Hi
what is the common rule concerning RN gun muzzles painted/unpainted ?
sometimes gun barrels near muzzle are bare metal. sometimes they are painted.
RN gun muzzles
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Re: RN gun muzzles
What time period/gun/ship? I too have seen both, mostly painted these days (the Mk-8 4.5") but I've also seen what appears to be polished metal almost akin to chrome. Granted those were black and white photos and quite possibly were barrel plugs but I can't be sure. I believe they were the twin 4.5" turrets of the Cold War era.
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moimeme
Re: RN gun muzzles
I was asking for WW1 WW2 period. Especially large caliber guns. I can find B/W pictures of Queen Elizabeth/Valiant and so on (15inch) whith both types of muzzle paint.
here are guns of Queen Elizabeth during WW2 (painted) :
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205187052
and here Hood in 1932 (unpainted and open mouth so those unpainted areas are definitely not a plug or tampion)
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_15-42_mk1.htm
Is it a time period problem ? unpainted/polished during peacetime and painted during wartime ?
here are guns of Queen Elizabeth during WW2 (painted) :
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205187052
and here Hood in 1932 (unpainted and open mouth so those unpainted areas are definitely not a plug or tampion)
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_15-42_mk1.htm
Is it a time period problem ? unpainted/polished during peacetime and painted during wartime ?