Did the US ever paint the M47 in these colors? I’m thinking not.
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No. All our M-47s were painted OD.
That particular M47 was probably a “Gate Guard”, which means it was tank put on display in front of a military installation before being replaced by a more modern version.
Anyone remember the movie “Stripes”?
Remember the scene where Bill Murray was riding the bus into Ft. Knox?
I think they’ve changed that old M48 to an M60, then into an M1A1.
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Dan, you are correct. The M47’s were already long out of service before the MERDC pattern was officially adopted. It looks to me that this particular M47 received a homemade paint job. If you look at the bustle box, you can see what appears to be evidence of a spray can paint job where there is areas where the spray missed. The black “crows feet” along the side of the turret also appears to be made from a spray can.
The actual paints used were either applied with professional sprayers or applied by paint brush
Edro
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I posted that pic because someone asked if they had a M-47 at the Patton Museum outside of Palm Springs.
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It looks better in that scheme
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