Longbranch No.4 Mk1*(T)

[Amatikulu]

Well, I'm prepared to "bare it all" if you can stand it in the interests of establishing authenticity . What pictures would you like or should I just duplicate the existing montage in the Knowledge Library?

[Terry Hawker]

Amatikulu,

Unless just honoring Badger's request for more photos from other collector's to build up the Long Branch Knowledge Library entry, (an excellent suggestion, by the way), I don't think you need to worry about about taking a bunch of photos to prove your rifle's pedigree. If it looks like the MKL entry, you have the genuine article.

This thread prompted me to pull my 1945 Longbranch out, and it too, is the spitting image of the MKL entry, with serial number 90L8086, only 101 rifle serial numbers earlier. It is all matching, with an REL No. 32 Mk. Mk. 3 scope, number 69-C, and came in a Canadian transit chest.

This rifle was purchased 18 years ago from Collectors Armory in Culver City, California, so unless a very resourceful con-artist managed to produce a batch of identically marked, unissued, Longbranch sniper rifles that long ago, I think it is a safe bet that the MKL entry rifle, as well as yours and mine, are all the real thing.

Just enjoy it knowing it is authentic.

Cheers,

Terry

[Amatikulu]

Thanks Terry, I suspected as much.

I had a discussion yesterday with a very knowledgable Enfield enthusiast about this rifle and he asked me a simple question.... "What does your gut tell you when you handle the rifle?" My answer was unequivocably "it's genuine."

After many years of collecting Lee Enfields and having acquired more than my fair share of the rare models, you develop a sixth sense for fakery - and the reason I'm prepared to be so open about my rifle is that I know it's authentic.