Boys Anti Tank Rifle with Pics (Ordnance Tan???)

soupy said:
How is the project going? I'm looking for some shootable ammo for my Boys and accesories like the 22 sub cal kit and cleaning kit. Where are you getting yours?
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I saw two of the 22 Sub Cal kits at the gun show last weekend ($225 each) and a Boys ammo display box from the factory (diorama of a Boys round penetrating Armour). Sadly I didn't get a card but I have seen the seller at a few Edmonton shows.

I have the Bolt, but am now waiting for my Boys Barrel (slow import from the US).

I tracked down some vintage ammo (which I won't shoot), a working mag and some new ammo from Australia. Between Import/Export fees/costs, each round is going to cost me close to the cost of original rounds. As a result I might scale back my order, keep some rounds and the Boys barrel and go for the 50 Cal conversion.

Sadly a divorce hasn't helped either, but it is still mine...the rifle that is.
 
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At one time I had a brass or bronze dummy round for one of these; don't know if it was locally made or not, but it was turned from a solid bar.
 
In the last week or so I came across a 1940 press photo (egypt) that showed a running soldier with a painted boys tank rifle. Even at that time the paint was flaking off rather heavily. I suspect that the field applied paint adhered to wooden parts better than the metal.

If your rifle could talk :)
 
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