Olive drab SX-25?

[Richard E. Robinson]

Another old radio followed me home from the Charlotte Hamfest Saturday.  I
picked up a complete and unmodified SX-25 for $50.  It's not mint but had
all the original knobs, panel markings were there along with the original
paper tag covering the trimmer caps on the bottom cover.  It's cleaning up
OK.

My question is, were there any olive drab SX-25s made?  There is some rust
on the cabinet which I am GoJo-ing off but the paint appears to be a
military OD color and the difference in paint between the grey of the
hinged top and the cabinet itself is apparent inside the cabinet.  I've
seen gear that looked brown befor the GoJo got all the nicotine off.  This
one though, appears to be painted OD.

Dachis doesn't mention any variations in the SX-25 in his book, so I'm
wondering if it is paint or years of nicotine I'm seeing.

73,

Rick kf4ar

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