1944 Canadian Long Branch Training rifle

This is a 1944 Canadian Long Brach Training rifle. Dummy rifle made for training. Everything works has a bolt trigger and rod. Very rare. Excellent  An equivalent training rifle to the British "SWIFT" was manufactured at Long Branch in Canada.

This related more closely to the MK.IV Swift rifle and was reputed to have been produced at about a fifth of the cost

The basic principle on which this rifle operated was identical to that of the Swift

The rifle carried a hook beneath the fore-end. This hook engaged with a steel rod bridle attached to the target frame. The bridle kept the rifle "muzzle" at a constant distance from the target. The sighting arrangement was significantly more realistic than that of the Swift. The Long Branch was also prevented from "firing", unless firmly in the shoulder of the student, by a spring loaded butt-plate safety system.

The "sharp end" was similar to, but far less complicated and fragile than, that of the Swift rifle. There were still two pins, but these were arranged vertically - one to indicate the point of impact, and the other to show any canting of the rifle by the recruit.