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Myths and Truths of No.1 EY Rifles (by Peter Laidler)
Last edited by Badger; 12-11-2008 at 07:43 AM.
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12-11-2008 07:38 AM
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Very interesting. I had no idea they were still in stores that late.
Thanks.
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So that is how it is done. I wonder if they used a similar process on the earlier Mk I*** EY's that used the thicker steel wire with brass screws to attach the ends?
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I should have kept the one I sold that had that "EY" mark!
Lou
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Kind of an "on-topic" pic:
from this MkI (no *) rifle out of Australia:
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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Fascinating article by Peter.
Claven2, where do you live? I think I'm going to have to come over there and reclaim that beautiful rifle on behalf of the Aussies
Cheers,
Matt
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Bit of a hike, Mate. I'm in Ottawa, Canada.
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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Does the "EY" mark come from the initials of the gentleman who first designed these Grenade Launchers?
I'd run across a page on these awhile back and the designers name (which escapes me at the moment) had the initials E. Y.
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Alfred
Does the "EY" mark come from the initials of the gentleman who first designed these Grenade Launchers?
I'd run across a page on these awhile back and the designers name (which escapes me at the moment) had the initials E. Y.
I've never heard of it standing for anyone's intials.
Formal War Department manuals indicate E.Y. means "May be used for ball ammo in emergency".
Check the set of Armourers training notes in the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here).
1945 Rifle & Pistol Armourers Training Notes (click here)
1945 Miscellaneous Armourers Training Notes (click here)
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Badger
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Ey Mki
Here's a 1905 MKI EY/2 rifle in my collection. Originally issued to Australian Light Horse (ALH). Appears to have been wire-rapped forward of sight only and removed long ago. By coincidence, there's an identically marked ALH EY MKI at the Bay street armoury here in victoria thats just a few rack numbers apart, only it still has its wire.
Cheers
Geoff