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Block of Blanco, 1948

Blanco was used by soldiers to clean and colour their kit and equipment. It came in four shades - olive green, khaki, dark green and light green plus white. First produced as early as 1875 it was officially approved by the British Army in 1913.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1977-04-21-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Soldier gallery

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1977-04-21-1