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Long Branch (Canada) 1944 Lee Enfield No4mk1 Rifle British 303 Armory Fresh / Mounted Police? / Rare Sight
Guns International #: 103720281 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Military Rifles - British - Enfield Rifles
Seller's Information
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Seller: ArtioZen
Member Since: 2/6/23
First Name: Henry
Last Name: Baxter
State: Pennsylvania
Zip: 18062
Country: United States
Phone: (267) 644-6053
Premium Seller
Number of Active Listings: 18
Total Number of Listings: 24
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: PayPal, Money Order
About Us: ArtioZen since 2018 - Working with the Lee Enfield and other WW1 and WW2 equipment using original REME standards and instructions to experience with Vintage Sniper competition shooter and Hunting with these devices. Firearm sales outside of PA will be transacted through WMR Firearms (FFL) of Cogans Station PA.
Description:
Here we have a Lee Enfield No4mk1* - manufactured by Long Branch of Canada with 95% or better original bluing and service replacement brown stained Beech wood. It has a matching 75L series serial number on the receiver, bolt body, magazine body and lower front wood. The left receiver charger bridge face is marked - and overmarked but poorly struck - it could say "RCMP" over the official "MP" mark for Royal Candian Mounted Police use - as of writing this is uncertian.
The rear sight is bright and crisp - a very rare example of Long Branch made and marked mk1 Milled / Micrometer sight - distnguising features are the small apperture size - Long Branch did not follow the British order to enlarge the apperture for better low light and moving target aquisition - as such it is regarded better for daylight precision shooting. The front of the apperture also has a characteristic milled groove - a manufacturing variation for Long Branch. This sight would value on its own at over $200.
Other Long Branch distinuished components include - the (10 round) magazine body fabrication style, a fabricated trigger guard, a simplified rear butt sling and the safety catch is the correct Long Branch "kicked toe" unique format.
Front lower wood is made by Fazakelerly in 1949 and the Buttstock was made duing WW2 by contractor code N49 - all external wood has Candian "C - broad arrow" service and acceptance marks. The right upper receiver ring as a light import marking. I figure this rifle was made and barely used in Canada - having its wood changed during service and very low use / high rack time until surplus.
The bolt head has 2 to 3 degrees overturn on the bolt body and is a size #2 made by Long Branch - as is the bolt body.
An excellent example for filling a collection slot and investment. Long Branch did not relax its chamber tolerances per the British war orders and as such are "tighter built" (within the original tolerances) and typically make excellent shooters.
Detials and photos of bore to be added soon.
Sold from PA, buyers in all other states will transact delivery through WMR firearms as a sending FFL to an local FFL to them for transfer - for the shipping fee indicated.
All firearms should be checked by a competant gunsmith within the inspection period.
All sales will be invoived through my which has PayPal or cards by Sqaure for check out and also allows messaging and tracking.
Price: $1,100.00
Rifle Caliber: .303 British
Manufacturer: Long Branch
Model: No4 mk1*