"WotR Gun Carriages" Topic
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| Sundance | 31 Jul 2020 11:49 a.m. PST |
Were the gun carriages painted or plain wood during WotR? Thoughts? Thanks! |
| MajorB | 31 Jul 2020 11:50 a.m. PST |
Your guess is as good as mine! |
| Robert Burke | 31 Jul 2020 12:05 p.m. PST |
Obviously, they were red for Lancaster and white for York. :) |
Eumelus  | 31 Jul 2020 12:10 p.m. PST |
While not exactly answering your question, I just learned that Mons Meg (built in 1449) was originally painted in red lead (cost 30 shillings in 1539). On the other hand, when I Googled "medieval cannon period art", all the period illustrations showed brown carriages. I would, however, assume at least linseed oil or other treatment to keep the water out, wouldn't you think? |
| Dennis | 31 Jul 2020 9:30 p.m. PST |
Well, using BLO (boiled linseed oil) as a treatment for wood furniture on firearms is a grand old English tradition. |
| Timbo W | 01 Aug 2020 1:02 a.m. PST |
Interesting about Mons Meg, a couple of centuries later the New Model Army were painting gun carriages a 'fair ledd' colour. |
| Stoppage | 01 Aug 2020 1:15 p.m. PST |
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