USMC M38A1 Rebuilt engine/transmission/tcase color

DMCarpenter · Post by **DMCarpenter** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:13 pm

Lusterless or semi gloss Forest green?

Post by **wesk** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:28 pm

Depends on the source of the rebuilt units.

DMCarpenter · Post by **DMCarpenter** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:01 pm

Albany MCSC 1959

DaveM38A1 · Post by **DaveM38A1** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:14 pm

I think I'll paint mine semi gloss, just thinking they would have been repainted with the USMC Green at time of rebuild.

Don't know for sure, but I like the look of it. I'm sure Olive Drab from the factory, but thinking a rebuild would be semi-gloss at a USMC depot rebuild. My dad's in Vietnam was a later 60's, so I'll go semi-gloss

Dave

Post by **wesk** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:45 pm

The factory OD 2430 was semi-gloss as well not drab or flat.

DMCarpenter · Post by **DMCarpenter** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:13 pm

The rebuilds were Forest Green, but with years of crud buildup, I could not tell semi gloss or lusterless FG. Thanks or the answer. The frame will be 2430, or at least 23070.

Thanks
Dave