1941 Long Branch

[spinecracker]

The magazine is so worn, I can't really make out what is stamped on it. I will try and get a good close-up photo of the bolt handle and the magazine markings as soon as I can borrow my father-in-law's camera.

I am inclined to think that this rifle, apart from light bubba'ing (may the miscreant suffer from boils in a very painful place), has not been tampered with or refurbished at any time. If someone can repair the rear sight, I would be VERY interested in knowing a price. As I said, if I can get this rifle restored, then I would be happy. If not, then someone gets a project gun lol.

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[Surpmil]

I am inclined to think that this rifle, apart from light bubba'ing has not been tampered with or refurbished at any time. If someone can repair the rear sight, I would be VERY interested in knowing a price. As I said, if I can get this rifle restored, then I would be happy. If not, then someone gets a project gun lol.

Much worse ones than this have been restored. Cut down barrels for example, have had two or three inches grafted on (smoothbore). Your tasks are simple here.

If you don't want it, someone else will be glad to take it on.

Go and visit some of the large parts houses in the US and explain what you're trying to do and ask berry, berry nicely if they'll let you look through their stock of stocks.

[Edward Horton]

spinecracker

I don't know if you noticed but it looks like your fore stock was regulated by Fultons. Your trigger guard bushing was removed and the wood around the bushing has been cone shaped.

Your fore stock.



A fore stock that belongs to RJW NZ that was regulated by Fultons.



And a unmodified fore stock.



And a fore stock with a hare trigger

[Surpmil]

spinecracker

I don't know if you noticed but it looks like your fore stock was regulated by Fultons. Your trigger guard bushing was removed and the wood around the bushing has been cone shaped.

That's standard on the MkI forends Ed. Notice the relief for the magazine cutoff on the forend in your photo.

Someone has definitely hobbed out the barrel channel 'with extreme prejudice', no doubt having bright ideas about free-floating the barrel.

And not being satisfied with that, then attacked the exterior.

[Edward Horton]

That's standard on the MkI forends Ed. Notice the relief for the magazine cutoff on the forend in your photo.

Someone has definitely hobbed out the barrel channel 'with extreme prejudice', no doubt having bright ideas about free-floating the barrel.

And not being satisfied with that, then attacked the exterior.

I stand corrected and now wonder why the older mark fore stocks were enlarged at the bushing area???

Thank you Surpmil

[jmoore]

That's standard on the MkI forends Ed. Notice the relief for the magazine cutoff on the forend in your photo.

"Canadian" Mk.I versus Mk.I*, yes?

Although early British rifles seem to have the same "cone", I don't know if that feature was eliminated at the same time as the cut-out area for the magazine cutoff. Still, there ought to be a sleeve in between, unless the Canadian forestock is different. Having not seen the "innards" of such an early example before (Earliest I have is a "3L" w/o the "low wood" fore stock), I really am not knowing!

[spinecracker]

Ed, I did note the cone-shaped hole, and was going to ask about it. Unfortunately, I somehow think the forestock no longer has any real value after being sanded down so much.

I think the order in which the rifle should be restored is to get the hardest to find wood part first (e.g. correct fore-end with the lower right hand wall), then find and colour-match the rest of the wood parts (hand guards, buttstock). As correct fore-ends for 1941 Long Branches do not grow on trees (well, ok, they do, but you know what I mean), I think I am in for quite a wait lol. The only other part that I think will prove to be elusive is the LB-stamped Mk.1 micrometer sight - I am not holding my breath. If anyone on the forum has leads on these items, then please let me know