Boys Anti-Tank Rifle Mark I (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847348197)

The name of this weapon is something of a misnomer, since, as the authors stress, it was never designed to stop tanks - as members of the BEF found to their cost when they tried to do so during the 1940 Battle of France. It was, rather, produced as a weapon to combat light armoured vehicles - and was intended for the Home Guard to deal with such air- and sea-borne vehicles in the early stages of an invasion. This wartime booklet, published in 1944, and illustrated with a dozen photographs, is a guide to all aspects of the weapon including its mechanism, magazine, firing, loading and unloading, sight-setting, aiming, firing positions, maintenance and cleaning.

Author: Anon
ISBN-10: 184734819X
ISBN-13: 9781847348197
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2009
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.14lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.12d