Mercian
I live for the CABE
Hi Craig,
No problem (-:
Thanks for the photos.
I have a little more time to explain,
Yes, I'm sure that both shades of paint were applied during it's service career, and to me add to it's history.
Pre WW2, and into the early years, British vehicles were painted a gloss green, Deep Bronze Green No.24, which didn't work so well under combat condition.
1939-41, they used a Khaki Green No. 3, and a Dark Green No. 4.
From 1941 to 1944, the British then standardised several colours to paint vehicles, and published this as British Standard BS987C (like an ASTM). The BS contained Standard Camoflage Colours. Your bike is painted originally in SCC2. This brown shade is partly because the pigments needed to produce Green were now in very limited supply.
In April 1944, the SCC was changed to SCC15, Olve Drab, to match the US vehicles now being supplied under Lend Lease. This is the second colour on your frame.
The brown shade on BSA's is more uncommon than the green paint, so may very well be that it was repainted to match ther others in the unit. Perhaps for DDay? Sadly we'll never know for sure.
Best Regards,
Adrian
No problem (-:
Thanks for the photos.
I have a little more time to explain,
Yes, I'm sure that both shades of paint were applied during it's service career, and to me add to it's history.
Pre WW2, and into the early years, British vehicles were painted a gloss green, Deep Bronze Green No.24, which didn't work so well under combat condition.
1939-41, they used a Khaki Green No. 3, and a Dark Green No. 4.
From 1941 to 1944, the British then standardised several colours to paint vehicles, and published this as British Standard BS987C (like an ASTM). The BS contained Standard Camoflage Colours. Your bike is painted originally in SCC2. This brown shade is partly because the pigments needed to produce Green were now in very limited supply.
In April 1944, the SCC was changed to SCC15, Olve Drab, to match the US vehicles now being supplied under Lend Lease. This is the second colour on your frame.
The brown shade on BSA's is more uncommon than the green paint, so may very well be that it was repainted to match ther others in the unit. Perhaps for DDay? Sadly we'll never know for sure.
Best Regards,
Adrian