C No7's

millwright said:
Wow not good. Sorry to hear about the whiners. Always some of them hanging out. Would be nice to know who the Dr Jeckel/Mr Hyde is/are for future reference
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lets just say there were many and most are still on this site today. I sold the barrel ( new condition) for 200. I had about 20-30 nasty messages telling me that I shouldent of sold it cause that guy was/is a A$$hole..... I never even posted who i sold it too. Thats why I dont sell things here anymore. I do have some nice fn hand guards, ak wood complete set and some fn parts but none is for sale on this site.
 
Too bad you got bad feedback from people. Ya snooze, ya lose. I learned fom being in business that even when people brag to you how they got a better deal buying something somewhere else, it pays just to congratulate them. But NEXT TIME, you have something you will probably remember who the bad sports were.
 
rgg_7 said:
Any barrels out there? Ron
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Yep. New, in the wrap and covered in cosmoline.
And before you ask.....NO it's not for sale. I'm keeping it just incase I shoot out the one on my CNo7.

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I have number of transit boxes but each holds an Exc or mint No4 and a No7. I have a few of the brass cleaning rod one in each box.

SORRY THEY ARE NOT FOR SALE

I missed a truck load of TRANSIT cases years ago, a friend of mine told me about them $5 Each.
He saw them at a yard sale, by the time he told about them me a few weeks later they went to the dump and were burnt.

One of the members on this site was looking at putting sleeves in old 303 barrels. I don't know how far he got with the project.
Better than nothing. One of the dealers had a number of new No7 receivers for sale for $50 each.
I bought a few of them, along with a No8 receiver from another member.
Dos anyone have a Bubba Belgian type Model 24/30 in need of a set of new stocks, or interested in selling the barreled action?
I have nearly completed an Israeli .22 and would like to start another project.
 
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albayo said:
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One of the members on this site was looking at putting sleeves in old 303 barrels. I don't know how far he got with the project.
Better than nothing.
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That was me. Put up a post asking about interest in relined barrels, to try to determine if it was going to be economically feasible to start, and got rather rudely shut down.

Here's the link to the thread:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/275057-Barrels-for-C-No7-Interest

Note I NEVER mentioned ANYTHING about a "group buy" or some such nonsense.

So I dropped the project.
 
When I built my CNo7 back in the mid-1970s I could not locate the unique front sight band for the .22 barrel (no cutouts to slip over the bayo lugs as are the No4 front sight bands). I got the CNo7 barrel w/o front sight band from the old Globe Firearms in Vanier, ON. I used a No4 band and drilled and tapped a hole for a small set screw in the bottom of the band in order to help maintain the band and front sight in a vertical position. It doesn't look bad at all as the sight protector covers the head of the set screw when the protector is installed. I'd still like to find an original CNo7 front sight band.
 
What can you guys with the knowledge of varitions, production runs, etc. tell me about a No.7 absent all reciever stamping marks or serial number. It's a complete gun in perhaps 98% condition. It has what appears to be small CA cartuches on the stock and forend. When I removed the wood I found some LB markings on the barrel. The safety lever has a CA. Mag has an LB. The front & mid barrel bands have CA. The cocking piece on the bolt has a CA. The bolt head is C broad arrow & LB marked.

What have I got? Was this a standard form of later production perhaps?

Thanks much,
Ivanhoe.Ont
 
I have never seen a Cdn receiver (no4 or no7) that was absent of all markings. Supply good quality photos of the left sidewall and the left wrist, and we can likely tell you more.
The few post war Cno7s (aside from the 1946s...there were plenty of those) that I have seen were still marked with the Cno7 markings and serial numbers that were in synch with the rifles being produced at the time.
 
stencollector said:
Brings up a good question. The simple .22" marking was applied into early 1945. Did the Cno7 model name come into play in 45, or was it always known to the DND as a Cno7 (or No7)?
I have a fair mix of different markings on the 1944 receivers, where they tried to upgrade the marking either by stamping or engraving.
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I have a 1945 receiver marked :

C no7.22IN.MK1
LONG BRANCH
1945
 
So I have one of these rear sights , it's been sitting on the desk in front of me for a few months. I was told in another thread it was a Cno7 sight.
Now after looking at the pictures in the link provided I saw the long branch and broad arrow stamps on the sight.
so I went and gave this one a little clean up. this one is labelled CR/C2 where the broad arrow should be and nothing where the LB would be.

Can anyone tell me about that?


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Attached are pictures of my No.7 which include the left side of the reciever (no markings) and all visibal cartouches.

Any ideas on production year?

Thanks much,

Ivanhoe.Ont










 
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Lots of "CA" marked parts on your CNo7 both in the metal and wood. Interesting that the side designation and serial number are scrubbed. I see the rear sight clicker spring and retaining screw is missing. When I see these little things it most likely points to a private rebuild. Nice looking rifle though.
 
Innercity said:
So I have one of these rear.....Cno7 sight........labelled CR/C2 where the broad arrow should be and nothing where the LB would be.

Can anyone tell me about that?
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I've seen a few of these sights and always assumed they were refurbed sights re-stamped with early NATO "CR" part numbers. All such numbered sights like this one I have seen have the visible machine marks on the face but are smooth along the sides and back indicating to me the original LB markings have been removed and these CR numbers added. If you look at an original, un-refurbished example the front face is smooth with no visible machine marks.

stencollector said:
No idea about the meaning of the stamps, but that is typical markings for a Cno7. I would have to check my manuals, but it seems to me there was a variation to the rear sited during production.
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Good memory. A bevel was milled/ground onto the lower back edge so the sight would sit at a slight upward angle when folded down. This was done so the bolt head would not strike the elevation knob when removing the bolt with the sight folded down. if my memory serves it was done because if the bolt was withdrawn to vigorously with the sight folded down it could bend the windage lead screw but I can't remember exactly.

Ivanhoe.Ont said:
Attached are pictures of my No.7 which include the left side of the reciever (no markings) and all visibal cartouches.

Any ideas on production year?

Thanks much,

Ivanhoe.Ont
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From the looks of your photos your rifle is parked as opposed to the correct blued finish used through the end of standard production in 1946. From the 1950 Long Branch thread I would suggest a post 1950 assembly date. The CA and LB marked bolt head is very interesting. I'm with Rgg_7 and don't think your rifle is an officially assembled rifle as it would never get out the door without a serial number. the compleat lack of markings other than the noted suggests a replacement/unfinished receiver used in the build. It could be one of the fabled "Lunch box specials" from Long Branch or an armorer assembled rifle as well. No matter what no serial number=can't be issued and to the best of my knowledge LB didn't produce CNo.7 rifles for civi sale. You can just imagine the Stores clerk's face at seeing this rifle. "How the bloody hell am I to issue this thing? What do I write in the box for the serial number?"
BTW Very nice rifle!
 
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