KM ship grey canister?

[simone977]

Paint is very difficult to judge on. One thing that makes me wonder, was there a certain regulation for painting cannisters? I mean, was there a set colour (RAL code?) for each branch? Without regulation I can imagine that various tints of the same colour can and will have been used making it more difficult to judge if the paint is war or post war. How can one even tell if a cannister is painted in the 40's or the 50's, you might tell if a cannister is painted in the last decade or so but paint of so long ago I think it's impossible to tell exactly when applied.

I collect camo items and i can assure that, in wartime period, germans were usually to use every kind of paint they find.

I have many sudfront camo gasmasks and every canister is camouflaged with a different paint.

I agree with you when you say that it's hard to judge a paint from 50's, especially when you have to analyze a "not-standard" color.

Simone