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Everybodys best bet on the proper OD #9 is to support Mr. Underhill at "lawdog". TM9ordnance.com OD#8 is supposed to be close, but I haven't seen it in person. A British company- longolivedrabline.com (I think) sells it- not cheap- and may not be available here in the US. I have looked for this color for some time now, for correct re-paint of restored WW2 vehicles in a museum in Hubbard, Ohio. Here's what I have: Lusterless Olive Drab #9 is the correct color of WW2 US equipment. ANA (army-navy-avaition) colors are not correct. There is no FS595 standard color that matches properly. Gillespie Coatings has two colors billed as correct, but I have my doubts: FS33070 "early" OD- too light and yellow/gray- however, good match for WW2 Ford Motor Co. vehicles, and is almost passable when darkened slightly. "319"- lighter still, matches some WW2 helmet liners (which were a different color than the steel shells). Aervoe coatings: has 2/3 offerings: FS34087 is sold as early war OD. NO WAY! Too yellow brown, almost a khaki. FS24087 is a semi-gloss, altogether different color (which is why 24087/34087 has been eliminated from FS595b) that matches army vehicles from the 1960"s but is too "brown". FS34052 is about a dead ringer on my fixed bale USMC original helmet. HOWEVER--- FS34084 seems a pretty close match in a modern paint (FS24084 from Aervoe, a semi-gloss) for several mint items in the collection, but we can't spring for 50 gallons worth on a hunch- the lusterless 34084 is considered a custom color. Canada's air force uses this color in their camo scheme, so there is still hope there. I darkened up some 33070 from Gillespie to "restore" a well used M1 shell and it doesn't look too bad, but I over-corked a bit I think, but I don't intend to try to sell it. armyjeepparts.com has Gillespie paint. I hope this helps!