Long Branch No4Mk1* used by India?

**Garandrew** · 12-15-2021 07:58 PM

Did Ishapore receive Long Branch rifles like New Zealand icon

did? 1942

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**mrclark303** · 12-15-2021 08:33 PM

I believe they received war stocks of No4's
(all makes) Stens,Brens etc and brought back home as the British icon

Indian Army from Burma and Indochina.

So the newly independent Indian Army had a good number, plus they 'liberated' a good few from Pakistan.....

**Garandrew** · 12-15-2021 09:51 PM

Probably so

**breakeyp** · 12-19-2021 08:57 AM

Based on some I have, India did FTR No.4, No. (T) and No.5 rifles. In some cases they added new serial numbers.

**doca** · 12-20-2021 11:48 AM

Canada

sold No 4's to India, and Pakistan, late 1948. I know Pakistan ordered 100,000, but don't know about India's numbers.

Ref: prism.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/handle/1880/111845/ucalgary_2020_montagnes_joel.pdf?sequence=2

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