No. 4 Mk.II "Sniper"

[Roger Payne]

Patrick,
I think the most obvious thing is that the rifle is a Mk2 of post-War manufacture. The wartime contracts did run over a little, into 1946, & the Indians did re-work & redate some No4T's in the early 1960's but with those minor exceptions no No4 T's were produced post WW2. The rifle has a six digit serial number; so far as we know no Faz rifles were converted to T's; the pad screws are bright steel; some tyro has engraved a 'T' on the bracket for good measure.......etc.....etc.

But the scope & bracket are real! The scope is eminently restorable; strip & either reblue or blast/phos/suncorite - then reassemble. I don't generally like refinishing but sometimes a piece of kit looks such a mess that I feel a sympathetic refinish can only improve it.....!

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[Richard in NY]

...The wartime contracts did run over a little, into 1946, & the Indians did re-work & redate some No4T's in the early 1960's but with those minor exceptions no No4 T's were produced post WW2.

Here are a few photos of Indian re-arsenaled No4 Mk 1/2 sniper.






Please note that the markings are copied and Photoshopped into the shots to highlight the difficult to see and read markings. The rifle serial number appears on the scope mount but, as you can see, was obscured in the photo. The matching scope number appears on the wrist. The complete rig is in essentially "new" re-arsenaled condition.

I have seen several incomplete Indian snipers, but this is the only complete unit I have ever seen. Gentlemen, your thoughts and observations are welcome.