Hello!
As a by-thought while working with an article on browning of infantry weapons in Scandinavia (chemically controlled "rusting" of the barrels), I was wondering if this was done in the French, Prussian (both pre- and post-1806), Austrian or any other of the germanic armies of the napoleonic period? And what was the general instruction on polishing, if any?
In addition to browning the weapons, there seems to be two schools, one of "functional" polishing in order to maintain functionality and prevent rust, giving the weapon a dull semi-shine look, and one of "polish-until-you-die", producing a mirrorlike finish (and probably also reducing the thickness of the barrels drastically).
I already have a pretty good impression of practice in the British army, where it seems to have been fairly common on Navy weapons, as well as standard for the New Land Light infantry pattern delivered from 1811 to the light infantry (and possibly also for the ordinary older models used by the light infantry previous to this).
Anyone?
As a by-thought while working with an article on browning of infantry weapons in Scandinavia (chemically controlled "rusting" of the barrels), I was wondering if this was done in the French, Prussian (both pre- and post-1806), Austrian or any other of the germanic armies of the napoleonic period? And what was the general instruction on polishing, if any?
In addition to browning the weapons, there seems to be two schools, one of "functional" polishing in order to maintain functionality and prevent rust, giving the weapon a dull semi-shine look, and one of "polish-until-you-die", producing a mirrorlike finish (and probably also reducing the thickness of the barrels drastically).
I already have a pretty good impression of practice in the British army, where it seems to have been fairly common on Navy weapons, as well as standard for the New Land Light infantry pattern delivered from 1811 to the light infantry (and possibly also for the ordinary older models used by the light infantry previous to this).
Anyone?
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