dick I looked again at my LB '43,... 09-07-2014, 08:07 AM
snipershot1944 Brian. You are from South... 09-07-2014, 12:38 PM
Peter Laidler Mmmmmmmmmm. You know that... 09-07-2014, 01:19 PM
Brian Dick David, All but my 90L '45... 09-07-2014, 02:00 PM
husk 90L LB Sniper 09-07-2014, 04:25 PM
husk Teltec01- If you read this... 09-07-2014, 07:42 PM
Surpmil I suppose the next logical... 09-07-2014, 09:56 PM
jmoore Note that the front pad of... 09-08-2014, 12:58 AM
Peter Laidler REL were the first to fit... 09-08-2014, 04:48 AM
Peter Laidler Further to Surpmil's Q on... 09-08-2014, 08:21 AM
Lee Enfield I don't think anyone who has... 09-08-2014, 10:29 AM
Peter Laidler I appreciate that Lee, but... 09-08-2014, 11:00 AM
Surpmil Peter, thanks for that... 09-08-2014, 11:12 AM
Peter Laidler I was only told, in some... 09-08-2014, 02:55 PM
Surpmil Very interesting Peter, I... 09-09-2014, 11:41 AM
Lee Enfield When I say "sloppy" and ugly... 09-08-2014, 06:55 PM
Surpmil The front spigot was being... 09-09-2014, 11:53 AM
husk 1944 lb (t) 09-09-2014, 12:21 PM
Peter Laidler The rear pads were screwed to... 09-09-2014, 02:26 PM
Bruce_in_Oz Volume Two: "The Anorak... 09-09-2014, 08:53 PM
Brian Dick I have to go back to the... 09-09-2014, 02:55 PM
Peter Laidler I have to agree with BRian... 09-09-2014, 05:32 PM
Brian Dick That's a great point Peter.... 09-09-2014, 07:01 PM
Surpmil Very good point about the... 09-09-2014, 11:59 PM
Surpmil I may be able to answer my... 09-15-2014, 09:20 PM
Peter Laidler I would imagine - although I... 09-10-2014, 04:38 AM
Craig Eberhardt Does that mean a rifle with a... 09-10-2014, 05:53 AM
Roger Payne No Craig, don't worry. In... 09-10-2014, 06:30 AM
Peter Laidler Some of the pre-lend lease... 09-16-2014, 05:05 AM
Beerhunter It is sometime difficult to... 09-16-2014, 06:31 AM
Roger Payne Yet some Savage's were fully... 09-16-2014, 06:09 AM
Peter Laidler No, never seen anything to... 09-16-2014, 06:40 AM
Surpmil It would be interesting to... 09-16-2014, 11:24 AM
Roger Payne Rob, I must admit I... 09-16-2014, 12:05 PM
Surpmil That's interesting Roger, and... 09-16-2014, 08:29 PM
Brian Dick Can I weigh in and say that... 09-16-2014, 12:39 PM
Roger Payne Cheers Brian. Never seen a 42... 09-16-2014, 12:51 PM
Brian Dick Interesting DRP. I haven't... 09-16-2014, 12:57 PM
Roger Payne Thanks Brian. It's quite... 09-16-2014, 02:38 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Dickicon View Post
    My '44 Long Branch doesn't have the "T" stamp. It's sn 71L0396, legit and very well used. It sports a mismatch REL bracket numbered 71L0314 and C No.32Mk.2 scope, sn. 508-C. The original scope was 505-C as numbered on the buttstock. The "T" stamp on yours is of Britishicon origin and added during it's service at some point which was typical. My uneducated guess would be that your rifle was culled at some point, stripped of it's original pads and then pieced back together again at some point post service. Just my 2 cents.
    If genuine LB "T"s of this vintage are known without "T" stamps, I can't rule out the possibility that it might be as Brian says, a genuine rifle that was stripped and then bodged back together with non-original parts in the civilian world. The T stamp as much as we can see it, does resemble the T stamp that was retroactively applied to more than one trials No4(T) by some armourer(s), so that might have been applied in British service, and the ENGLAND stamp suggests this rifle was in UK service.

    The holes drilled for the civvy scope base might be the reason the pads were removed as they would not clear it. I had a matching 1944 BSA some nitwit had done this to, in order to fit the two piece Parker Hale bases. Fortunately he didn't lose the pads.

    So...the evidence seems to point to that conclusion, but those ain't the original pads. I hope you can locate them.
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