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Nick Stern Supporting Member of TMP29 Dec 2022 10:31 a.m. PST

Any info to share on the colors of the artillery carriages of the four nations involved, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay?

Costanzo129 Dec 2022 11:37 a.m. PST

Interesting question!

Grelber29 Dec 2022 1:30 p.m. PST

I know almost nothing about the War of the Triple Alliance, but when I researched the Greeks for their 1897 war with the Ottomans, I found they bought Krupp guns and used the Krupp livery of light gray carriages and black barrels. My impression is that neither Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, not Paraguay were notable gun manufacturers, so if you can't find any specifics, I'd try to find out what the default livery of the manufacturer was and just go with that.

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Extrabio1947 Supporting Member of TMP29 Dec 2022 3:14 p.m. PST

If you trust the Perrys' research, check out the photos of the Triple Alliance artillery models on their website.

Nick Stern Supporting Member of TMP29 Dec 2022 4:12 p.m. PST

Extrabio1947, thanks! I forgot about the color photos on the Perry site. Looks like olive green for the Brazilians and green or natural wood for the Paraguyans.

Killerkatanas15 Feb 2023 1:03 a.m. PST

Brazilians – green
Argentina – sky blue
Uruguay – supplied by Brazil
Paraguay – natural wood

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