anybody else on here collect any 2nd world war bits and bobs??? i live right in the middle of east anglia which was full of yank air bases so its littered with historical intrest and with my grand farther serving in the Suffolk rgt im fasinated by it all!! and if there is anybody on here thata does collect or even sell bits im dying to get hold of some 55cal 'boys rifle' shells it was the gun issued to my grand farther when he served during the fall of singapore so im trying to get a few bits together in my collection ive got a few bits technical manual, 2 shells transport clip for the shells but im after anything boys rifle related ideally 3 more shells to fill the transport clip! there nearly indentical to .50cal shells so may be mistaken for them! heres a pic of what the look like:
boys rifle on top .50 cal below
and 2 boys rifle shells
and an amusing training video made in the late 30's for it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixls0-iaqeA