BOYS GUNS From Around the World

[indy1919a4]

Neat to see Boys guns from all the different countries.


Boys guns from Germany

Boys guns from America

Canadian Boys Guns

French Boys guns

British Boys guns

 

[oldwing]

Nice collection! Is the very first rifle a BSW? The Canadians straight pull Rosses?

 

[indy1919a4]

Nice collection! Is the very first rifle a BSW? The Canadians straight pull Rosses?

I will have to remember what all was there that day.. That was a MOD W, 625B BSW Suhl. So it is a BSW.. But that darn 625 training rifle line has more variations then a monkey has ticks.

Those are Ross 22 straight pulls. One is commercial variation and the other is a trainer. (Blows one away, considering this was not the most popular trainer, that there are variations on these.) Also the action does not function as slick as the straight pull Ross rifle.

Perhaps one of the greatest reviews of the Ross rifle and its trainer.

The Ross Cadet training rifle

Historic Arms Resource Centre facility for British and Commonwealth Enfield and other Miniature calibre training and small-bore TARGET RIFLES (BSA- Birmingham Small Arms Co.), conversion units and accessories with representation of other nations' training rifles, plus Postal League competitions...

www.rifleman.org.uk

 

[oldwing]

Thanks for the link. Your last rifle is a Boys that’s not a boys, yes? .55 caliber or has it been rebarreled to .50 Browning?

 

[indy1919a4]

Thanks for the link. Your last rifle is a Boys that’s not a boys, yes? .55 caliber

It was originally in 55 caliber but this version was expertly converted to 50 BMG.. That one went over to Finland to fight the Russians when Finland was briefly an ally of England. That's why it has the original muzzle recoil device. Lots that remained in the west were converted to the Canadian muzzle brake style.

An awesome Disney training film was made for these.





I do not know what to say to you. Boys will be boys

 

[J pace]

Here's one I picked up for the grand boys but they like the little chipmunk

rifles better

 

[indy1919a4]

Neat, can not say I have ever seen that one before, please a little background??? I do like the lines.

 

[J pace]

I do not know a lot of FACTS about this firearm but I'll tell you what I think. I think it is the same as a 1905 Winchester designed by John Browning as this is about the same time that John Browning starts his association with FN. But I could be totally off here most of the single shots of that era Are similar. They are not extremely rare and generally sell for around $300 in good condition. I picked this one up at an estate sale some twenty years ago.

 

[J pace]

This is the boys rifles that my grand boys actually like the second rifle is Anschutz woodchucker an extremely good rifle. And yes that is a Marlin Model 60 that I trim down. The top rifle and the bottom are chipmunks

 

[indy1919a4]

I do not know a lot of FACTS about this firearm but I'll tell you what I think. I think it is the same as a 1905 Winchester designed by John Browning as this is about the same time that John Browning starts his association with FN. But I could be totally off here most of the single shots of that era Are similar. They are not extremely rare and generally sell for around $300 in good condition. I picked this one up at an estate sale some twenty years ago.

Nice it does give a nice come hither look.. and what you say makes sense. It does look to be a 1905 Winchester.. Thanks this will be fun to run this down alittle.

 

[indy1919a4]

Wow, that FN Model 1912 has some crazy variations..

Nouvelle page 0

www.littlegun.be

 

[J pace]

The best I can remember that was a 9 mm version that thing on the side was the extractor

 

[indy1919a4]

In the photo it show the caliber as 9mm (I am guessing) flobert. But it is not the best written. But I love that extractor. It seem so overkill..

Per the rifle you have can you show a photo of the side of your rifle to what ammo your takes. ??

The one in the link picture is FL 22 L.. Which could mean 22 flobert long.??

 

[J pace]

That's the way mine is marked also, it will chamber and Fire shorts Longs and long rifles but it will only shoot very low velocity rounds accurately. It appears to have a very slow twist to the rifling. Lightweight and low velocity rounds are quite accurate at 25 yards. heavy rounds at high velocity are awful sometime even keyholing

 

[J pace]

It would probably do great with the CB caps but I've never tried any

 

[J pace]

Just reading some old literature and from what I gathered from it the old Flobert 22 round was about like the CB cap. I'll have to find some and try them

 

[hollywood]

Nice I just posted trying to get advise on selling this 1950's Remington Model 33 .22
That's a nice collection. I'm not much into collecting so I'm seeing about getting rid of it.

 

[indy1919a4]

Just reading some old literature and from what I gathered from it the old Flobert 22 round was about like the CB cap. I'll have to find

some and try them

Many thanks for sharing all those in-depth shooting details. And it makes sense. So many of those European boys rifles were meant to shoot the Flobert rounds. Many of the rifles are not marked with a tinkers damn to tell you this.

You can get some new 6mm Flobert on gunbroker

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/927046748

But they kill you with shipping because of how they have to ship it.. Ever so often someone will sell vintage ammo and just drop it in the box and ship it in the mail. Which I guess that is against the post office rules. But it can save a bunch on shiipping if someone will do this.

But I would like to put forth a good alternative.

They are powderless like a 6mm Flobert and are about the same velocity. You can get them in about the 8 dollar a box range.

Also shooting 22 LR in those Flobert guns can mess up your gun and be a pain to extract the spent brass.

 

[indy1919a4]

Nice I just posted trying to get advise on selling this 1950's Remington Model 33 .22
That's a nice collection. I'm not much into collecting so I'm seeing about getting rid of it.

Looking at closed gunbroker auctions will give you an idea of what they are selling for.

 

[indy1919a4]

Here's one I picked up for the grand boys but they like the little chipmunk View attachment 155973 View attachment 155971 View attachment 155970 rifles better

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Hey does your have this Boss Cartouche in its stock???