Long Branch No 4 MK 1* 1942 N.Z. Issue

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Non-restricted Item #C1563

Long Branch No 4 MK 1* 1942 N.Z. Issue

  • Licensing Category: Non-restricted
  • Maker: Long Branch
  • Model:
  • Caliber/Gauge: .303

  • Description:

    SN 18L 1416 is an excellent plus example of a Canadian Long Branch MK 1* rifle.  Built in 1942, this rifle is all matching including the wood.  Bright excellent bore, metal and wood.  This is one of the Long Branch rifles that was sent to New Zealand.  The left socket shows the N.Z. marking above an xed out NZ issue number and te original Long Branch serial and a 4110 New Zealand issue number.  The butt also shows a NZ mark.  The bolt head is a No 1.  The wood rates as original save two small gouges ahead of the magazine. An excellent early Long Branch that saw issue in the New Zealand forces.  Overall excellent plus condition.