Jet fuel.
Axle grease.
Boot polish.
Brasso.
Johnson’s Floor Polish.
Cosmoline.
Diesel.
Fine powdered dust and the smell of the bushveld in the dry season.
Field kitchens.
Mortar tubes had their own smell too, a little like old fireworks.

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Promoted to Turdlike status 03/17/12