Bofor Gun Restoration

Crowies Paints are proud to have supported the RSL Club in Gladstone QLD with products for the restoration of the historic “Bofors Gun”. A project spanning over 2 years in the making with Young Veterans, Deploy Workforce, and many local contractors including Venom Sandblasting.

This unique and important historical item was painted using a zinc, high build epoxy and polyurethane in a custom matched sheen level and colour.

The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 (often referred to simply as the "Bofors gun" was an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. The gun was designed as an intermediate anti-aircraft gun, filling the gap between fast firing close-range small calibre anti-aircraft guns and slower firing long-range high calibre anti-aircraft guns. The Bofors 40 mm L/60 was suited for this role and outperformed competing designs. It entered the export market around 1932 and was in service with 18 countries by 1939. During World War 2 it was used by armies on both sides, 260 units were sent to Australia and placed in Northern Australia on the coastline after the attack on Darwin, these guns played a major part in defending the Australian shores,

An emotional day for our veterans — and an honor to be part of preserving this piece of history.