Indian modified P.13

[Surpmil]

Sorry to say it, but I think that is too much of a hack-job to even be an "Indian" experiment. The cold chisel work between the remains of the sight ears...the rough file work, the mismatching finish?!

The sight is so short it would only suit a .22 conversion and why bother at all?

I'd suggest this rifle was indeed an official experiment in regard to the bolt knob placement and perhaps trying to improve the rate of fire, as the knob is placed to more easily and quickly slip into the crook of the index finger, but after that idea was apparently dropped, I think it became the subject of some sort of private experiment that would have no application in a .303 rifle unless it was intended to be sighted to no more than 600 yards or so.

Maybe some consideration was given to a simpler, stronger sight for the P14, but the only scenario one can imagine is jungle warfare or some sort of conversion to No.5 Rifle size.

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