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M7 Priest Fire Extinguishers

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M7 Priest Fire Extinguishers
Posted by Moff on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 2:51 PM
What color should I paint the (what I assume are) fire extinguishers on my M7 Priest Early?

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Posted by richs26 on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 6:27 PM

They would be a copper or brass color just like in WW2 US aircraft.  Not red like in the review of the 1/35 road grader.

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Posted by T26E4 on Friday, July 10, 2015 10:52 PM

I have to disagree with Rich.  The brass fire extinguishers were the carbon tetrachloride type and were used in many soft skins and lighter AFVs (armored cars, halftracks).  Some were one quart in capacity.  There were many brands.

M7s and other larger vehicles (Light and medium tanks, M26, SPGs) were equipped with the 4-lb CO2 fire extinguisher -- often manufactured by Kidde.  They were painted in either a medium green or red or OD.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u58/HinniB747/FE.jpg

Here's one of the smaller, brass ones; http://jeepdraw.com/images/jeepdraw/Restoration2/Fire_Extinguisher_Bracket.jpg

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Posted by Moff on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 11:53 AM

Whoops! I still can't figure out how the email notification system works on this....anyway, Super Pershing seems to be right, but thanks for the advice richs26!

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