Mounting a Piat on a MK II Carrier

[Ron Pier]

Mine is also Welsh Guard Stowage. Maybe I'll forget the PIAT stowage idea then? Ron

[Robert Bergeron]

My understanding after reading the different opinions is that the brackets where initially meant to hold the Boys Rifle .They were later used to house the Piat . On newer MKII ´s , MKIII and T-16 ‘ s the brackets were then only used to house said LAW . So here are my brackets in the white before i prime and paint them . I have no idea what became of the Boys.

[Robert Bergeron]

Here are my Boys aka PIAT brackets installed . The Sten next to it is a perfect fit if you take out the stick magazine . I am happy . Now to find a Boys rifle ...Cheers.

[rob love]

I cannot imagine any situation where mounting a sten with the magazine attached would be a good idea.

[Lynn Eades]

When its not a real one Rob.

[Robert Bergeron]

Credit : Nigel Watson Universal Carriers Vol 2 pages 23 and 50 . Here we have the stowage sketch for MKII Carriers . The brackets and location that were once used for the Boys are now designated for the PIAT . See items 12 & 13 . He cites Chilwell No 63 / 76 . This may not apply to Canadian Carriers . I don’t know .

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Robert Bergeron

Credit : Nigel Watson . Here we have the stowage sketch for MKII Carriers . The brackets and location that were once used for the Boys are now designated for the PIAT . See items 12 & 13 .

Also, see Ron Pier, this thread, Post #’s 8 & 9.

Yeah, slight differences in the stowage in the MK-II under the British Chilwell publication when compared with the MK-II* from the Canadian FUC-03. For example, the pick helve stowage brackets #34. There are examples of gaps between what was published in a catalog or manual vs. what ended up in field use.

Images show the Boys ATR ready position stowed in a carrier as late as April, 1945 in Germany.