| scotty08 | 27 Jan 2013 11:22 a.m. PST |
Been going thrugh all my material and cannot find a source for the colour of the gun carriages for the English/British during the WSS. I have a nagging feeling they were painted blue but just need some confirmation please. |
| 14Bore | 27 Jan 2013 11:26 a.m. PST |
See if this works for you
link |
| scotty08 | 27 Jan 2013 11:31 a.m. PST |
Most appreciated, that was quick. |
GildasFacit  | 27 Jan 2013 2:24 p.m. PST |
The colours given in this link are for the late 18C – some are not the same as those I have seen in pictures painted around 1700. British guns are described in one source as 'lead' painted – disputable whether this is red or white lead but it certainly isn't blue. Red seems to have been a common colour and it is quite possible that some countries did not use the same colour all the time. |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 27 Jan 2013 3:08 p.m. PST |
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| summerfield | 28 Jan 2013 8:54 a.m. PST |
I think you will find that it is white lead. See SOJ-4 for explanation.
Stephen |
| Cardinal Hawkwood | 29 Jan 2013 3:01 a.m. PST |
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| idontbelieveit | 29 Jan 2013 4:46 a.m. PST |
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| idontbelieveit | 29 Jan 2013 4:53 a.m. PST |
Although I don't see where in SOJ-4 this is explained…. |
| summerfield | 29 Jan 2013 7:24 a.m. PST |
Sorry, the article should have gone in there. OOOPs I wonder where I put it. It was dealing with the colour of Charles II ordnance and the use of White Lead. I thought I had left that in. Now need to find it again.
Stephen |
| AICUSV | 29 Jan 2013 12:07 p.m. PST |
I have an article from a Philadelphia newspaper from the late 1720's, it describes a parade held in the city. In the article the gun carriages are said to be "gayly painted" with sun bursts and other designs. It does not say what the basic color of the carriages were. Also they were militia companies that paraded. |
| travellingmatt | 26 Jul 2013 7:18 p.m. PST |
The basic color of the carriages, according to the Master General of ordnance accounts, is white lead, which in this case is a pale grey-white. However, on campaign the paint would frequently fade to a near pale blue color. When repairs where done to carriages on campaign, the gun would be repainted in whatever colors were readily available, so the official color was often more honored in the breach. Hope this helps a bit. |
| steamingdave47 | 13 Dec 2016 3:00 p.m. PST |
Looking at on-line images of the Blenheim Tapestry, the British guns look to be a slightly brownish grey- perhaps wood colour showing through the coat of " white lead"? I painted my British and Bavarian a greyish colour, my French guns are red. |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
