Of the 1500 No4 trials rifles converted to snipers

[Brian B]

On short notice, this was one of the quick pictures I could find. Need to pull it out and fully document it. It has been through a FTR and had a Mark 3 scope fitted (all matching numbers to the rifle).

I guess it survived via an FTR!! I shoot it and plan to continue to do so.



3rd from the bottom (And no I don't still have all of these. I have thinned down the collection considerably and only kept three all matching ones including the Trials T)

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[Hal O'Peridol]

3rd from the bottom (And no, I have thinned down the collection considerably and only kept the all matching ones)

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...IMG_1723-1.jpg

Oh my goodness! I think I have a case of the vapors after that pic!

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I've been able to "ressurect" mine, but I guess id it all just a piece of tat, as Peter calls it, since it is a bitser.

Beech stocked, non matching No32MkI scope via Warren and a futher mismatched bracket via Alan de Enfield.

I'll get a pic or two up later tonight.

[Frederick303]

A question on the No 4 T tirals rifles.

the one I have (badly sported) has the remains of a Trials buttstock with the ID disc. The wood is walnut, while the checkpiece seems to be walnut stained beech (based on grain). Is this common on those rifles? I ask as I have seen on other buttsock inletted for the stock disc (the one I have is so badly sanded as to be beyong saving) and it is beech wood. Were any of the trials rifles stocked in beech? Were any of the trails snpers stocked in beech?

One last point, I seem to recall speaking to a chap who had one of the Indian No 4 T rifles that was built on a Trials action. This rifle had the center bedded metal bit and I think, (but am not sure) the stock had the bolt through the forend. That rifle was stocked in beech, or so the fellow that owned it so described it. The rifle came out of Springfield Sporters in Penn Sun sometime in the late 1990s. I dod nto recall any other detaisl on this rifle of if the buttstock had the stock disc on it.

I have been tempted to restore the No 4 tirals rifle I have, it would be obvious it is a restoration, as the scoep bases are missing and the action was drilled and taped for a convential scope mount by the previous idiot who owned it. He also cut down the wood, shortened the barrel and cute the buttstock to allow installation of a nice recoil pad. But given the impossibility to source correct parts, it seems like making up a fake for some reason.

[Seaforth72]

Brian B:

Your mailbox is full. Please clear some space old chap!

I have a 1931 Trials No 4 T SN A 1989 that was F.T.R.'d and is stamped "F.T.R." and "TR" in the same places your 1931 Trials No 4 T SN A 1582 was. Does yours have the "T" stamp on the left side of the receiver where later No. 4 rifles had their make. model and year marked?

On short notice, this was one of the quick pictures I could find. Need to pull it out and fully document it. It has been through a FTR and had a Mark 3 scope fitted (all matching numbers to the rifle).

I guess it survived via an FTR!! I shoot it and plan to continue to do so.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...IMG_1727-1.jpg

3rd from the bottom (And no I don't still have all of these. I have thinned down the collection considerably and only kept three all matching ones including the Trials T)

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...IMG_1723-1.jpg