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55 Boys R^L 39 U.I
- Thread starter Investment
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[FONT=&]Copied from the late Tony Edwards site,
Only one mark of Inspector's Dummy was approved for the .55 inch Boys rifle for use by armourers and weapon inspectors. This was "Cartridge S.A. Dummy .55 inch U Mark I", approved in September 1939 and shown in LoC Paragraph B.2245 dated February 1939. it was to Design DD/L/7875 (later DD/L/14009.D.I)It consisted of either an unfluted white metal case or chromed brass case with blind cap chamber without cap, anvil or fire holes. The gilding metal clad steel envelope bullet had a lead core and weighed 930 grains to match the weight of the AP W Mark I bullet. It rested on a wood distance piece in the case. Later in the war a solid copper alloy bullet was approved.The headstamp should include the code "U I" but as with the Drill rounds, the specifications were relaxed during the war and unplated cases were used, with or without the correct "U" in the headstamp.
Cheers
Andy[/FONT]
Only one mark of Inspector's Dummy was approved for the .55 inch Boys rifle for use by armourers and weapon inspectors. This was "Cartridge S.A. Dummy .55 inch U Mark I", approved in September 1939 and shown in LoC Paragraph B.2245 dated February 1939. it was to Design DD/L/7875 (later DD/L/14009.D.I)It consisted of either an unfluted white metal case or chromed brass case with blind cap chamber without cap, anvil or fire holes. The gilding metal clad steel envelope bullet had a lead core and weighed 930 grains to match the weight of the AP W Mark I bullet. It rested on a wood distance piece in the case. Later in the war a solid copper alloy bullet was approved.The headstamp should include the code "U I" but as with the Drill rounds, the specifications were relaxed during the war and unplated cases were used, with or without the correct "U" in the headstamp.
Cheers
Andy[/FONT]
Investment
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Many thanks Andy for the information via the late Tony Edwards site and Rigby for the pictures of the 55 Boys Kynoch example :top:
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Scout Sniper
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Nice examples, i have a very early Kynoch 1937 dated Inspection round.
Investment
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Nice example Scout Sniper