An Armourer's Perspective
.303 No. 4 (T) SNIPER RIFLE’ Laidler & Skennerton
Hard cover edition only,126 pp, 80 illust., no dust jacket, 1992.
An Armourer's Perspective of the British No.4 (T);
the Holland & Holland Connection.
Relevant telescopic sights, cases, slings, accessories also detailed. The 7.62mm conversions which resulted in the L42A1 are described in the final chapters.
The No.4 (T) SNIPER RIFLE
and the Holland & Holland Connection
PETER LAIDLER
with Ian Skennerton page
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 4
FOREWORD 5
PROLOGUE 6
1. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE No.4 (T) 7
2. WHY CHOOSE THE No.4? 11
3. THE CONTRACTS 15
4. THE COSTS 20
5. PRODUCTION FIGURES 23
6. CONVERSION; THE HOLLAND & HOLLAND STORY 27
7. TRIALS, TRIALS AND MORE TRIALS 37
8. THE CANADIAN CONNECTION 49
9. OPEN SIGHTS AND ZEROING THE RIFLES 55
10. TELESCOPIC SIGHTS, THE No.32 59
11. CASE, SIGHTING TELESCOPE No.8 71
12. CHEST, SMALL ARMS No.15 75
13. THE COVER, SHORT RIFLE 77
14. RIFLES, TELESCOPES AND THE POST-WAR YEARS 79
15. EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 85
16. THE MYSTERY OF THE .22-in. MODELS 89
17. ENGINEERING AND GAUGING STANDARDS 91
18. THE ILL-FATED L8 (T) SNIPER RIFLE 99
19. INTRODUCTION OF THE L42 Al RIFLE 103
20. RIFLE, 7.62mm L42 Al 107
21. AN ARMOURER'S POSTSCRIPT 115
COMPLETE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES 124
INDEX 125
