From: trochim@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Ray Trochim)
Subject: Re: Hesse Darmstadt Artillery Colors
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 97 14:45:23 CDT

Napoleonic Artillery Colors researched by Ray Trochim

Dutch-Belgian - 
Hesse-Damstadt - Mid-blue woodwork, black carriage fittings.
Baden - Grey/drk grey woodwork, black carriage fittings.
Bavaria - Light blue-grey woodwork, black carriage fittings.
United States - olive green woodwork, Black carriage fittings.
Saxony - Dark grey woodwork, yellow carriage fittings.
Naples - Light blue woodwork, black carriage fittings.
Sweden - Greenish blue woodwork, black carriage fittings.
Spain - Source 1: Grey woodwork, black carriage fittings.
        Source 2: stained woodwork, black carriage fittings.
Italy - Grey woodwork, black carriage fittings.
Austria - Yellow ochre woodwork, black carriage fittings.
Brunswick(1809) - Same as Austria. Equipped with Austrian guns.
Brunswick(1814) - Same as British. Equipped with British guns.
British - Mid blue-grey woodwork, black carriage fittings.
France - Olive green woodwork, black carriage fittings.
Poland - Same as French I think.
Prussia - Mid-blue woodwork, black carriage fittings.
Russia - Source 1: Apple green woodwork, black carriage fittings.
         Source 2: Apple green woodwork, polished carriage fittings.
         I would think they were painted rather then polished to protect
         the metal from the weather.
Wurttemburg - Stained woodwork, yellow carriage fittings.
Portugal(1808) - Same as Brit. They were equipped with Brit. guns
Westphalia - Green woodwork, black carriage fittings.
   The Westphalian guns had yellow pinstripes on there wheels.

Gun Barrels:
Iron gun barrels were painted black to help protect them from the
weather(rust prevention). There are references that the British guns
were painted Dark brown at times. Brass/bronze guns were polished.
For painting brass/bronze guns on the miniature, I found if you paint the
gun barrel brown then dry brush with gold you get a nice effect.