Closer still, get an old Bren chest, they're identical or ask BDLicon. He has all sorts of old stuff like that kicking around.

You can get a chemical (any chemists on the forum able to help...) that will peel one layer of paint away at a time. I've used some in the past but the chemical name has escaped me, but it unearthed the history of, ironically enough, a well travelled Bren chest