For many of us, the British penchant for Field Sports in India during the Raj is the absolute primary motivation for shooting/collecting classic light nitro and nitro-express rifles, period!

It doesn't hurt that the maharajahs were the richest men on earth at the time, and they absolutely worshipped London gun-makers with their patronage.

It must have been a wonderful time in history, that we can relive to some extent through the marvelous rifles that have survived to this day.