Long Branch serial number listing

[limpetmine]

This serial number is right in the middle of 1945 production. Can you post a picture of the sidewall with the date and serial. Interesting rifle!!

Just got a 1943 Long Branch No.4 Mk1*, MKIII site, Grooved Hand guard, Steel Butt Plate and Serial 88L0103

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[evang]

1950 LB No 4 Mk 1*
s/n 98L5846, matching bolt, mongrel mag
C#3 vernier backsight
All blued, steel buttplate
All birch furniture, grooved handguard, all stamped S
Sling swivel band also S

No FTR markings - might it have acquired Savage furniture at a depot?

[browningautorifle]

might it have acquired Savage furniture at a depot

As Peter and some others have repeatedly pointed out, if a rifle went in for work and needed wood, it would get a mostly matching set of whatever happened to be available. Matching was the criteria...the markings not a concern. These have been around now idle mostly for decades and that wood could have come from anywhere since. The Greeks used them for instance in a serious war, although short, in the '60's and again in the '70's. They'd have used whatever replacement parts they could get.

[Lee Enfield]

1950 LB No 4 Mk 1*
s/n 98L5846, matching bolt, mongrel mag
C#3 vernier backsight
All blued, steel buttplate
All birch furniture, grooved handguard, all stamped S
Sling swivel band also S

No FTR markings - might it have acquired Savage furniture at a depot?

If you look closely your serial number is probably 93L5846

Long Branch serial numbers topped out at approx. 96L0000 (highest documented is 96L0012).

[limpetmine]

It may well have acquired Savage wood at the factory. Long Branch and Savage were known to share component parts when there was a choke point in production. And when Savage shut down in 1944, their excess stock of parts went to LB.

1950 LB No 4 Mk 1*
s/n 98L5846, matching bolt, mongrel mag
C#3 vernier backsight
All blued, steel buttplate
All birch furniture, grooved handguard, all stamped S
Sling swivel band also S

No FTR markings - might it have acquired Savage furniture at a depot?

[Strangely Brown]

1950 No. 94L0623

[JJR*67]

Just bought my first Enfield, an now my first post.

Long Branch 1944 Serial # 70L2599

[phyrfitr]

1944 #4 MK1*.303 Longbranch sporterized serial # 71L2856 stock band and bolt #s match, no serial# on magazine. strikings on barrel F, H,44, (67) with arrow under numbers pointing left numerous other unidentifiable markings. clean, good shape, no rust or pitting on barrel. 5 Groove. bore is shiny, no pitting or rust. stock is in very good condition. got it cheap, shoots well, straight.

[boltaction]

No 4 Mk I 0L3743 1941 early pattern with all appropriate fittings, Grooved topwood, micro sight, has sling

No 4 Mk I 1L25 match no number on stock LB 1941, smooth topwood, micro adjustable rearsight, standard ears, no hinged bands, etc, 2 groove rifling, 1942 dated barrel

No 4 Mk I* 8L2553 LB 1944, smooth topwood, MP marked, in the book, 5 groove, C Mk 3 sight

No 4 Mk I* 10L5611 grooved topwood 1942, C Broad on stock, button cocking piece, web sling, stock matches, Mk III sheet sight

No 4 Mk I* 21L0114 1942, L battle sight, NZ issue number 16990, smooth topwood, mirror like 5 groove

No 4 Mk I* 23L6436 Smooth topwood, C Broad on top rcr, 1945, Mk III sight

No 4 Mk I* 29L1330 match including hang tag LB 1943, 5 groove, Grooved topwood, has target mid swivel, blue RCAF sling, marked RCAF on left stock and left rcr and C Broad on bolt head

No 4 Mk I* 29L6107 Suncorite 1946 date on rcr ’56 on butt 2 groove, micro rear, web sling

No 4 Mk I* 32L1645 forestock 32L 4946 RCAF stamped on butt. 1943, stamped Mk III rearsight, With sling, grooved topwood

No 4 Mk I* 41L3890 1943, with web sling, C Broad rcr, C Mark 3 sheet sight, 5 groove

No 4 Mk I* 44L9557 (2 digits off other one) LB 1943 Flip L battle sight, smooth topwood, stock C Broad marked but no number, 2 groove

No 4 Mk I* 44L9559 (2 digits off other one) LB 1943, Flip L battle sight, smooth topwood, stock C Broad marked but no number, 2 groove

No 4 Mk I* 46L1322 Smooth topwood, 5 groove (dirty), MP marked, Long Branch 1943 C Mk 3 sight, drilled for target sight

No 4 Mk 1* 64L2299 smooth topwood with sheet metal Mk II sight MP marked, 2 groove rifling, Not in the book but 64L2283 is. Marked in unusual spot

No 4 Mk I* 84L2301 CAL 850 conversion number 7.62 NATO LB1945, DCRA 7.62 conversion. Long butt, PH 5C target sights, MP marked, not in the book but in the range

C No 4 Mk I* 92L7719 With C Mk III sight, 1950

C No 4 Mk I* 93L1516 wood not numbered 1950, with web sling, C Mk 3 sheet metal sight,

C No 4 Mk I* 93L9413 including numbered mag Long Branch 1950, with web sling, C Mk 3 sheet metal sight

[boltaction]

Also going through some old records for shredding and found a few registration certificates for a few I don't have any more. These following were as I recall Greek ex-pats, FTRd, all No 4 Mk I*, a mix of 1943 and 1944 production, with the inappropriately called "Ishy screw":

44L7560
45L3133
62L8579
74L3222
13L6740