Banjoman
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I’ve seen Northwest trade guns painted blue and red. Were any of them painted black that we know of?
Painted trade gun
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We know the British painted marine guns with an asphaltum finish, so it's possible, but that's an awfully low-grade finish for a trade gun.
The Rolling Stones had theirs painted black. Yes they are that old.
Back on topic, I’ve not seen or heard of trade guns painted black. But black with yellow vines painted on would look good. Creative, fun, not replicating historical examples.
Back on topic, I’ve not seen or heard of trade guns painted black. But black with yellow vines painted on would look good. Creative, fun, not replicating historical examples.
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I’ve seen red African flintlock trade muskets. I’ve painted plain maple stocks with no grain pattern to speak of. A nice stock I wouldn’t paint.
I’ve not seen surviving examples of NW guns painted different colors. I THINK I remember a published reference once that said there was documentation for light stock wood to be painted brown to look less white. There were fancy painted Carolina guns.
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I think you are referring to certain sea service muskets. Marine muskets were a different animal.
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I think Commitee of Safety muskets had their stocks painted to identify it as a loaner, but not aware of Trade Guns done that way.
Banjoman
Hillbilly
Let’s expand this some. Would black paint have been used on any type of traditional muzzleloader? Seems like I saw a southern mountain rifle painted black once but I don’t remember where.
I haven’t seen it and don’t know why anyone would do that.
Banjoman
Hillbilly
I don’t either, just wondering. I guess looking at painted trade guns got my wheels a turning’.
I've not seen one painted black, but plenty were stained black, or turned black with years.
I think if you went to a good paint store and asked to see their milk paint colors, you would find one you like. Milk paint was very common way back when.
I think if you went to a good paint store and asked to see their milk paint colors, you would find one you like. Milk paint was very common way back when.
T.C. Albert had an article about painted NW trade guns in Muzzleloaader magazine a year or two ago.
Banjoman
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Thanks.
I remember now, it was at a show this past summer. I’m thinking what I saw may have been stained black or was just dark to begin with and turned darker with age.
I don’t have any desire to paint or stain one. I was just wondering if it was common.
I remember now, it was at a show this past summer. I’m thinking what I saw may have been stained black or was just dark to begin with and turned darker with age.
I don’t have any desire to paint or stain one. I was just wondering if it was common.
Do you happen to have the issue information available? It’s been a few years since I subscribed.
Happened? Yes. Commonplace? Now that’s a whole nuther bag of worms.
If its just a piece with no figure I would carve like crazy on it, if I couldn't carve I would paint it.
And Keith Richards is still shooting his.
Sorry, Clark but I no longer have that issue. However, you can send a PM to Jason Gatliff since he was on this forum a day or two ago.
