The Longbranch factory was in.... Longbranch
Well Etobicoke really.... I think... Or is it Mimico actually...?
Right by Dixie Rd. and Lakeshore Blvd.
http://www.pbase.com/mrclark/long_branch_factory_production_photos
Wow look at this bad ass:
Longbranch Fever
- Thread starter Drachenblut
- Start date
Wow look at this bad ass:
- Location
- Pile of Bones, SK
I think some of the more snooty collectors turn their nose up on it, but it is like the shellac on RC K98 rifles. It is part of the history so in my mind it is not something to poo poo on.
Well...if you have a choice...and you do...
"CANADA" Stamp
I also have a 1943 LB with "CANADA" stamped on the buttstock. Can anyone out there shed any light as to why this might be?
First time I've seen that - wood stamped "CANADA". Neat.
I also have a 1943 LB with "CANADA" stamped on the buttstock. Can anyone out there shed any light as to why this might be?
First gun club I ever belonged to was in that bunker. Are the clubs still there?
- Location
- Pile of Bones, SK
Nah, from the perspective of some collector's it might be considered a turn off, but if a rifle saw service in India it should be considered correct for that rifle.* There is absolutely nothing wrong with them and it's intent is to strengthen the stock (or repair it), so from a shooter's perspective it could be see as a plus.
*Although it is not widely known, the British sometimes used the same method (they actually developed the practice and it was adopted by India full scale as a preventative method to avoid split forestocks) when rifles went through FTR. So it doesn't necessarily mean that a rifle was used in India/Pakistan.*
Might be worth making note here, if anyone is looking for No1 MkIII*, that some of the Ishapore ones have the nicest bores I've seen.
The Canada stamp is not commonly seen. I've had a bunch of LB's and not one of them had it. It wasn't done by the factory.
I think it was a US import marking? (someone correct me etc.)
So here's an old chestnut to re-roast on markings. Some say that mags and forestocks were serial numbered to the rifle at the factory while some say that numbering was done at unit level. I think I've seen enough original condition rifles to persuade me that this was not done at the factory.
macadoodle
CGN Regular
- Location
- Edmonchuck
I agree, I have one and the bore is excellent
Not all of them were in the Canadian Army. Many went to many corners of the world...which is why they still exist. Our army smelts them when they're done with them...
Early on Long Branch did FTR a few SMLEs, I think I heard the number was around 1000 or so IIRC. I have on such SMLE with C^ and the Long Branch proof on the bbl. sadly it was otherwise brutalized by bubba removing the butt socket markings and of course dispensing of the furniture, not to mention a hack job on the sear to make it an unpredictable hair trigger. (because you should be surprised when the gun actually fires for proper trigger pull technique...lol)
My two LB #4s both had the mags serialized to the receiver in Greece
funny thing, CFB Gagetown is in Oromocto, Gagetown is actually a little ways down the road too.
My two LB #4s both had the mags serialized to the receiver in Greece
funny thing, CFB Gagetown is in Oromocto, Gagetown is actually a little ways down the road too.
You should head down there and take some photos to post on here. I would be interested in see them.
What is with the "10" on that receiver?
Try typing in "Marie Curtis Park Mississauga, ON, Canada" into Google Maps or Google satellite. Zoom in (set to "Satellite" if using Google Maps) and look for the water tower. You are looking at what's left of of the old Long Branch, Canadian Arsenal factory.
