Long Branch serial number listing

[shredder]

Long Branch No 4 Mk 1*
1943
Top wood isn't ribbed, although it looks good and the colour matches on all pieces. No numbers visible
Serial # 41L2405 on the wrist and the bolt matches (although its very difficult to see the number on the bolt).
The magazine does not match and the bore is in decent shape.
C Mk3 back aperture sight.
Steel buttplate.

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[Seaforth72]

Shredder regarding 41L2405. Do not worry about your magazine not matching. Just buy a Long Branch magazine with no serial number. A bit hard to find, but they are out there. You could even use an unnumbered Stevens-Savage or British made No.4 magazine. The Army did not care who made the magazine ... as long as it worked.

Serial numbers were NOT put on the magazines at the factory at Long Branch. As far as I know this numbering of magazines was done later in service by one or more armies, but not by the Canadian Army.

The rifles were issued with one (1) magazine. The purpose of numbering the magazines was likely to prevent a soldier who had lost his magazine from stealing a magazine from another soldier and thus avoiding having to explain, and pay for, the lost magazine. I encountered that problem with my troops with unnumbered FN magazines, breech blocks, Blank Firing Attachments etc,

Colin in Canada

Long Branch No 4 Mk 1*
1943
Top wood isn't ribbed, although it looks good and the colour matches on all pieces. No numbers visible
Serial # 41L2405 on the wrist and the bolt matches (although its very difficult to see the number on the bolt).
The magazine does not match and the bore is in decent shape.
C Mk3 back aperture sight.
Steel buttplate.