Canadian Longbranch No. 4 MK1* Low Round Count Value

[limpetmine]

That wood looks sanded to me.
For $600.00 you should be able to find a nice one, not that this one isn't. The stock is a little offputting to me.
1943 is the high year for production at Long Branch, by a LONG way, so for that reason it's a little less rare. The '48 FTR is nice.
Either way, it'd be a good one, but not sure you'd get $600.00 next week if you had to roll it.
I'd make an effort to visit every gun show within 200 miles for a few months and see what you find.