Help with an Indian No4 Rifle?

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I recently aquired a No4 mk1* marked as FTR at Ishapore in 1963.
It is in very nice condition with some really nice dark reddish-brown wood.

I know India didn't make these, but I am a bit surprised that they did the FTR, especially so many years later.:confused:

I thought India only played around with No1 MK111s?
What gives? Can't afford to throw anything out, or the '62 brew up with China send them into a tailspin?

Any guesses on the woods used by Ishapore?

Is there any way to tell if it was originally a Savage or a Long Branch?
 
India rebuilt her No.4's even later than that, very often all original Brit /North American markings were completly removed during the process and new serial numbers added. Very often the older .303 rifles were issued to Police.
 
Thanks guys. That would explain a lot. Steppenwolf, sorry about the lack of pictures. Technologically challenged I would be.
 
lawn gnome said:
I recently aquired a No4 mk1* marked as FTR at Ishapore in 1963.
It is in very nice condition with some really nice dark reddish-brown wood.

I know India didn't make these, but I am a bit surprised that they did the FTR, especially so many years later.:confused:

I thought India only played around with No1 MK111s?
What gives? Can't afford to throw anything out, or the '62 brew up with China send them into a tailspin?

Any guesses on the woods used by Ishapore?

Is there any way to tell if it was originally a Savage or a Long Branch?
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Savage rifles would have the letter S inside a square, the Longbranch shold have Longbranch on the receiver side and LB in the serial number.
 
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