WW2 German Ammo Box
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Porcelain44
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WW2 German Ammo Box
Does anyone have an idea as to why this WW2 German ammo box has been painted grey? Was this done for naval troops?
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Poot
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Re: WW2 German Ammo Box
That's in great condition, nice find!
Sorry, but I can't answer your question about color/possible branch of serve affiliation.
Sorry, but I can't answer your question about color/possible branch of serve affiliation.
He who lives by the sword, should train with it frequently.
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hambubger
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Re: WW2 German Ammo Box
What type of ammo is that? As far as MG ammo boxes, here's one source:
"They came from the factory either in Dark Grey (which usually faded quickly) or dark olive.
But the camo pastes that were issued to the soldiers for camouflaging vehicles (and thus Dunkelgelb nach Muster, Green and Brown) were specifically issued to be used for camouflaging larger pieces of equipment (including MG-Ammo boxes) as well. So any of these 5 colours or even camo based on these are fine.
In addition they were whitewashed during the winter just like any piece of equipment."
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=156216
"They came from the factory either in Dark Grey (which usually faded quickly) or dark olive.
But the camo pastes that were issued to the soldiers for camouflaging vehicles (and thus Dunkelgelb nach Muster, Green and Brown) were specifically issued to be used for camouflaging larger pieces of equipment (including MG-Ammo boxes) as well. So any of these 5 colours or even camo based on these are fine.
In addition they were whitewashed during the winter just like any piece of equipment."
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=156216
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