15th June 2005, 06:27 PM
Would question the term gun trail until I had seen it. Generally speaking, artillery of the 17th Century was painted black unless it was for ceremonial purposes and then, not particularly artistically. Would be worth the enquirer approaching the Sealed Knot and in particular-the artillery garden. On the leaded window front-check out the excavation reports for Basing House Hants (my regiments ancestral home).....Also-check out the Royal armories in Leeds/London.