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    My reading of your bolt picture is that the number is a badly stamped “9” which could be taken for an “8”.

    Given that you’ve clarified that the rifle serial begins “60” and not ”80” as per the scope mount it’s worth checking what’s been entered on your FAC to ensure it shows the correct serial number. You don’t want any issues arising with your local licensing dept at Police Scotland!

    P.s. the link to the earlier thread about the rifle was interesting. The 2013 photos look very like the staging/style of a UK dealer based in SE Englandicon (Kent?).

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    Quote Originally Posted by desperatedan View Post
    Given that you’ve clarified that the rifle serial begins “60” and not ”80” as per the scope mount it’s worth checking what’s been entered on your FAC to ensure it shows the correct serial number. You don’t want any issues arising with your local licensing dept at Police Scotland!
    Thats a very good point......RFD you bought it from likely wrote the number down on your FAC as the one beginning with 8.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AngusMcRat View Post
    Any advice on legal recourse against the original dealer would be appreciated (I'm UKicon based).
    Is the dealer UK based? if so talk to him before you consider any "legal" course of action. If he (or she) has any sense they will do the best to help as a bad reputation in the gun world in the UK spreads very quickly.
    We all make mistakes me included and it is quite possible that it was purchased as genuine especially if they were not clued up on Enfield Riflesicon let alone the sniper versions which are now being copied more and more.
    If you don't get any joy I suspect that you would have a claim under the sale of goods act with something being incorrectly described, but first of all talk to the dealer. Good luck.

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    I would agree with Paul. It could well be that the dealer who sold it to you is not that 'au fait' with Enfield snipers & may have bought it in in good faith. I would endorse Paul's advice to have a word with the seller before contemplating anything else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Payneicon View Post
    I would agree with Paul. It could well be that the dealer who sold it to you is not that 'au fait' with Enfield snipers & may have bought it in in good faith. I would endorse Paul's advice to have a word with the seller before contemplating anything else.
    It might be that whoever bought back in 2013/4 also eventually found out it was a fake, and hawked it around enough RFD's until finding one that wasn't clued up enough to realise and offered a good enough price.
    It could also have found its way into a non-clued up RFD via estate disposal after the death of a local FAC holder?

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    Is there a statute of limitations as we are talking 3 years or at the very least say 2.5 years since the sale it may sound cruel but the dealer may well tell you to take a hike after all that time if you had come back after say a couple of weeks yeah possibly but now well I think you may be pushing a wheel barrow full of rocks uphill with a flat tyre!

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    1944 Long Branch No.4 Mk1* T

    Gents,

    Many thanks for all your comments.

    The 2013 photos look very like the staging/style of a UK dealer based in SE Englandicon (Kent?).
    That was my immediate thought.

    As for the dealer I bought the rifle from, he is UK based and having discovered the back story, may have been used as a pawn by the previous owner of the rifle. I will be writing to the dealer who sold me the rilfe with all the facts that have come to light and fully expect to be told to take a hike if I get a reply at all. Thereafter I have a number of courses of action open to me which I intend to pursue.

    As for the Statute of Limitations, S32 states
    any fact relevant to the plaintiff’s right of action has been deliberately concealed from him by the defendant...........the defendant include references to the defendant’s agent........the period of limitation shall not begin to run until the plaintiff has discovered the fraud, concealment or mistake (as the case may be)
    so on the face of it I should be alright although I will take advice on it.

    As for the serial number, I will discuss the matter with my local firearms department with whom I have a very good working relationship with as I'm the Police Liaison Officer for one of the clubs I belong to.

    I will let you know what happens.

    All the best.

    Neil

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    Quote Originally Posted by AngusMcRat View Post
    As for the dealer I bought the rifle from, he is UKicon based and having discovered the back story, may have been used as a pawn by the previous owner of the rifle. I will be writing to the dealer who sold me the rilfe with all the facts that have come to light and fully expect to be told to take a hike if I get a reply at all. Thereafter I have a number of courses of action open to me which I intend to pursue.

    As for the Statute of Limitations, S32 states so on the face of it I should be alright although I will take advice on it.
    Do you still have a printed out copy of the RFD's original advert for the rifle, showing his exact description?
    As without that, its just his word against yours and probably not worth bothering to make contact.
    If you have a copy of his wording which states its a real one with no vague 'arse covering' phrasing, then yes make contact and see what he says.

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    Can you remember if the RFD was selling it as 'his own' rifle or on behalf of the owner.

    Big difference in legal liability.
    It is was 'miss-described' and it was his rifle you have some legal come back.
    If he was selling it on behalf of the owner he has no responsibility for it as he was simply acting as a broker. The owner is unlikely to have any liability either as it was in effect 'a private sale' and it is Caveat Emptor.

    Speak with the RFD but I'd suggest you tread lightly in the first instance as going in 'all guns blazing' may just lead to 'not my responsibility mate'.



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    The 60L0 serial number appears original and the lack of a straight line is typical of Long Branch.

    The bolt appears to be a 1941 Long Branch bolt which has had the original serial number welded over (a true tragedy) and restamped.

    As to whether this was an original Long Branch sniper?

    In my view it is 95% certain to be fake...

    Sight unseen, the 1944 date, and the serial number make it 85% certain to be fake.

    The photos supplied by the owner raise that another 10%, but the last 5% is the problem...

    In my view the deliberately faked markings and parts are enough that I wouldn't own it.... but I would like to hold it in my hands and physically look at it...under strong light...
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