Original Canadian WWII Long Branch Training Rifle Dated 1943 French & Indian War or made under contract by

or made under contract by an outside maker

which was originally Nickel plated

a year and a half before the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor that sunk the USS Arizona

It was in service from before the First World War until the 1960s

The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES or MFR)

Original Canadian WWII Long Branch Training Rifle Dated 1943 French & Indian War or made under contract byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very scarce Canadian 1943 pattern long branch training rifle dated 1943. These non guns were built in Long Branch, Canada and were a Canadian version of the British 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 only 3788 of