I picked up this 1942 Long Branch no.4 mk1 * from a local classifieds newspaper, the owner stated that he had owned this rifle for years , used it for hunting etc. from the pictures that he had sent me i could tell that the barrel was uncut but the stock was sporterized, so i figured that it would make a great project to bring it back to its original configuration, until i go to pick it up and find the dreaded DP stamp. I decided to buy the rifle regardless as the price was "right". i get home to give it a closer look and find DP on the stock , Butt socket and on top of the receiver, the barrel is proof tested for civilian sales and has "surrey" stamped on top of the barrel. From what i have learned "surrey" was the mark of a Canadianicon company that sporterized the rifles post war. the top of the bolt handle i see NZicon stamped , the magazine follower is stamped UCF but the magazine is savage stamped. To be honest i think this rifle has every marking ever made lol, being possibly the most mixed up rifle that i have ever seen. My question is how did a DP rifle end up being proof tested for civilian market ,sporterized by a Canadian Company and then sold to the public for a hunting rifle and been used and fired for the last 50+ years even happen . This just does not seem correct to me , any input from someone more knowledgeable than I please chime in.
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