Holland & Holland

Forumers,

I came across a rather unusual No. 4 Long Branch Mk1* S/N 31Lxxxx dated 1943. It had none of the telltale sniper markings except one, the "T" on the left side of the receiver. No cheek pad, pads for the scope bracket, S51, TR, S or scope S/N on the buttstock. What it did have in addition to the T, was H&H stamped on the buttstock ring just under the S/N and again where you expect to find the S just behind the receiver ring. Is it possible that this means that H&H reworked the receiver? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks,

Terry

I would very much doubt it Terry because while they were engaged in the refurb of rifles early on, these were not No4's and after they were contracted to convert No4's to T's, that's all they did. And they were always a month to 6 weeks behing scedule in their No4T programme too. Hence some of their conversions weren't completed until 1946........................ This wasn't all their fault because telescope production was lagging too.

Peter,
Could it have been post war work perhaps done for a private party?
Terry