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12 Feb 2019 7:56 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

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Editor in Chief Bill	12 Feb 2019 7:51 p.m. PST
What color would the hedgehog beach obstacles at Normandy be? I would imagine they are "rusty steel," but I've never seen a color picture from during the war.
Herkybird	13 Feb 2019 8:48 a.m. PST
I think they were sea grey, (I know some Cullen devices were made from the hedgehogs) – and some re-enactor's versions are.
Endless Grubs	13 Feb 2019 12:55 p.m. PST
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Wyatt the Odd	14 Feb 2019 10:15 a.m. PST
Go with dark steel or black. The ones that are left on the beach are rusty, but I suspect they used a particular type of steel that formed a protective oxidized layer rather than one which would corrode immediately.