my RFI #4T sniper.

[Roger Payne]

I must admit, from the couple of dozen or so Indian Mk1/2 T's I've seen I have always felt the trigger conversion was effected at the same time as the refinish. I think all the Indian Mk1/2 T's started life as British or Canadian Mk1 or 1* rifles. I remember buying a few from Charnwood years ago because they were cheap enough then & I wanted the scopes! Charnwood had at least one scrubbed Trials rifle & one Long Branch amongst the batch they had. I suppose it's all part of their history, but I recall thinking at the time how tragic it was!

As an aside, but one which supports the above hypothesis, the Indian T's that were NOT linished & remarked are all still in Mk1 guise (at least all of the ones I've come across), which would suggest the linishing & trigger work was all done together. Most of the rifles still in Mk1 guise have had 'No 4 Mk1 T' crudely hand stamped into the receiver side wall, although I have seen a few that escaped & retained two of them; 43 & 44 BSA's. They are in completely original British trim apart from the almost inevitable transverse fore end wood screw.

ATB

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