Mg34 lafette question

[Mccallion]

hello all,
about a month ago i purchsed a mg34 lafette that post war had been used by the yugos and had been painted the post war light green, i commenced to strip the lafette and found that the original color was panzer gray except for the top deck and some other area look to have been painted another color almost a dark green and was wondering if this was a german ww2 paint color or a postwar paint?









All help is appreicated,

thanks

McCallion

[Mccallion]

can anyone help me here?

McCallion

[padalec]

Yes,light green its a Yugo post war color for capturet weapons,other green and red(mini) its a German colors.Nice!

[Hans Zeug]

Grey paint.

Hello,nice to see some original paint left on your lafette and the buffertube still has it's green finish in superb condition,do you intend to strip and repaint your lafette? I have just started to strip mine done for a respray (as apart from one very small area that has some original grey paint remaining) has only a thin coat of Russian paint on it. I have some nice reproduced grey paint from Germany to paint on my lafette. My lafette came from the Ryton arms haul,like a kid in a sweet shop,I was faced with over a hundred lafetten to choose from and only half an hour to pick one! If I knew then what I now know I would have picked one with matching dates on the two main components but never mind at least it has all the right parts for a 34 lafette.Well apart from the web back supports,the jury is still out on these as to whether they are German or not. Regards David.

[fab]

don't repaint this lafette !
keep it with this lovely original blue color.
all the value of such a part is the condition of the original paint.

[IMBLITZVT]

all the value of such a part is the condition of the original paint.

Not for us that can still shoot guns off these tripods!

There is a point where no real value is lost in the repaint. If the Cradle and tripod are not matching paint and rough... I don't really see the anything being lost, IMHO.

[Hans Zeug]

Lack of paint.

Not for us that can still shoot guns off these tripods!

There is a point where no real value is lost in the repaint. If the Cradle and tripod are not matching paint and rough... I don't really see the anything being lost, IMHO.

Lets face it there's not that much original paint left on it, anyway when it's repainted in 20 years time no one will be able to tell the difference anyway.

[me6_130]

I have my lafette in a wardrobe, just waiting for me to have some (a lot) time to remove the Norge paint off, without damaging the original paint. I believe there is about a 60-65% of original paint under, so it is worth trying IMO.


Carles

[IMBLITZVT]

anyway when it's repainted in 20 years time no one will be able to tell the difference anyway.

Actually probably will with modern crappy paints! You can tell lead vs non lead paints. Plus in 20 years with modern paints, it will need repainting!

Maybe just paint over what is there and don't strip the original paint.

I am doing a MG08 sled. I found some nice red lead primer for it! I will probably be stuck with modern crappy paint for the field gray.

[fab]

you see the things differently...

in Europe the value of such part is better when it's an original part, never repainted, not reblued ....

here to remove the original paint from a lafette when you can keep it, it's a deterioration.

like if you buy a 3000 years old Egytian sarcophagus whith is original paint, but you would prefer it repainted... so you do it.

[Hans Zeug]

Not a real worry.

Actually probably will with modern crappy paints! You can tell lead vs non lead paints. Plus in 20 years with modern paints, it will need repainting!

Maybe just paint over what is there and don't strip the original paint.

I am doing a MG08 sled. I found some nice red lead primer for it! I will probably be stuck with modern crappy paint for the field gray.

Agreed if there is plenty of original paint still surviving restore if possible but I will not be around in 20 years time to worry and I bet my German paint will still be on the lafette anyway! Cheers David.

[Mccallion]

thanks for the replys i have already taken off the first layer of yugo paint and now i plant to save what i can and get down to the original paint and in other areas i will repaint it where there is just nothing left to save, i have w more questions,
that green finish on the buffer is original german ?
and for shure that dark green paint is not ww2 german ?

thanks for all the info

McCallion

[fab]

the red (oxyrote) and blue (panzer grey)are the original WWII colors.
the green apple on the buffer is WWII too (like on all the aluminuim parts)

[IMBLITZVT]

you see the things differently...

in Europe the value of such part is better when it's an original part, never repainted, not reblued ....

like if you buy a 3000 years old Egytian sarcophagus whith is original paint, but you would prefer it repainted... so you do it.

Only slightly, we just add some value for still using the items.

Its already not original as the cradle is not the same color as the tripod... so what value is left in the paint unless you find the tripod with the reverse colors?

You would not know a 3000 old item was repainted 2940 years ago and you probably would not care... I also would not be using a 3000 year old item but I would still use this tripod! Totally different!

that green finish on the buffer is original german ?
and for shure that dark green paint is not ww2 german ?

I don't think the Germans used that light green but could be wrong.

I think the dark Green could be later war German but I would have to look into that. Seems like the cradle was replaced, probably off another WWII tripod. Are they dated the same? The Germans stopped using that real gray paint later on in the war.

Post on mg42.us for the experts to reply!

[fab]

you are right , repaint your lafette
you are right the green color on the buffer is post war
you are right, go on mg42.us, I have an account there too, will tell you the same thing, but i'm quite better to answer on mg42.us than here on WAF.