Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726): “I laugh’st, that I nigh beshat myself.”
Cheers,
M
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I’ve often thought that the different color around the end of tank guns in black and white photos was that the muzzle was covered most of the time and dust would build up leaving the muzzle undusty, or camo would be painted with the cover still on the muzzle. Especially when you see one where it looks like a pretty clear linear demarcation somewhere near the end of the barrel (as in the short barrel on the panzer iv in one of the above pics). But I am not a tanker…
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Some people/crews/units PAINT the muzzle black. A good example is Israeli M51 Shermans.
Ken
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I thought that was to stop the Rabbi sawing off the muzzle brake…
Cheers,
M
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OUCH!!! 
The muzzle on all Merkavas is painted black, probably on late Magachs and Sho’ts too.
Well, as long as you’re discrete about it, we’ll overlook it. 
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Don’t forget “ yore “ as in “Days of “
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Yer outa’ yo damn mind! 
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