r/canadaguns • u/CanadianAntiques43 • Apr 04 '26

Misc Canadian WW2 Boys anti tank magazine can

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These would have held 8, 5-round magazines for .55 boys that fed into the boys anti-tank rifle. This one is marked with a C-broad arrow to indicate its acceptance for the Canadian army during the war.

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u/WoolooOfWallStreet Apr 05 '26

The old way of “Cracking open a cold one with the Boys”

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u/Traditional_Bank2200 Apr 06 '26

Back when “We should share these with Jerry eh?” meant something else.

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u/sketchcott Apr 05 '26

Neat.

Also the reason my gramps was deaf.

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u/fungus_bunghole Apr 05 '26

Would make an awesome boombox