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Erma MP44

If that camo was applied during the war, it would have burned off the barrel, or at least the gas block. These things get crazy hot after just a few rounds. Non-heat resistant paint would burn off or at least discolor after 200 rounds. I wager this is post-war paint done by a kid or a collector. Sorry to be a bummer guys.
 
RampantLion said:
If that camo was applied during the war, it would have burned off the barrel, or at least the gas block. These things get crazy hot after just a few rounds. Non-heat resistant paint would burn off or at least discolor after 200 rounds. I wager this is post-war paint done by a kid or a collector. Sorry to be a bummer guys.
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Period lead paint can withstand 750 degrees before it starts to vaporize. Look closely at the gas block and the barrel and the effects of heat on the paint. Same goes for the trunnion and finally the hand guard. The lower, the rear of the receiver, and of course the stock ferrule have a somewhat different appearance from the lack of it.
Of course that isn't conclusive as really no period camo is. It is merely opinion.
Note the exact same camo paint scheme on this M40. The colors are exact as is the pattern.
I'm as skeptical as the next guy but after plenty of time to really examine it I'm reasonably confident the camo is in fact period applied but
I have zero history on where it came from other than the information from the estate picker that bought it within the last year.

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