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MIL-HDBK-1473 Revision A:1997

MIL-HDBK-1473 Revision A:1997

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Color and Marking of Army Materiel

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Published date

29-08-1997

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US Military Specs/Standards/Handbooks

1 Scope
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
2 Applicable Documents
2.1 General
2.2 Government documents
2.3 Non Government publications
2.4 Order of precedence
3 Definitions
3.1 Terms
3.2 Numerical designations of colors
4 General Guidelines and Practices
4.1 Color
4.2 Marking
4.3 Bar Coding
5 Detailed Guidelines and practices
5.1 Vehicles, construction equipment
5.2 Vessels
5.3 Railroad equipment
5.4 Towed artillery, multiple rocket launchers, missiles, rockets and related ground support equipment for missile systems
5.5 Electrical and electronic equipment and items
5.6 Aircraft
5.7 Ammunitions, chemical, and radiological items
5.8 Other items
5.9 Safety color markings and signs
5.10 Signs (non-safety)
6 Notes
6.1 Intended use
6.2 Subject term
6.3 Changes from previous issue


Handbook provides guidelines in general for marking and color of Army materiel. (Finishes including treatments for coating/preservation, surface preparation or special requirements for specific Army design activies are not included in this handbook. Camouflaged exterior colors for active theaters of combat that need to comply with host country requirements are also not applicable to this handbook).

This handbook provides general guidelines for color and marking of Army material. It does not cover finishes, surface preparations, related treatments for preservation and coating, or special requirements specified by Army design activities. Moreover, this handbook does not apply to exterior colors of Army equipment under tactical conditions in active combat theaters of operation where such equipment may be painted Lusterless White No. 37875 in snow areas, or other colors or patterns deemed necessary for camouflage or for compliance with host country requirements.

DevelopmentNote
A NOTICE 1 - Notice of Validation. (10/2013)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
US Military Specs/Standards/Handbooks
Status
Current
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