Longbranch C no 7

[The Queens Medalist 8687]

Good stories from all of you.
As an ex- Weapons Tech. Regular Army, I can tell you that the small flat spot on those new receivers is normal. As part of my work order re numbering the receiver , or engraving a new or refurbished one, like the Epps example, was Standard Operational Procedure. Depending on the work order.
An Epps type of receiver on a C#7 .22 is almost as valuable as identical one with no minor flat spot. I know most people are not going to care, myself included.

 

[cantom]

I am unaware of any sources for barrels. You see boltheads for sale. Apart from the rear sight, all other parts are essentially No.4 parts, and they can certainly be found. If it came to it, a No. 4 barrel could be adapted, sleeved to .22.

Seems like an opportunity for someone to get some dark .303 barrels and sleeve and line em to use for Cno7 conversions...could probably sell more than a few of them.

Or set up in business doing conversions properly...there are so many Enfields around, it'd probably keep someone busy.

 

[longbranch*]

.22 barrels

One 'smith quoted me a few hundred$ to do that a few years ago. Kicking myself for passing on one with a 1950 MKI* receiver, missing mag,but otherwise decent for $450 at Kamloops show few couple months ago. Have a 1946 or I would have jumped on it. Last legit C No.7 I had in my hands went to a buddy that gladly paid owner $750.
Geoff in Victoria

 

[cantom]

Good stories from all of you.
As an ex- Weapons Tech. Regular Army, I can tell you that the small flat spot on those new receivers is normal. As part of my work order re numbering the receiver , or engraving a new or refurbished one, like the Epps example, was Standard Operational Procedure. Depending on the work order.
An Epps type of receiver on a C#7 .22 is almost as valuable as identical one with no minor flat spot. I know most people are not going to care, myself included.

What I can't figure out is why would the CF renumber the receivers at all? Why not leave the s/n alone as a factory marking?

 

[stencollector]

By the book, a receiver should have had it's number barred out and the new number stamped nearby. Weapons are a S (serial) accounted item, and you do not merely make up a new rifle. If you replace the receiver, the rifle would still retain it's origional serial number.

I have seen enfields, stens, and SMGC1s, with barred out numbers and a second serial stamped on it. For some reason this wasn't done in this case.
There was also a non-accountable number in the supply system where you got a (recycled) barrelled receiver for the number 4 rifles. These came with the origional serial number on them untampered. When used to repair a rifle, the weapons techs would/should have barred out the origional number and stamped in the old one.

There was also a stock number for the FNC1A1 barrelled actions, also D class, but it was for the use of Diemaco only.

The barring out of the serial numbers was suposed to be pretty clean, so the origional number could still be read. You did not obliterate it.

While the tampering of serial numbers on a firearm is a offense, there is allowance for the DND and federal employees to do so within the scope of their duties.