Do you have a 1950 dated Long Branch?? SURVEY

[Lee Enfield]

added 4- 1949 serial numbers and 2- 1950 serial numbers

 

[Jay]

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.

My 1950 Longbranch has;
1. 91L8
2. blued
3. Huh? Can't see a date on the exposed portions of the barrel...
4. blued
5. blued
6. blued

Cheers
Jay

 

[tech551]

My matching 1950 LB:
1. 93L8
2. Park
3. 50
4. Park
5. Park
6. Blue

 

[PIAT]

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

1. what are the first 3 digets of the serial #? eg.) 94L58XX
2. Is the action blued or parkerized? Blued
3. what is the barrel date? ( 2 digets found on the knox-form) eg.) Undated - this one is a DCRA conversion to 7.62
4. is the barrel parkerized or blued? Blued
5. is the bolt parkerized or blued? Blued
6. is the striker parkerized or blued? Blued

 

[davemccarthy707]

91L630x - blued

It isn't here yet but when it arrives I will fill in all the questions

 

[catapult]

92L8###
blue
50
blue
blue
blue

 

[gordonlbyrne]

I have one its in the back of the safe somewhere ill have to dig it out

 

[Mitchell]

had a NOS 1950 reciever i put a lothar walther barrel on. 92L8397

 

[r.j.medals2]

1. what are the first 3 digets of the serial #? 95L8 _ _ _
2. Is the action blued or parkerized? Parkerized
3. what is the barrel date? ( 2 digets found on the knox-form) no marks
4. is the barrel parkerized or blued? Parkerized
5. is the bolt parkerized or blued? Parkerized
6. is the striker parkerized or blued? Parkerized

The original s/n matching magazine is Parkerized as well

 

[36 hamon]

95L7
parkerized
51
Parked 6 groove small 6 on bayonet lug
Parked
Parked

 

[partial]

How common are No 4 Longbranch Enfields with a six groove bore?

 

[36 hamon]

Not too common but the turn up i dont know how many there were

 

[Paul_T]

How common are No 4 Longbranch Enfields with a six groove bore?

Skennerton does not give any numbers in The Lee Enfield book. He does comment that the 1950 CAL 6 groove are also RH twist due to them being produced on Bren gun barrel tooling.

 

[partial]

Skennerton does not give any numbers in The Lee Enfield book. He does comment that the 1950 CAL 6 groove are also RH twist due to them being produced on Bren gun barrel tooling.

That's correct, they are RH twist, just wanted to know how common they are.