B166 box help/advice please

[spotter]

Hello all, i have been gifted a B166 II 1943 box to restore (ex bigdaves collection)
Restoring boxes is not something i know much about and need some advice please.
The box overall is solid but as you can see like many has been scrubbed of all its original paint apart from the inside which appears to be original .
So to my questions
Once i have cleaned off all the black would it originally have had a primer coat ?
Also the colour , would the exterior be service brown ?
Im still not decided wether to do it as 3in mortar or Piat, but first priority is the main painting.
Thanks
Allan

 

[kiwieod]

heres a couple i did for some reenactors when i was living in california.not accurate but looked the part.sandblasted,primered and an off the shelf brown
stencils made on a former US army stencil machine!

 

[spotter]

heres a couple i did for some reenactors when i was living in california.not accurate but looked the part.sandblasted,primered and an off the shelf brown
stencils made on a former US army stencil machine!

Thank you for your reply Kiwi the ones you did look good .

 

[spotter]

Finally have got round to finishing the box.

 

[BMG50]

Nicely done, great work, i had the same box and was marked up for PIAT, it had a blue turquoise band are the centre.

 

[kiwieod]

very nice,did you have the govt. explosive stamp made?

 

[spotter]

very nice,did you have the govt. explosive stamp made?

Morning Kiwi..
Its just a stencil i made on a cheap chinese laser engraver i bought myself a couple of years ago

 

[hangarman]

Great excuse to buy a laser cutter if ever i neede one ! Great work Spotter