Need help, bought an enfield and need some information

[boltaction]

That would be an 82. Photo of mine below. The marking I was wondering about is the 56 over the LB, which is on my barrel and is on a fair number of '41 barrels (but not all). seems to have been an inspection mark as well.

Cheers

Ed

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[chun12]

@ Ed

Thanks for the help. Another question, what would an appropriate bayonet be for this model when it was first issued and where could I acquire one (genuine of course, online preferably) and how much do they usually run? Thanks.

[gsimmons]

Any spike bayonet would be appropriate. Of course a Longbranch made bayonet would be nice have but any of the manufactures would have been used. If you can find one a MkI cruciform bayonet would be the dogs boll....er....dangley bits.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Very nice LB! Passed on a 1943 Longbranch today. Battle worn with a mismatched bolt $600 US. One fellow had approximately 30 spike bayonets (no scabbard) several LB marked. He is a regular at our local show. If you do not have any luck with the bayo search drop me a PM and I could probably put you into contact.
Attachment 43693 Same fellow fixed me up with the crome female to my male.

[chun12]

Thanks gentlemen for the responses. The next gun show is 29 June for me so ill look if not I will pm you hooked on history. Another question, can I shoot modern ammo out of it, I have some older Indian made stuff that seemed fine, but any Winchester or hornady stuff I can shoot out of it? Is it like the garand that is picky about ammo or more like the mosin where it will eat anything? Also I am apparently missing part of the sight, the flip up sight, i am not sure of its proper title, but comparing it to others I am missing that part, where could I get one, or is it supposed to be like that (it has a flip 300/600 yrd sight no adjustable like everyone else, also the screw might be soldered in there, its not turning)? Thanks.

[boltaction]

It's hard to tell from the photos, but yours looks like one of the two position "flip" sights, with just two apertures? Kind of L shaped? If so, the sight you have on it might or might not have been the one it was originally issued with, as they certainly were used on LB rifles. Yours was most likely originally kitted with a more fine adjustable sight. I have a couple of LB's with that simple two stage "flip" sight; both are 1942 dated rifles. I'm not sure which screw you're referring to? If it is that L shaped sight, then it has no screw...........

As for ammunition, it should be able to take pretty much anything, but it is going to like some loads more than others.

Ed

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Oh, are you referring to the screw with its head on the right side of the receiver--the one which holds the rearsight in place? That isn't a windage screw. It actually isn't a screw at all. It's a rod with a slot head on one end, and on the other end, it has a hole with a small drift pin that goes through. If you wish to remove the rearsight, you have to drift that little pin out--it slides in and out vertically in a little groove in the receiver--then push out that long slot headed rod while pushing down gently on the rearsight. Under the rearsight there is a spring loaded plunger which gives the rearsight its tension, so depending on easily your rearsight slides on and off the rifle, it can sometimes pop up into the air when the rod is pulled out............ The slot is primarily there to allow you to turn the rod once its in place so that the hole on the other end will line up to get the little pin in. That was a complicated explanation which I'm sure someone else could do much better....

Ed