70s-80s 3 Color Camouflage Discussion

[rob love]

An old thread, but since many will use it for reference, I suggest that the reference to 503-321 as being FS34087, although it will give good contrast, is not correct. A recent check of the NSN for the 503-321 olive green showed me that the Canadian military started using FS34084 as the Federal Spec for the paint colour after Canada dropped the CGSB specifications.

So I would humbly suggest the following:

Black 501-310: USe a flat black like the oil based tremclad or any suitable flat black

Flat green 503-319: Use the CARC or Carc substitute of 383 green

Olive Green 503-321: Get paint mixed to that colour of 503-321 or FS34084, or, as I did, get some of Brian Asbury's paint which is matched to the original 503-321. Failing those, use the Gillespie FS34087, available from RAPCO or Willys acres.