"Colour of carriages for naval deck guns" Topic
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alan L | 22 Nov 2015 9:42 a.m. PST |
I see from a posting that fort guns were green. Was there any uniformity of colour for deck guns? |
79thPA | 23 Nov 2015 7:37 a.m. PST |
That's a good question, and, assuming you mean wooden carriages, one I don't know the answer to. The Navy Ordnance instructions of 1860 specify that gun carriages are not to be stained, but are to be "heavily painted." The manual then goes on to tell one how to make various paints such as white, black, olive paste and liquid olive. Iron carriages should be painted black. |
alan L | 23 Nov 2015 11:29 a.m. PST |
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TKindred | 23 Nov 2015 11:47 a.m. PST |
Iron carriages started out as a high-gloss black finish, as did the iron guns. Exposure to the various elements would, over time, tend to turn it into more of a satin finish, but if there was any substantial time in port, say a month or so, you can bet your last dollar that the Chiefs had the seamen scraping, brushing and cleaning those guns and then giving them a fresh coat of paint. In addition, ANY exposed brass or bronze or copper (known as "brightwork" was consistently maintained in a high-polished finish. This was not just for preservation of the metal, but also to keep the deck hands busy. It's exactly the same today. As to wooden carriages, the one painting I remember showed them with an olive green carriage. |
Ryan T | 23 Nov 2015 7:50 p.m. PST |
Steen Cannons have made a number of cannon reproductions. The wooden naval carriage for a 32 pdr that they did for the Shiloh National Military Park appears to be painted black. link |
Charlie 12 | 24 Nov 2015 1:43 p.m. PST |
If you check the restored gun carriages for USS Constellation (1854 sloop-of-war), they appear to be a light/medium olive (much lighter and more mustard than the US Army standard). As for the pivot carriages, don't know for sure, but I imagine the wood parts would be the same (with the iron painted black). |
EJNashIII | 28 Nov 2015 9:43 p.m. PST |
This is a picture of the gun deck of constellation. Do note that these are not the ship's real cannon, but modern fiberglass repros.
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alan L | 01 Dec 2015 1:07 p.m. PST |
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jowady | 02 Dec 2015 3:56 p.m. PST |
The carriages on USS Cairo are black. |
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