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what color was foreign legion gun carriage set #290?

what color was the gun barrel as well? I'm going to use the 37mm guns without wheels for the battle of france 1940; I've seen photos of it in use.

thanks,

Bob

Re: what color was foreign legion gun carriage set #290?

Robert, the standard paintjob for French guns used in 1940, and actually from when this gun was introduced on, was some tone of olive green.

Pre-WW2 pictures often show heavy wear of the paintjob, like in these images:
https://i1.wp.com/www.militaer-wissen.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Canon-dInfanterie-de-37-mod%C3%A8le-1916-TRP.jpg
https://wikimaginot.eu/V70_glossaire_detail.php?id=1000369

I take these small guns did not normally come in cammo patterns, at least in 1940. Regards, Pa