Mk1 .55 Boys Anti Tank Rifle Parts and tools accessories

[Peter Laidler]

Missing monopod........... should be easy to make/fabricate. Someone in Switzerland (I think he is on this forum too so come in if you are..........) had the same problem and used the adjustment part of the old M-20 3.5" rocket launcher monopod as the adjuster and made up the rest to look good. I never saw it but he described it as a very, very good second best

Let's know how you get on.......

[bigduke6]

The Ordnance Board started out with a .5 version of the Boys case (which was developed from the 13.2mm Hotchkiss)

There was one in the UK recently advertised as being still marked 13.2 mm, see link and scroll to bottom, (Its sold by the way)

Collectors Weapons

[Peter Laidler]

That's strange Tony and Big Boy...... I can't recall seeing reference in our Ordnance Board files of a 13mm being made. But clearly it was

[rbrush]

Hello, I recently bought a boys rifle converted to .50 cal and a bunch of accessories. There is however 1 tiny thing; for the sake of completion, that is bothering me. I am missing the mk II oiler cap. I have the brush with the threaded piece on it but it is too small to thread directly into the oil reservoir. Can anyone direct me to where I can buy this missing piece or an acceptable replacement?

[Peter Laidler]

I will look into my deep dark dusty cupboard next week......................

[rbrush]

I don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth but is there any chance that you have located a spare oilier brush cap? Thanks.

[Peter Laidler]

Ah, yes......... Sorry for not coming back to you but didn't have anything remotely like it. Sorry. But the one on ours is made from brass so it should be easy to get one turned up based on thge Vickers MMG one that you probably have

[Peter Laidler]

Just had another thought......... Maybe you could machine the actual threaded cap from brass and sweat (soft solder) the (vickers?) cap you have on the inside........ yes?

[csmarcher]

Here's my .50 BMG Boys Rifle in the front bay of my mate's UC



And off to war in 1940 we went...............[COLOR="black"][COLOR="black"]

[Scrivo18]

Could you please psot a picture of the mount that you used to mount the boyes onto your carrier. I have a boyes and would really like to mount it like that in my Carrier :-)

Looks very cool

Tim