billybookcase Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 All the ones I've seen are coloured red, but I saw a reference that said they were brass. Were the USN and Royal Navy different? Cheers BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goncalo Mendes Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 All the ones I've seen are coloured red, but I saw a reference that said they were brass.Were the USN and Royal Navy different? Cheers BB At ships, I dont know, but in I seen a lot of brass/cooper? colored extinguisher on firetrucks and aircrafts, WW2, US and British. Cheers G_Mendes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 At ships, I dont know, but in I seen a lot of brass/cooper? colored extinguisher on firetrucks and aircrafts, WW2, US and British.Cheers G_Mendes From a long ago memory, these could have been the old Carbon Tetra Chloride (CTC) extinguishers, which IIRC were banned when it was found out that when used on a fire, they produced a poisonous gas. The body of these extinguishers was a brass/copper colour, IIRC. I am ready to stand corrected if anyone knows better. Cheers, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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