Re: [MV] 25mm Hotchkiss AT Gun
John Champlin (jchamplin@sprintmail.com)
Mon, 12 Jan 1998 18:03:24 -0800
Scott Parker wrote:
>
> You remember this question ??
>
> > A friend of mine is restoring a French 1934 Hotchkiss 25mm anti-tank
> gun.
> > His question is ... what is the correct color? Since it was made, it
> > was used by the Finnish, and apparently painted a dark kelly green. He
>
> > wants to restore it to the original French colors.
>
> Well, he decided to restore it to the Finnish paint scheme. The dark
> kelly green is a small patch, and he is not sure if it was a camo pattern
> or if it was all kelly green or even if it was green at all . Anyone
> have an idea where he can find out the answer? What was the correct
> paint scheme for this gun?
>
> Thanks in advance, sorry for being a little bit off topic.
>
> Scott
Scott;
I would suggest your friend write the Finnish Army attache at the
Finnish Embassy in Washington, DC. He/She will be able to either get
you a copy of the paint scheme when issued, the unit marking regs, the
units issued to, and possibly typically used camo schemes or most
certainly where to write in the Finnish Army historical establishment.
They are _very_ good at helping people preserve the history of The
Winter War and their part in WWII (they hated Stalin more than Hitler,
and were left alone as a treaty neutral after the war).
John Champlin
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