Paint, Detector, Vesicant, Liquid, No. 2, 1 Pint, May 1943, British Made, Normandy

Genuine WWII tin of liquid vesicant detector paint, intended for detecting poisonous gas and often applied on motor vehicles, especially on the hood, where the ground-to-air recognition star was painted.

This khaki paint would turn red when vesicants were encountered; troops also applied some of this paint on their helmets.

Manufactured in England by Wm. R. Todd & Son, Ltd in 1943.

Full, untouched condition; found Normandy.

Contents: 1 pint.