P.i.a.t.

Fellows

Another Project to put on my British Airborne Jeep is make a Dummy PIAT!

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...11/large-1.jpg

Tombear send me some interesting information but i need measuments!

Is there any blueprint or drawing with measures ?

Maybe I can draw some up with basic measures such as diameters and total body length and accessories.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...11/piat3-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...tgordon1-1.jpg

Belgium Manual Hét ABL-History Forum Toon onderwerp - Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT), 1949

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo..._diagram-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...11/piat2-1.jpg

Why two monopod style?

Thanks in advance!

Later monopod. Ease of manufacture and I think that it folded back or forwards but yours as shown clearly doesn't fold. Notice that the little tray thing at the top right of the stripped-down picture is the loading tray for the inert smaller diameter training round

Hi Peter

The sling and swivel are the same as smle n°4?

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/milita...t-pics-005.jpg

This is my Piat. 6 3/4 in OL. about 0.6 oz. 21st Century Toys, cr 2005.

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Originally Posted by RCEMERalf

This is my Piat. 6 3/4 in OL

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Is 1/6 scaled?

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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler

Notice that the little tray thing at the top right of the stripped-down picture is the loading tray for the inert smaller diameter training round

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https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...11/P0125-1.jpg

Luis, looks like 1/6 scale or close to it based on Ol of 6 3/8 in. to 39in. There isn't a museum here that would have one. I could measure the model with a digital metric caliper if that might be useful. More pictures.

Thank you very much for your time and shows upload photographs!
I think it will be a good way to find measures using these scale models!
I'll take my old drawing board and slide rule and to work!
Regards!

The above photo is in OOsterbeek near Nijmegen Holland . My sister was born there and I was born in Nijmegen . I went to the Airborne Museum there a really neat experience. The last time I saw a PIAT Gun was back when I re-enacted. The British Airborne guys were trying to adapt it for our war games. I don't think they succeeded but it was neat thing to inspect . From what I heard it was a horror to cock and fire . The movie " A Bridge too Far " shows some neat footage of a Para firing one.

Infantry Defense Database

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Regards,
Doug

|It wasn't difficult to cock at all. It became a bit of an urban myth. Like the boys rifle - and the No5 rifle.

Still kicked like a Mule though right ? I heard some guy in Normandy took some Tanks out firing it from the hip. I think he got the Victoria Cross for doing it . Some say he got the Cross for just shooting it !

Recoil....... Another urban myth - in a sense. The bomb fired off the spigot part and the blast re-cocked the PIAT. So the massive return spring being compressed absorbed/cushioned the vast majority of this impact.

Hi Fellows

A collector that is registered in the HMVF forum, has an original PIAT and took interest in my idea and is taking exact measurements of its dimensions.

Now I must find the materials to build it!

Regards