Long Branch Training Rifle (Non Gun)

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Long Branch Training Rifle (Non Gun)

  • Maker: Long Branch
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    A sample of SN OL 2304 is a sample of the relatively scarce 1943 pattern Long Branch training rifle dated 1944.  These non guns were bult at Long Branch and were a Canadian version of the Swift Trainer.  Reference see "The Lee Enfield" .  The final edition by Ian Skennerton page 314.  These were built to have the equivalent weight as the No 4 (8.5 lbs) and had a safety butt plate.  As per the above reference there were 3788 of these trainers built by the end of WWII.  A neat item for any Lee Enfield or Canadian collection. The action functions including the sight block but there appears to be no puncture needle.