Hi Richard
One of the photos from the WW2 talk thread shows a partial answer.
One of the problems with photos of Scout carriers is that the Boys rifle is nearly always in the front "Boys" mount, as we've seen this makes looking at the details difficult. The rear angle shows another Boys rifle lying on its side in the LH rear compartment, you can make out a cylindrical section pointing upwards. This isn't a normal fitting on a Boys so I think we can assume it's part of the gun mount fitting. This answers the fact that it's a simple drop in type fitting IMHO. Sadly a strap is obscuring other clues. Perhaps part of a Y shaped fitting going under the gun frame? The gun in the mount doesn't seem to have anything over the top?, Hard to say. The original on WW2 talk is clearer.
Abandonded Bren carriers with Boys rifles don't have this fitting as they don't have a Boys mount.
Perhaps there's another photo out there that will make it a little clearer.
Ben
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