BSA T enfield at switzers
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Longbranch converted No. 4 T's are rare. Out of the 23,000 or so No. 4 T's produced, less than 1200 are Longbranch. Off the top of my head I think the number is like 1140? You could say the rarity drives up the desirability and price. It is uniquely Canadian too. No more or less accurate than a BSA No. 4 T in my experience.
I think some of those Switzer T's are a bit suspect.
I think some of those Switzer T's are a bit suspect.
Thanks for the reply, switzers a little stingy on pictures, the rarity makes sense, how common are chipped rails on the longbrach and savage guns? Reminds me of collectors source selling a “possible” their words savage T without scope or mounts for an outrageous ask.
In my opinion Long Branch T's were built to a slightly lower standard than the H&H conversions. Just look at the details of front pad installation and you can see what I mean. They are super expensive in Canada because Canadian collectors want one really badly. Paying over $10,000 for one doesn't appeal to me.
Regarding the listings at Switzers current auction, at least a couple of them seem genuine and you can always request additional photos be taken if there is a specific question about one. It will be interesting to see if someone gets a relative deal one one of these.
milsurpo
Regarding the listings at Switzers current auction, at least a couple of them seem genuine and you can always request additional photos be taken if there is a specific question about one. It will be interesting to see if someone gets a relative deal one one of these.
milsurpo
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LB "T" were built differently than H&H No4"T" rifles. The last rifles (90L8 block) do show signs of adoption of the H&H conversion method.
I made similar obervations regarding quality of finish, and it was pointed out that I was comparing Holland & Holland to Long Branch - if H&H wasn't capable of doing a better job, their beat up commercial rifles probably wouldn't sell for $50,000 to $100,000...
Canada made a good scope in the REL series but did they ever cut some corners.
Having worked on probably 40 to 50 REL scopes of different marks over the years I began to see why the British were getting a bit pi**ed with our production.
The sealing of the Canadian scopes was always a problem and some of the things I have found in scopes that were not opened by Bubba and Daughter Inc, were just horrible and I almost hid my face in shame.
We made optical glass that was as good if not superior to any British or German glass and then make a world class optical industry from nothing in two years, but common sense did not prevail in many cases.......
We made good stuff but just STOOOPIDD mistakes.
Having worked on probably 40 to 50 REL scopes of different marks over the years I began to see why the British were getting a bit pi**ed with our production.
The sealing of the Canadian scopes was always a problem and some of the things I have found in scopes that were not opened by Bubba and Daughter Inc, were just horrible and I almost hid my face in shame.
We made optical glass that was as good if not superior to any British or German glass and then make a world class optical industry from nothing in two years, but common sense did not prevail in many cases.......
We made good stuff but just STOOOPIDD mistakes.
