BLUE PAINTED FLINTLOCKS

[Puffer]

BLUE PAINTED FLINTLOCKS


https://claysmithguns.com/Blue_Trade_Gun.htm

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[RobD]

I know lots of trade guns were milk painted in lotsa colors besides blue, too, but .... yuk ... really cheapens the looks to me. 

[rollingb]

Trade Guns were known to be offered in several "painted" variants,.... blue, red, (sometimes with spots, vines, or lightening added), specifically for the eastern Indian Trade. 

[Bigsmoke]

I know it's the wrong shade of blue, but wouldn't it look terribly patriotic if the stock were blue, the barrel white and the lock and all the hardware were red?  Zowie !!!

I just looked at the link on Puffer's post and I see that you too can own one of these fine blue trade guns for the princely sum of only a modest $2,850.00.  I would think shipping and handling is extra.  I am also sure you can be the first on your block to own something like this if you act immediately.  But wait, there's more.  If you act right now, they will also include a genuine English flint, complete with a certificate of authenticity, suitable for framing.  Oh, the wonder of it all.

John (Bigsmoke)

[rollingb]

I know it's the wrong shade of blue, but wouldn't it look terribly patriotic if the stock were blue, the barrel white and the lock and all the hardware were red?  Zowie !!!

I just looked at the link on Puffer's post and I see that you too can own one of these fine blue trade guns for the princely sum of only a modest $2,850.00.  I would think shipping and handling is extra.  I am also sure you can be the first on your block to own something like this if you act immediately.  But wait, there's more.  If you act right now, they will also include a genuine English flint, complete with a certificate of authenticity, suitable for framing.  Oh, the wonder of it all.

John (Bigsmoke)

Paint is expensive.   

[Two Steps]

I know it's the wrong shade of blue, but wouldn't it look terribly patriotic

Hey John...it is patriotic...it’s Infantry blue! 

[Nessmuk]

Can you imagine assembling  one of these fine weapons then the boss comes up and says " It looks fine, paint it blue." 

Thank goodness ,  they're also offered stained and finished!!

[Puffer]

 

[PetahW]

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IMO, it's just as bad as a plastic stock..... 

[rollingb]

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IMO, it's just as bad as a plastic stock..... 

  but ...., better than being painted "PINK". 

[RobD]

During that day, I'll bet the painted trade guns were the cat's meow to both the natives and young colonials, for both aesthetics and rebellion of youth.  Add in a brass serpent side plate for instant bling and spiritual karma.

[Winter Hawk]

IMO, it's just as bad as a plastic stock.....

But it is historical, as from previous centuries.  Plastic not so much!

~Kees~

[Bigsmoke]

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IMO, it's just as bad as a plastic stock..... 

  but ...., better than being painted "PINK". 

How do you know that the pink model isn't for a woman?  Kinda like the Smith and Wesson revolvers with that color scheme?  I think I remember seeing that somewhere.

[Uncle Russ]

I know it's the wrong shade of blue, but wouldn't it look terribly patriotic

Hey John...it is patriotic...it’s Infantry blue! 

Yep, It's gotta be that "Infantry Blue Paint" that's so darn expensive. 

I've read this story before, right here on this forum, some time back.
And when ya think about it, "The barrels are 20 bore (gauge) and 42" long. Weight is 7½ lbs."..... that gun, with that weight, just might make a nice "Walk about" Riflegun!....after ya painted it black, of course.

Russ...

[JB67]

Some of you think it cheapens the look, but painted guns probably held up to handling and weather better. One is also a lot less likely to lose it leaning it against a tree in the woods.