Here's some pics to go with the pics of my NIW Enfield Mk 4. No. 2 I posted earlier. This is my only other Enfield rifle (well, other then the Enfield made Martini-Henry I posted earlier). It's a Long Branch (Canadian) Mk. 4 No. 1. I bought it from a seller on rec.guns about 8 or 10 years ago. I think I paid between $125 and $200.
I posted these pics over on the Enfield forum at Gunboards.com. The rifle is so nice that I was worried that it was a Century rebuild. It does have Century import marks. The consensus is that it's either a Canadian FTR (Factory Thorough Rebuild) or was refinished by the previous owner. All the numbers do match and the mag was stamped with the serial number. The mags weren't stamped at manufacture, but often were stamped at rebuild.
This pic shows the two types of finish very well: It's a mix of Parkerizing and the black stoving.
Here you can see a spot of wear on the safety. Most of the rifle is 99% Notice the round cocking piece used on the early Long Branch rifles.
Here's a detail of the rear sight. The sight was added later in the rifle's life. The original sight would have been the crude two position "L" flip sight, similiar to the WWII M-1 Carbine sight. It was common to retrofit these sights on rebuild.
Here's the receiver markings:
Here's a shot of the action open. Notice that there is more wear on the follower then on the outside.
It's interesting to compare this rifle with the NIW Mk. 4 No. 2
I posted these pics over on the Enfield forum at Gunboards.com. The rifle is so nice that I was worried that it was a Century rebuild. It does have Century import marks. The consensus is that it's either a Canadian FTR (Factory Thorough Rebuild) or was refinished by the previous owner. All the numbers do match and the mag was stamped with the serial number. The mags weren't stamped at manufacture, but often were stamped at rebuild.
This pic shows the two types of finish very well: It's a mix of Parkerizing and the black stoving.
Here you can see a spot of wear on the safety. Most of the rifle is 99% Notice the round cocking piece used on the early Long Branch rifles.
Here's a detail of the rear sight. The sight was added later in the rifle's life. The original sight would have been the crude two position "L" flip sight, similiar to the WWII M-1 Carbine sight. It was common to retrofit these sights on rebuild.
Here's the receiver markings:
Here's a shot of the action open. Notice that there is more wear on the follower then on the outside.
It's interesting to compare this rifle with the NIW Mk. 4 No. 2