M880 factory color

Might be a dumb question, but I've searched and can only find references to camo colors and patterns for the M880. Weren't they painted a solid color from the factory and if so, what shade od was it?

IIRC When we got them issued they were straight forest green, we had to paint the camo on them in the motor pool!

Note patch in the front of this M887 SECM body. IIRC the back of the cab was the same!

All the ones I have seen came from dodge Forest Green. I have read ( but can not confirm ) that they also came in OD green. I know all of the build sheets I have seen ( including the one for my truck ) say Forest Green. But at any rate, All came from Dodge a single color and it was up to the company commander to decide if he need his trucks camoed, If he wanted them camo it was usually done by someone at the unit level.

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34079 Lusterless Forest Green

and I'm not positive on the number
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or maybe
24052 Semi-Gloss Forest Green
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Thanks, that's what I wanted to know!

My M890 came from the factory Field Drab, when I got it was wildland fire yellow. It is now back to field drab.

Mine's fire engine red....gotta do something about that.

Mine is baywatch yellow....

Maybe I am thinking of Field Drab instead of OD green, I do know the other color had more brown in it than the forest green. I cant remember where I read it from so I can't say for sure...

If you look around the interior of the truck and get lucky, you might find the build sheet. some have been found in the glove box, mine was stuffed in behind the springs on the back portion of the seat.

It will tell you the color the truck was when it came from Dodge.

Our M882 was originally a brown color, not unlike the brown on that M887 box above.

You can see it plain as day on the underneath of the hood.

I think that unpainted section of the M887 box is the field drab color. A dark brownish green.

I would like to suggest that if you have a look on the inside of the cab, underneath the dash, door covers, or behind the banch, you'll find spots who are never touched by any GI, i like to think that that is mostly the correct factory shade.

good-luck.