1943 Canadian Long Branch No.4 Mk 1
- Category
- Firearms Rifles
- Classification
- Non-restricted
- Action
- Bolt
- Condition
- Excellent
- Manufacturer
- Long Branch
- Caliber
- 303 Brit.
- Sight
- Flip up adjustable
- Capacity
- 10
- Hand
- Right Handed or Ambidextrous
- Model
- Lee Enfield
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Canadian D Day kit, 1943 Long Branch and unissued MkIII 'turtle' helmet that was issued to Canadian troops on the beaches of Normandy in 1944 (Mk 111 helmet $399)
The rifle has matching bolt to receiver and has been carefully restored to war time issue. The rifle features the long range flip up adjustable sight.
The Mk III Helmet is a steel military combat helmet that was first developed for the British Army in 1941 by the Medical Research Council. They were issued to troops in April 1944 and then worn in combat for the first time by British and Canadian troops on D-Day. Mk III helmets were used alongside the Mkll helmet for the remainder of the Second World War, with the former's successor, the Mk IV, serving with the Army well into the late 1980s. It is sometimes referred to as the "turtle" helmet by collectors, because of its vague resemblance to a turtle shell, as well as the 1944 pattern helmet.