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MG 08 color
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 3:43 pm
by stegger
Hi gentleman
Could someone tell what color exactly (according to RAL ) were painted MG 08 ? I know that from the factory they came blued , but later ?
Thanks in advance
Re: MG 08 color
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:38 pm
by amafrank
Since many were painted by individual groups of soldiers using material found on hand its very hard to say what colors were used. After looking at quite a few original guns in museums and in collections I've not yet seen any with matching colors. Some used a variety of flat green which varied from light to dark green. Others used widely varied colors like red, brown, green, silver, black and on and on. I don't know that there was any official color for the guns so i think you can use just about anything.....
Frank
Re: MG 08 color
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:21 pm
by alpencorps
HELLO,
Make your paint by yourself...
An old Instruktion
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=9256&start=20#p87479
Greetings from Bavaria
Re: MG 08 color
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:18 pm
by stegger
Many thanks guys , you have confirmed my opinion about this .
Matter is that our reenactment club produced an MG 08, firing blanks , and is currently being debated, what color should be painted
