1943 Long Branch No.4 Mk1*

[Surpmil]

It's had a 1945 bolt installed at sometime in the past. The receiver has be restamped to match the bolt. Generally the other way around. See the position of the"88" to the relationship of the remainder of the SN. Interesting. Ron

Will have to respectfully disagree about that: the "L0103" on the butt socket is original. The "88" is clearly a later over-stamping of the first two digits of the original SN; not even the correct sized stamps. The bolt is a complete renumber and another number was filed off first, so it is a re-used bolt, and looks like the hand of Bubba was upon it.

Why the SN on the socket was over-struck is anyone's guess: someone who liked "88", wanted to obscure the number of an "acquired" rifle, thought they knew what the SN "should be", etc. etc.