I've just happened upon a bunch of these.
These are from the factory where they made black walnut stocks and butts for the Long Branch Lee Enfield during WWII.
Sadly they are cut off and were never completed.
In the normal scheme, they would be firewood.
However, over the last few years I've noticed a wee problem...Long Branch forends are near impossible to find.
Ross Rifles have the cut off forends entended back to stock length...seen it done.
Typically they cut the forend under the band and graft it there, to make it less noticeable.
Usually there are a couple of dowels or pins to stiffen it up suitably.
With the prices Long Branch rifles are fetching...it could make sense.
If some enterprising soul had or could source the nose caps and woodworking wherewithal to graft these on to sporterized forends...that would be better than no forend.
I have seen new metal nosecaps available somewhere, although I don't remember where it was.
You'd need a good original forend to copy length and angle etc. from.
They are marked with the LB proof and inspector number...although he must have been napping that day...
Come on...let's rehome these orphans.
These are from the factory where they made black walnut stocks and butts for the Long Branch Lee Enfield during WWII.
Sadly they are cut off and were never completed.
In the normal scheme, they would be firewood.
However, over the last few years I've noticed a wee problem...Long Branch forends are near impossible to find.
Ross Rifles have the cut off forends entended back to stock length...seen it done.
Typically they cut the forend under the band and graft it there, to make it less noticeable.
Usually there are a couple of dowels or pins to stiffen it up suitably.
With the prices Long Branch rifles are fetching...it could make sense.
If some enterprising soul had or could source the nose caps and woodworking wherewithal to graft these on to sporterized forends...that would be better than no forend.
I have seen new metal nosecaps available somewhere, although I don't remember where it was.
You'd need a good original forend to copy length and angle etc. from.
They are marked with the LB proof and inspector number...although he must have been napping that day...
Come on...let's rehome these orphans.
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