During the period between the Wars, India purchased a number of Commercial Class guns direct from Vickers Limited. The table shows what types and quantities were purchased.
| Class / Type | Calibre | Quantity | Year |
| E | .303-inch | 46 | 1924 |
| 'Tank Guns' | .303-inch | 4 | 1930 |
| D | .5" HV v/664 | 2 | 1935 |
| K | .303-inch | 8 | 1936-1938 |
| "Experimental gas-operated tank machinegun | .55-inch | 1 | 1930s |
| "Double-barrel experimental tank gun" | 1 (although two serial numbers) | 1930s | |
| "Gas-operated experimental guns" | 2 | 1930s | |
| F | 1 | 1930 | |
| "Colt-drum-feed machinegun" | .303-inch | 1 | 1930 |
Aside from these commercial guns sent directly from Vickers Ltd., both India and Pakistan were British colonies until their independance in 1949. They were therefore supplied with British Service guns before that time - and used them for long after. The Indians had significant manufacturing capabilty and produced some of their own accessories and spares. There were also the relevant Small Arms Training manuals produced with Indian variations and printed in both English and Urdu.
During the Second World War, they took on the regular Commonwealth method of forming Divisional Support Battalions of Machine Gun and Heavy Mortar assets. These included the Maharatta Light Infantry and the Rajputana Rifles. It does seem that Divisions were formed without any integral support Battalion and it may be assumed that they either had MMG companies within Battalions or they did not require any MMG assets.
The 5/5th Maharatta Light Infantry served as the Divisional Support Battalion to the 8th Indian Division which saw action as part of the 8th Army in North Africa and Italy.
The 6th Rajputana Rifles served as the Divisional Support Battalion to the 4th Indian Division which saw action in East Africa against the Italians, in Ethiopia, and Egypt. One Brigade of the Division was sent to Syria from January to September 1941 and the rest saw action in the Western Desert. In 1942, the Division was broken up and Brigades were sent to various locations. In 1943, the Division was then re-constituted and served in Italy.
In 1947, India and Pakistan achieved Independence from the British Empire. As such, usage from this period is shown as separate countries. Both countries had significant stocks of Mk. I guns in .303-inch.