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The Boys anti-tank rifle (officially Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys, and sometimes incorrectly spelled "Boyes") is a British anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It was often nicknamed the " elephant gun " by its users due to its size and large 0.55 in (14 mm) bore.
Armed with Bren guns and Boys antitank rifles, a squadron of Humber Mk III light armored cars of the British 29th Reconnaissance Squadron engage in a field exercise at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight in March 1942.
One weapon, originally coated in this way, is a Mk.1 Boys anti-tank rifle which is held in the National Firearms Collection. The rifle (ref: PR.1549; serial number B7399) still carries remnants of this unusual green paint.
2 Ιαν 2021 · I have done several previous videos on the Boys antitank rifle, but never actually fired one – until today! We’re out at the range with a MkI Boys and five rounds of its .55 Boys ammunition. So let’s see if it’s an painful to shoot as people say….
The Boys Rifle was ultimately replaced by the PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank) in British service. The PIAT was a man-portable spigot mortar firing a shaped charge warhead that was hugely more effective against tanks.
This weapon consists of a Boys rifle with a special barrel chambered for a 0.55 inch cartridge case, but with the bore reduced to take a 0.303 inch bullet. The body, bolt, cradle, front support and buffer are the same as those used on the 0.55 inch Boys rifle. The trunnion is extended forwards and threaded on the outside of the forward end.
14 Φεβ 2019 · Firing a .55-cal. bullet, the Boys rifle was designed to penetrate the somewhat thinner-skinned tanks of the Great War, but proved its use in World War II nonetheless in a variety of other...
