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    Posted: December 06 2025 at 9:48am
Or sold as that on Shotgun News(I believe) in the mid 90s. Long Branch 1942. Does anyone else have one? Can anyone tell me anything about this rifle? No.4 Mk1 *
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What are the factory markings under where the bolt handle rests?
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I don't see any.
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Looks like a sportered No. 4 Mk I

Look on the left flat surface of the receiver for markings. May also be a serial number on the left butt socket.  

Picture is not too clear.  Certainly not a No. 4 T or L42 which is the .303 and 7.62 Sniper rifle respectively. 
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Yes it says 'Long Branch 1942   No 4 mk1 *'
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Nah. "Buy the rifle, not the story."
It a civvy sporterised fantasy gun.
Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Yup, a sportered No. 4, worth a few hundred bucks at most. The only good thing is it appears the barrel was not chopped and the backsight lugs still intact. Would need a fore-end and a few other bits to restore it.  Or, keep as.  
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might well be a great shooter tho , 

BTW id have thought SLRs in the falklands 
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Falkland snipers with their L42s
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What Shamu said.  
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Works for me.
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Our late member TONY was a Falklands vet.
He told us they had Brens issued for the festivities because they had a shortage of lite machine guns. The FN was the standard infantry rifle.
Loose wimmen tightened here
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A British L1A1 as used in the Falklands. Manufactured by Enfield.

 
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thats what i was talking about , 

oh and terry lee - were the 'snipers' foragers ? loooks like thet have dinner well in hand there 
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The L4 variant of Bren in 7.62 NATO was issued to supplement the GPMG, plenty of photos of it from the Falklands.
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Fair enough. Thank you all for responding. 'Falkland sniper' is not my story. It was how the gun was advertised, I will say tongue in cheek, in shotgun news, nothing more. If I believed the story, I wouldn't be asking. But for me, it wasn't about the story, but how many were sold like this, and if anyone else had one. The ad said it was factory-sporterized.  And yet, I haven't seen one quite like it yet.
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