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    I know that Long Branch had some experimental shortened rifles. Other than what is in TLES, I don't know.


    Quote Originally Posted by 303short View Post
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    Do you know anything about a shortened no4 mk1 Canadianicon style 303 , looks similar to a jungle carbine and has a serial number starting with AU**OL , has all military markings, just trying to confirm if these exsisted or someone has shortened it ?

    thanks in advance

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    Quote Originally Posted by 303short View Post
    Do you know anything about a shortened no4 mk1 Canadianicon style 303 , looks similar to a jungle carbine
    You'd need to show us, there were a number of them done with a FH like a #5 and they sort of looked like one but the FH was held by a set screw, there were a number done by an enterprise that were "Tanker" #4 rifles that were done because no one wanted to buy a standard rifle as there were so many available... We need to see this one.
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    Not exactly a Longbranch.......................

    Rifle is a bit of an oddball. Receiver, 1943 BSA (B). Bolt, Longbranch numbered to receiver. Stock, BSA walnut numbered to rifle. Butt, beech No.IV Mk. II with name "L.F. Richmond" marked twice. Rear sight, BSA Mk.I. Barrel, Fazackerly 1955 five groove. Unusual rifle serial # W0001 marked on stock, receiver & new bolt. Rifle has the "C" inside a circle denoting piece is set up as a target rifle. This mark appears on converted 7.62 caliber No.IV rifles, but W0001 is a .303. The circle "C" mark, which is stamped on stock forend and receiver butt socket has been very neatly X'd over. Forend has been shimmed under barrel breech. Rifle is very accurate.

    I bought this rifle for $100.00. Dealer thought it was simply a a "parts rifle". Hope I have not gone too far outside your thread subject.

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    Long Branch
    C No.4mk1*
    1949 (receiver and barrel).

    91L2194
    All matching including magazine but not bayonet (no serial).
    Bluing near perfect; upper hand guard was replaced at some point while on sevice. CNo3 rear sight.

    It was my first lee enfield. Bought it circa early 1993 from al simmon's shop in hamilton ontario. I think it was one of the last tranches of surplus whole rifles sold by crown assets before the government of the day changed policy. Packed with cosmolineicon when I bought it (as were all the others thay had in the shop at the time).

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    Pictures Pictures Pictures!!!
    Sounds interesting.


    Quote Originally Posted by Wombat View Post
    Rifle is a bit of an oddball. Receiver, 1943 BSA (B). Bolt, Longbranch numbered to receiver. Stock, BSA walnut numbered to rifle. Butt, beech No.IV Mk. II with name "L.F. Richmond" marked twice. Rear sight, BSA Mk.I. Barrel, Fazackerly 1955 five groove. Unusual rifle serial # W0001 marked on stock, receiver & new bolt. Rifle has the "C" inside a circle denoting piece is set up as a target rifle. This mark appears on converted 7.62 caliber No.IV rifles, but W0001 is a .303. The circle "C" mark, which is stamped on stock forend and receiver butt socket has been very neatly X'd over. Forend has been shimmed under barrel breech. Rifle is very accurate.

    I bought this rifle for $100.00. Dealer thought it was simply a a "parts rifle". Hope I have not gone too far outside your thread subject.

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    1950
    92L9955 (receiver and bolt)
    All bits blued
    non-grooved upper
    Walnut throughout
    Steel butt plate
    Cdn Mk3 rear sight
    Magazine number matching minus the L
    No date on barrel
    Britishicon 'Sold out of service marking' under muzzle
    Plenty of CA marks all over
    Foresight block and protector marked LB

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    Is there a serial number range on early rifles where mk1 sights and hinged bands start to disappear and when production picked up in 1942?

    Is there any trend detected for the smooth and grooved rear hand guards and production dates/ serial numbers?

    Cheers

    Have just found the above information on early LB rifles in the Knowledge Libraryicon, pays to dig around!
    Last edited by Gav; 02-09-2019 at 09:03 PM.

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    1944, No4Mk1*, 72L7353, no signs of FTR, mkIII rear sight, steel buttplate, ungrooved hand guard, walnut wood, all parts that are marked are LB marked, no serial on stock, L marked butt stock, later style safety and trigger guard, 44 marked 5 groove barrel, unmarked/unserialized magazine, however it's bedded and has a target sling swivel on the trigger guard.

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    Hello from Belgiumicon
    For 25 years I note the numbers of Lee Enfield.
    Here for long branch
    Sorry for the translation a bit Chinese

    1941 : No. 4 MK I : 0L3367 - No 4 MK I (F) FTR : 1L4460
    1942 : No 4 Mk I* : 2L281 - N o 4 M K I* : 22L7328
    1943 : No4 MK I* : 23L1818 - No4 MK I* : 60L2150
    1944 : No4 MK I* : 61L5781 - No4 MK I* : 83L5650
    1945 : No4 MK I* : 83L6587 - No4 MK I* : 90L8278

    1949 : No4 MK I* : 91L0827 - No4 MK I* : 91L2914
    1950 : No4 MK I* : 91L5160 - No4 MK I* : 95L9535

    Ex Italianicon Navy (New renumbering ?)
    1955 : No4 MK I* : 2L1248, 3L748 and 10L0122

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    Thanks for these numbers. I need a quiet three day weekend to update the serial number listing. Your 1950 is a very late one. Hang on to that one if you still have it.

    Your 1942 model, the one that 2L281. Can you confirm this, is this a three digit serial ( to the right of the "L") or is a number missing?
    All the best,
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    Quote Originally Posted by DEX Cristian View Post
    Hello from Belgiumicon
    For 25 years I note the numbers of Lee Enfield.
    Here for long branch
    Sorry for the translation a bit Chinese

    1941 : No. 4 MK I : 0L3367 - No 4 MK I (F) FTR : 1L4460
    1942 : No 4 Mk I* : 2L281 - N o 4 M K I* : 22L7328
    1943 : No4 MK I* : 23L1818 - No4 MK I* : 60L2150
    1944 : No4 MK I* : 61L5781 - No4 MK I* : 83L5650
    1945 : No4 MK I* : 83L6587 - No4 MK I* : 90L8278

    1949 : No4 MK I* : 91L0827 - No4 MK I* : 91L2914
    1950 : No4 MK I* : 91L5160 - No4 MK I* : 95L9535

    Ex Italianicon Navy (New renumbering ?)
    1955 : No4 MK I* : 2L1248, 3L748 and 10L0122

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