That camo pattern is the M.N.H. Factory “Striped” Camo. When the assembly firms were directed to begin painting camouflage on Panthers prior to issuing them to the troops, the initial camouflage paint scheme used by M.N.H. was very similar to the patterns used by both M.A.N. and Daimler Benz. However, at the end of October 1944, M.N.H. began to use their characteristic “striped” camo scheme. This consisted of stripes or bands of color crossing the Panther diagonally from one side to the other including over the hull top and turret roof. The pattern began with wide curvy bands, where the three camo colors would often overlap each other, but over time the bands started to straighten, tighten, and become distinctly sequential. Additionally, the camo paint was sprayed onto the Panther extremely tightly, so that when viewed any farther than a meter or two away the paint scheme appeared to have a very hard, distinct edge as if it was applied over a mask or with a brush or roller.
