From what I was told a while ago by a LongBranch expert, Savage did not supply any parts to LongBranch until near the end of their production in 1944. He did state that finding Enfield made parts on very early LB's did happen as a small supply was shipped over for tooling. On a side note, an early LB piece showed up this week... goodies you find on the internet. I only wish I had the rest of the rifle.