Blue "Drill" or "Practice" paint

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303Gunner

Well-Known Member

• Apr 11, 2009

• #1

Inert Drill or Practice ordnance is by convention painted a bluish/turquoise/teal colour. Does anyone know the proper name for this colour, and have a reference for it, either as a US FS595 number, a UK BSC number, or a RAL number?

 

paul the grenade

Well-Known Member

• Apr 11, 2009

• #2

All i can find is the names for the colours.
drill grens are Oxford blue and practice are Deep Saxe Blue.
Paul.

 

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303Gunner

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2009

• #3

Thanks for that. Deep Saxe Blue is BS381 colour No 113. Different websites show different colour variations of the particular shade (eg this and this), making a shade match a dodgy process without a specific reference.

 

spotter

UBIQUE

Staff member

Premium Member

• Apr 12, 2009

• #4

I have an official released document showing
Practice rounds ---Deep Saxe Blue no113
Drill rounds--- Oxford Blue No105
this is for nato standardised colour codes post 1964