Question Here!!
Were the barrels of german antitank and anitaircraft guns painted or left a natural finish?
I am doing the tamiya pak 34/35. It appears to have a painted barrel with the breech left a metal finish.
I am also building the italerai flak 43. The instruction sheet appears to show a painted barrel. The artwork on the box shows a metal finish.
So far my research has been inconclusive on these two weapons.
Man, you got me on this one. I thought the barrels were a mettalic color, but now you got me wondering! Sorry, no help here!
I’d get some ref pics and if all else fails, break out the gunmetal. Hope it helps, sorry…
The Italerei Tiger Im building a natural metal barrel but I havnt seen any reference pics showing this, here are some examples.
http://www.alanhamby.com/paint.html
Great site, Bill. Thanks a bunch!
Have 2 pix of German anti-tank gun taken in a museum in Holland. Its painted in 3 col. camo, only shiny bits are working breech mechanism, regards John.
A couple of weeks ago I went to the Australian War Memorial where there was a 88mm Flak gun on display, it’s barrel had been painted in a camo scheme complete with kill markings. Hope this helps.