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KHH37435 Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:57 pm Post subject: Navy M-38 Paint |
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Were all M-38's used by the Navy painted blue or were some OD? |
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Bill_F Member
Joined: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 891 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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wouldn't navy m38's have been painted grey? I have never seen a Navy rig painted blue, only OD and grey. |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16271 Location: Wisconsin
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Bill_F Member
Joined: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 891 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, I have never seen a jeep or any rig done as a coast guard unit. |
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DMCarpenter Member
Joined: May 28, 2007 Posts: 97 Location: Denver, NC
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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Bill:
Granted, it was an early WWII shot and G503, but I saw a pic of a USCG harbor patrol jeep some years ago. It was grey (or appeared to be in the b/w photo, with 'COAST GUARD' stenciled under the windshield.
The interesting part was that the jeep was armed, with a Colt Potato-digger. That really made it an interesting study.
Dave |
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KHH37435 Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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How about Air Force M-38's? Where they painted blue or were any of them painted OD? |
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Jim Member
Joined: Apr 14, 2005 Posts: 196 Location: Van Buren, Arkansas
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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I remember from somewhere that blue paint did not show up well on
early black/white film, and that it was used for vehicle hood numbers
as a security measure. I would think it would photograph on a vehicle
as a whole as some type of gray.
Jim in Darkest Arkansas |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16271 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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KHH,
Try reviewing some photo albums and you'll see that Navy was primarily gray from WWII thru today. US Army Air Corp was OD, USMC was Marine Corp Green, The USAF carried forward the OD and at some point between 1952 and 53 they went Strata Blue with an occasional mix of OD's for special units and theater of ops. Coast guard used both Gray in WWII and a light blue later.
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=album132&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=Wes-Knettle&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php |
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KHH37435 Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:18 am Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone, that helps. |
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