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11-11-08, 01:57
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An old problem
The same problem comes up in trying to figure out the correct colour for British aircraft in the First World War - with the colour of the dope ranging from brown to green to olive drab. No colour photos and surviving examples are faded and so on. One account I have says it was specced to be a kind of DTB, but shifted to green-ish depending on the application, fabric colour, weathering and so on.
Khaki means 'dusty' - originated in British India campaigning.
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11-11-08, 03:07
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khaki
 Khaki is from the urdal dialect in IndiaPronouned kackee or as in the US Karkey, Translation is dirt colour referred to br some as S### colour. Dusty is being nice. Most Cdn. and brits ww1 uniforms were made in India. Some in ww2. dennis gelean 
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11-11-08, 04:19
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Faded to yellow
The faded to almost yellow that Keith talks about is so true and can sometimes yield a nice original colour if you scrape the surface off. It's great to find as it tells you with certainty that you are looking at an original, un-mucked with surface.
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