"Colour of British Maxim guns" Topic
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| alan L | 27 Jul 2019 4:08 a.m. PST |
Any suggestion for the colour of Maxim guns on infantry tripods (not the wheeled cavalry ones) for the 1890s? I presume it is either grey or khaki. |
 Artilleryman  | 27 Jul 2019 4:49 a.m. PST |
I think that the tripods were just blued metal rather than painted like an artillery carriage. |
 Florida Tory | 27 Jul 2019 6:39 a.m. PST |
Scroll down for color photos to confirm Artilleryman'scomment: link Rick |
| Martin Rapier | 27 Jul 2019 8:51 a.m. PST |
Yes, Maxims were just metal (blued and brass bits). Vickers guns were painted, but they were much later. |
| alan L | 27 Jul 2019 9:38 a.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 27 Jul 2019 12:14 p.m. PST |
The pics I've seen have been brass and blued. Brass water jackets! |
| alan L | 27 Jul 2019 2:21 p.m. PST |
Would the brass jackets not be dulled down for use in the field? |
| rmaker | 27 Jul 2019 7:11 p.m. PST |
You've never met a regular army sergeant, have you? |
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