Do you have a 1950 dated Long Branch?? SURVEY

[Lee Enfield]

**Note: I'm cross posting this at "milsurps.com"**

If you have a 1950 dated Long Branch, I need some information please:

1. what are the first 3 digets of the serial #? eg.) 91L6
2. Is the action blued or parkerized?
3. what is the barrel date? ( 2 digets found on the knox-form) eg.) '50
4. is the barrel parkerized or blued?
5. is the bolt parkerized or blued?
6. is the striker parkerized or blued?

Thank You for your help.

I'm trying to pin down when LB switched to parkerizing from bluing.
I've been telling people for years that they switched early in 1950, but have come across info indicating a later date of change-over.

Unfortunately my sample is quite small, so I'm appealing to everyone for info.
*91L0013, 1949 all blued*
*91L0387, 1949 ~ Skennerton LB serial survey
*91L2181
*91L250x, 1949 all blued*
*91L3247, 1949 all blued* Wayne.SK
*91L3847, 1949 ~ Skennerton LB serial survey
*91L5133, 1949 ~ LB serial survey
*91L6, blued, 49, blued, blued, blued*

BA57*** (renumbered but) blued, barrel 50, blued, blued, blued
91L60xx, Action blued, Barrel date '50, Barrel blued, Bolt blued, Striker blued
91L6418, 1950 Wayne.SK
91L6, blued, '50, blued, blued, blued
91L66XX ~ 1950 LB serial survey
91L7, blued, '50, blued, blued, blued
91L7, ?????
91L8, blued, '50, blued, blued, blued
91L8051, blued from EE
91L9018, 1950 Skennerton LB serial survey
92L0, blued, '50, blued, blued, blued (3x)
92L1902, blued, '50, blued, blued, blued
92L7, blued, ?, blued, blued, blued
93L0, Blued, ?, ?, ?, ?
93L1, parked, ?, ?, ?, ?
93L16, blued, '50, blued, blued, blued
93L2, blued, '50, blued, blued, blued (x2)
93L4, blued, '50, blued, blued, blued (x2)
93L45, parked, ?, parked, parked, parked
93L52, parked, '50, parked, blued, parked
93L67, parked, '50, parked, blued, parked
93L6, parked, ?, parked, parked, blued
93Lx, Blued, ?, ?, ?, ?
94L0, parked, ?, parked, parked, blued
94L0, parked, ?, parked, parked, parked
94L0, park, '50, park, park, park (x2)
94L3, parked, '50, parked, blued, parked
94L5, blued, '50, parked, blued, blued
94L8, parked, '51, parked, blued, blued
94L9, parked, '51, parked, parked, parked
95L1, parked, ?, parked, parked, parked
95L1, parked, '51, parked, parked, parked
95L4, parked, ?, parked, parked, parked (1 of 10 consecutive from sealed case)
95L4, parked, ?, ?, ?, ?
95L75, parked, ?, parked, parked, parked
95L78, parked, '51, parked, parked, parked
95L8, parked, ?, parked, parked, parked
95L8, parked, 50, parked, parked, parked
95L88XX, parked, 51, parked, parked, parked
95L9, parked, '51, parked, parked, parked
95Lx, parked, '51, parked, blued, blued
96L00xx, parked, ?, parked, parked, parked
96L0012, parked, '51, parked, parked, parked
96L0013 ~ highest # seen (can no longer find photo 8.06.09)

If you don't want to post openly, you could PM me.

Thanks to everyone who's helped

added info to message 81
2.23.12 (added 4x 1949 serial numbers and 2x 1950 serial numbers from Milsurps)
9.7.12 (added 1x 1950 from EE)

 

[Mudpuppy]

Here you go
1. what are the first 3 digets of the serial #? ---93L46**
2. Is the action blued or parkerized? ---Blued
3. what is the barrel date? ---50
4. is the barrel parkerized or blued? ---Blued
5. is the bolt parkerized or blued? ---Blued
6. is the striker parkerized or blued? ---Blued

 

[HeadDamage]

1. what are the first 3 digets of the serial #? 94L8
2. Is the action blued or parkerized? Not sure... very nice fine park if it is park.
3. what is the barrel date? 51 (interesting, the reveiver is 50)
4. is the barrel parkerized or blued? Parked or a very matt bluel
5. is the bolt parkerized or blued? Blued.
6. is the striker parkerized or blued? Blued.

 

[#4mk1(T)]

1. what are the first 3 digets of the serial #? 95L9 (Has to be among the last??)
2. Is the action blued or parkerized? Parked
3. what is the barrel date? '51
4. is the barrel parkerized or blued? Parked
5. is the bolt parkerized or blued? Parked and matching ser.#
6. is the striker parkerized or blued? Parked

 

[BadgerDog]

I haven't had a chance to build a Milsurp Knowledge Library http://www.milsurps.com/ entry for this one yet, but here's the 1950 that is in ~Angel~'s collection.

"All Matching Serial Numbers (un-issued rifle)"

1950 C No.4 Mk1* Longbranch Rifle (.303) Serial # 95L1983 http://imageevent.com/badgerdog/canadianservicerifles/1950no4mk1longbranch95l1983

Hope this helps....

Regards,
Badger

 

[h.letourneau]

Hi.
1) 92L0
2)Blued
3)50
4)Blued
5)Blued
6)Blued.

 

[koldt]

I'm with Headdamage on this as well, it's tough to tell if my finish is a rough blue or a fine park If it is a blue, it is actually has a greenish "tinge" to the colour.

93L1074 still covered with cosmoline.

Absolutely unissued. Bolt hasn't been opened.
Everything, numbers match. Same finish thoughout.

I can take more close up pics of any part/area if that will help determine what exactly the finish is.

 

[canuck]

Beauty period collection there koldt!
(We need a "green with envy" smiley )

 

[ian_in_vic]

Very nice, all ready for Korea? Where did you get the unissued Hi-Power??????? (and how much)

 

[Lee Enfield]

Need more info in the 91Lx to 93L9 range!

Unless someone finds a blued receiver in the 94L0-95L9 ranges, or finds a receiver OVER 95L9, ie) 96L0!

 

[marks 36 hamon]

1950 still in cosmoline
93L689x

receiver parked
barrel parked (i didn't take top wood off it's too greasey)
bands parked
bolt parked
bolthead, new,"O" LB marked not CA, slight purple colour not blue
striker blue
mag blue
ejector screw blue
safty spring blue
rear sight blue
screws blue

hope this helps

 

[Lee Enfield]

great thanks

 

[koldt]

I still don't know if mine is considered blue or parked?

Any assistance would be appreciated...

 

[Lee Enfield]

I still don't know if mine is considered blue or parked?

Any assistance would be appreciated...

If it's got that "greenish tint" I would consider it parkerized.

On mine the "grain" of the parkerizing is extremely fine, and I considered it blued until I was able to compare it to one that actually was blued.

The difference is quite striking.

 

[Stevo]

Stickied by request.

 

[Rick]

**Note: I'm cross posting this at "milsurps.com"**

If you have a 1950 dated Long Branch, I need some information please:

1. what are the first 3 digets of the serial #? eg.) 91L6
2. Is the action blued or parkerized?
3. what is the barrel date? ( 2 digets found on the knox-form) eg.) '50
4. is the barrel parkerized or blued?
5. is the bolt parkerized or blued?
6. is the striker parkerized or blued?

Thank You for your help.

I'm trying to pin down when LB switched to parkerizing from bluing.
I've been telling people for years that they switched early in 1950, but have come across info indicating a later date of change-over.

Unfortunately my sample is quite small, so I'm appealing to everyone for info.

95L8154
action parked
barrel parked
bolt parked
striker parked

 

[Tyler]

If someone could post quality side by side pics comparing a blued rifle to a parkerized rifle, that would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Lee Enfield]

blued & parked

If someone could post quality side by side pics comparing a blued rifle to a parkerized rifle, that would be greatly appreciated.

I'll take some pics of a blued & a parked 1950.

 

[Tyler]

Thanks. The bottom one is parked... right?

I wonder what my 1948 Faz is finished in then because it looks nothing like either. It's pure black over-all, and the finish appears 'thick' in comparison to a blued rifle.

 

[tiriaq]

Probably Suncorite, a painted coating.