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Good day all.
I was reviewing my Enfield collection and realized that about a third of it is duplicates so I figured a photo was in order. I thought some of the collectors just getting into Enfields/Milsurp might find it amusing.
From left:
Two Long Branch CNo.7’s (1944 and 1945)
Two Long Branch 1942 No.4Mk1* MP (RCMP) marked. Serial numbers verified as original.
Two No.5Mk1’s (1Faz. And 1 BSA)
Two No.IMkIII*’s w/Canadian property marks (1 BSA and 1 Enfield) and #’s matching
Two Ishy. 2A1’s (actually one 2A and one 2A1)

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So….What to do with so many duplicates?????
 
Strictly speaking, how many duplicates do you really have? Apart from the pair of '42 MP LBs, the rifles all differ -years of production, manufacturers, etc. You certainly need more .22s - a pre No. 7 .22", and a '46 No. 7. Nice rifles.
 
Thanks for the replies and comments so far.
Threesomes eh Badger…..I’ll take that under advisement. Thanks!

tiriaq said:
Strictly speaking, how many duplicates do you really have? Apart from the pair of '42 MP LBs, the rifles all differ -years of production, manufacturers, etc. You certainly need more .22s - a pre No. 7 .22", and a '46 No. 7. Nice rifles.
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Your absolutely rite and in the end this is why they are still in the collection.
The No.7 are actually both type one (pre No. 7) marked. What I actually need is one marked Cno.7. Also agree re; a '46 No. 7 but at the prices they command now I’ll just consider myself lucky to have these two. I’m actually giving one of these to my son (now one year old) some day when I teach him how to shoot. You know, matching father and son rifles at the range!! I learned competitive shooting with these when I was in Cadets. Not many Cadet units still shooting these and I wanted him to have the experience of shooting one for himself.
 
The local cadet corps, does shoot its No. 7s from time to time. A couple of them are the early .22" version, the others are C No. 7 marked. I shot these when in high school - cadets was part of the school program in those days, and that is the main reason I got a No. 7. Mine is a parts gun, but the price was right. I'd have a hard time talking myself into buying one at current prices.
 
The Interior of BC Cadet Corps (Army) shoot the CNo7 several times a year. We get out once in the fall and twice in the spring.

All of the indoor ranges were closed due to airborne lead issues. My son's Cadet Corp has four rifles, all in exc or better. All marked C No7 Mk1.

My personal rifle is not marked with the C, it is a .22 marked version and you can see where the No4Mk1* has been ground off.
 
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My defence is that I need samples of all the markings & each year of production.


So, with no further "adoo":

WTB post 1950 ('51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, ect.)Long Branch No4MkI*

And any LB sniper.
 
Used to shoot the #7's in the old Gym. at Clinton District Collegiate in late 1950's. They wheeled in a 2 1/2' X 4' backstop with a steel plate behind a piece of particle board and about 6 of us shot at once. I don't think anyone ever missed the backstop. Can you imagine the horrendous fuss if anyone tried that today? We also had drill rifles with no bolts. They were'nt LE's, I think they might have been Cooey's.
 
Steppenwolf said:
#4mk1(T),

I heard a rumor that you have four #4mk1(T). Is this true?

Beautiful LE by the way
SW
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Sorry it’s taken me so long to reply. I was on a business trip to the US.
To answer your question, no it’s not true. I only have the one. Again at the current price of No.4T’s I feel lucky to have the one I do. Could you be thinking of someone else?
Now if someone wants to trade an all matching No4T with all of it’s correct accessories for a few duplicates……
 
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