"What Color To Paint Ammo Chests" Topic

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nevinsrip	28 Oct 2015 11:53 p.m. PST
I've been working on artillery for a bit now and am wondering what color to paint loose ammo chests. A few of the cannons have loose ammo chests that were offloaded before commencing firing. Were they all made of wood? Is that a metal lid on top? And is natural wood okay?
Supercilius Maximus	29 Oct 2015 1:37 a.m. PST
Same colour (or none) as the carriage, usually. I would have thought they were all wood, to keep the potential for sparks to a minimum.
historygamer	29 Oct 2015 5:26 a.m. PST
What SM said. The ready boxes were painted to protect the wood. The tops were generally covered in canvas, likely painted to waterproof it. The canvas was likely tacked down by a strip of copper, which does not create sparks.

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