Boys Anti Tank rifles for the Carriers

[eddy8men]

nice work ! i'd love to fire one on the range from the carrier

[kevin powles]

Thanks Rick, one day we will, perhaps shoot some more holes in that "crappy" Centaur lol.

[Petr Brezina]

Excellent work!

[Ron Pier]

Send me one Kev, and I'll let you off that 20 quid Ron

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by Ron Pier

Send me one Kev, and I'll let you off that 20 quid Ron

Ron, Gladly swap for your 2pdr with £20 on top !, speak soon

[Ron Pier]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Ron, Gladly swap for your 2pdr with £20 on top !, speak soon

A duel! Anti tank guns at dawn! Ron

[wayne douglas]

Hi Ron do you have any Boys replica parts still available? We are definately in the market - my wife ownes a 1942 MK1* which has just been restored.

Regards Wayne
New Zealand

[Ron Pier]

It's not me Wayne. It's Kevin who's made them. Ron

[James Douglas]

I know this is an old thread but I was wondering if you might possibly still have the monopod for the Boys AT rifle available? Thanks

[kevin powles]

Hi, Will have a look out in the shed, might still have a couple.

give us a couple of weeks.

[James Douglas]

Thanks very much! I know this is a long shot but I need a rear sight assembly also.

[RichardT10829]

just re read through this thread, exquisite work !

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

just re read through this thread, exquisite work !

Rich, You can see the boys in this film, he used it to shoot down a Stuka!, worth a watch. Lol

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/u...-jericho-sun#/

[Nigel Watson]

I will be at Stoneleigh on Sunday and have some Carrier bits and Boyes Rounds etc. Stall 27&28, Hall 2.
Sorry to hijack your thread Kevin.

Nigel

[jamesguld]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Hi Tim, I have an early 'T' monopod, on both guns, I was just going to poke it through the front hole, on a MK1 there is a special breech rest with rubber strap and another on the gun port at the front.

I am looking for the 'V' style rest, I have half of one but want to borrow one to copy, I believe it's this style of rest which is stored under the rear battery box on a mk1.

Kevin.

I saw your pictures in the old post but was wondering what it looked like from the inside. Does the T style monopod stay on or is it removed ? I’m doing a model of an Aussie MKI at Tobruk. Thanks for any help.

[kevin powles]

Hi, I’ve not seen how they mounted the Boys upfront in any detail, I believe the early carriers had a special recoil mount. The Mk1 T monopod works well on the glacier plate or on a sand bag. If anyone has some pics in detail ?

Have a look at this thread

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...s+mount&page=6

Kevin

[Lynn Eades]

James, What do you mean by "an Aussie MkI?

[jamesguld]

Kevin,
That other thread seems to provide the mounting answer, well at least for some of the photos I've seen.

Lynn,
Sorry for the confusion. I'm doing an Australian manned carrier at Tobruk.

It appears that a number of different style of possible mounts could have been used.

[Lynn Eades]

James there was no mount in The MkI, U.C. that connected the Boys rifle to the carrier except in stowage. The Boys sat on the rubber rest of the gun slot in the U.C.
You can see the boys mono pod in your last photo.
BTW welcome to the forum.

[jamesguld]

Lynn,
Thanks for the welcome. I have been on a number of years but usually find what I need by just searching the old threads. Says a lot about how good the site is. I do wonder though about the mounting of the Boys. In the picture above of the UC captured by Italian troops, right behind the monopod mounting arm there is another "arm" of some sort supporting the gun and then in the last photo PO2522.007, it appears to have the inside gun mount on the outside and the monopod arm modified to fit into it. We would need someone with 1:1 to take measurements to see if that is possible or even how the inside mount works. I only have the Riich MKI kit to go by. My Carrier references are slim. What is the rubber mount you mention ?

[Lynn Eades]

Hi James here is a picture of two versions of U.C.MkI firing rests. you can see the remains of the rubber strap from one. The strap comes over the gun and is then pulled down onto a stud. the strap has holes in it for this purpose. Im not sure why this was better than the proper mounts that are found around the rest of the MkI U.C. except that the rubber rest was "universal" in that a variety of weapons could be fired from the rest.
I couldn't tell what was involved with the Boys in that photo.

[Hobie Saunders]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Finished making a Boys barrel trunnion from scratch, this started off as hexagon nut.

I have a barrel available if anyone else is doing a similar project.

Kevin.

Kevin,
I have a .50 cal boys rifle. I’m missing the trunnion. Could you send me measurements to make one, or make one for me and I will pay you.
Thank you, Hobie

[kevin powles]

Hi, I don’t have a drawing of the trunnion but can make one for you in a few weeks time.

Kevin.

[Hobie Saunders]

Hi, I have the boxes parts kit, I need to find a trunnion or have one made.
Cam anyone assist?

[Hobie Saunders]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Hi, I don’t have a drawing of the trunnion but can make one for you in a few weeks time.

Kevin.

Kevin, if you make me one, that would be great, let me know how much.
Thank you again,
Hobie