Post war Long Branch in cosmoline

[Tul8202]

A co worker is selling his post war in the "mummy wrap" Long Branch

Any ideas on the going price?

I have not seen it but have purchased from him before and has always had top quality rifles

appreciate any suggested price information

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[Surpmil]

Some people think Fazakerly No4 Mk2s "in the wrap" are worth $1200. to $1500. I'm not one of them, but there are certainly far fewer Long Branch rifles in that condition.

[enfield303t]

Being a Long Branch I would venture it will top out at pretty big money. Have seen others makers around $1,100.00 to $1,200.00 but have never seen a Long Branch which IMO would be worth a fair amount more. IMO if you bought it in that range (1.1 to 1.2) you would be getting a very good deal.

[limpetmine]

I have never seen a Long Branch mummy. Even a picture.
From what pictures of factory work I have seen, rifles went directly into a crate without any wrap.
Do you know if this a Long Branch done in Great Britain in a FTR/Upgrade program?
Most interesting.
I agree on the valuation, if it is as described.

[Peter Laidler]

I saw a load of brand new Long Branch No4's, still in 10 or even more original unopened crates at a big Ordnance Depot in New Zealand (as did the late KimW who was there) that had come by deck cargo. They were being examined for disposal and were in a sorry state but they were stacked, greased but with very little sign of any remaining and totally unwrapped in anything. The UK Ordnance version of 'mummy-wrap was a thick greased off white fabric type paper covering the muzzle, upper band, breech and butt plate area and sealed into a mid green polythene bag which was meantto be vacuum sealed or at least air tight. But none I ever saw were!

The NZ ones were just unceremoniously cut in half across behind the breech ring with the hot axe and dumped in the land-fill opposite the workshop close to the old Armourers test range.

[stencollector]

The only LB that I ever saw mummy wrapped in paper and grease was a 1950 dated Cno7. It was owned by Alan Kerr (milarm from Edmonton) and was on display at the Calgary gun show.
I have a mint 1945 dated Cno7 which was put into longterm preservation sometime around 1948. While it is wrapped loosely in paper, I would not call it mummy wrapped, nor was it likely done by the factory.