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Rare Boys Mk I anti-tank rifle (1939) BSA, Australian service, .55 Boys, A 89xx matching

CHF14,500.00
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Australian Boys Mk I anti-tank rifle

British manufacture dated 1939 by Birmingham Small Arms (BSA).

Serial number A 89## present on the receiver, barrel and bolt (fully matching).

Calibre .55 Boys (13.9×99B), nicknamed “Charlie the Bastard” by Australian soldiers due to its extremely violent recoil.

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100% original 1939 configuration, retaining its original Commonwealth olive-green service paint.

Barrel with perfect rifling.

Fitted with its early Mk I muzzle brake and original Mk I bipod.

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Rifle originating from Australia, in very good state of preservation, showing even and consistent wear in keeping with a surplus military service weapon officially taken out of service.

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Supplied with one original British clip dated 1943 (CHP – Chilwell), loaded with five .55 Boys Mk I AP cartridges (RG – Radway Green, 1943).

Ammunition offered strictly as a collector’s item.

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Exceptional piece.

Very rare & highly collectible.

Quantity
Sold

BSA (Birmingham Small Arms)
2907

Data sheet

Type
Rifled barrel
Origin
Australia
England
Calibre
.55 Boys (13,9×99B)
Authorization LArm
Acquisition Permit
Condition
Exceptional Piece
Rare & Collector
Rare Boys Mk I anti-tank rifle (1939) BSA, Australian service, .55 Boys, A 89xx matching

Australian Boys Mk I anti-tank rifle

British manufacture dated 1939 by Birmingham Small Arms (BSA).

Serial number A 89## present on the receiver, barrel and bolt (fully matching).

Calibre .55 Boys (13.9×99B), nicknamed “Charlie the Bastard” by Australian soldiers due to its extremely violent recoil.

.

100% original 1939 configuration, retaining its original Commonwealth olive-green service paint.

Barrel with perfect rifling.

Fitted with its early Mk I muzzle brake and original Mk I bipod.

.

Rifle originating from Australia, in very good state of preservation, showing even and consistent wear in keeping with a surplus military service weapon officially taken out of service.

.

Supplied with one original British clip dated 1943 (CHP – Chilwell), loaded with five .55 Boys Mk I AP cartridges (RG – Radway Green, 1943).

Ammunition offered strictly as a collector’s item.

.

Exceptional piece.

Very rare & highly collectible.