Re: [MV] M422A1 color

From: jim gilmore (jgilmore@oeonline.com)
Date: Thu Feb 17 2000 - 01:20:26 PST


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Mazo Mike wrote:
. You might want to know M37's came in a variety of shades
>of OD. Mine's an early '51, and the original color was quite light, after I
>sanded down to it, like the WWII stuff. I've seen them with several of the
>darker shades (in fact mine has 4 or 5), and the semi-gloss also. So, I'd
>say it just depends.

   The color that Mike describes here is found on early M 37's. I have
seen (and photographed) several M- 37's that have this color as their first
coat of paint. It is much like a pea soup green and is much lighter than
the later # 24087. I have yet to find a explanation for this different
shade of O.D. or any data on it.

           Jim Gilmore MVPA # 5843

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