Saxon Limber Colours

[PAULSPENCE]

http://Bonjour Chaps,

Help needed as I know that Saxon 1812'ish guns were painted black and that the limbers were too.

The thing is that the limbers and ammunition caissons are either made with what looks to be wickerwork sides and/or have wickerwork "hay-racks" attached to them.

So was the wickerwork painted black as well as the rest of the woodwork or was it left natural?

Hope that someone has the answer as I've just started undercoating some wonderful Westfalia 4 pounder guns which come with their own charming 4 pounder limbers!

See links below:

http://westfaliaminiatures.com/napoleonic_saxony#!/4Pdr-Limber/p/48197447/category=12546074

http://westfaliaminiatures.com/napoleonic_saxony#!/4Pdr-Cannon/p/48197448/category=12546074

Just spotted this wonderful link which suggests that the undercarriage and wheels were black but the body was blue!

http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/OrdnanceJournal/Issue2/SOJ-0209.pdf

Sounds great but doesn't answer the wickerwork question.

Does Dr Summerfield's Book cover this?

Is it a must have?

Cheers,

Paul

[PAULSPENCE]

Mes Amis,

I think that I've got the answer.

I didn't realise that my copy of "Napoleonic Artillery" by Anthony Dawson, Paul Dawson and Stephen Summerfield states on page 229 that "Wagons had light blue body, light brown roof and black wheels" which is very helpful.

And, the icing on the cake is that there are, albeit black and white illustrations, photographs and paintings showing caissons with what appears to be light blue bodies!

So I think that's settled!

Cheers,

Paul