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25-02-13, 22:52
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What POL tin did I buy???
I bought this the other day at a swap meet.
W- 6" D- 5" H- 11" made by GSW, 1942 Has a C with arrow in it pressed on the top ( I am assuming it is Canadian) The word 'OIL' painted on the side. I am hoping it suits a CMP truck as I do not have this type of tin for my Chev. Your thoughts?
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1943 Ford GPW Jeep "Follow Me" 1943 MBT trailer 1943 Dodge WC-57 Command Car 1943 Chev C60L Army Cargo Truck 1941 LP2 VR 731 Bren Gun Carrier 3" Mortar Carrying Under restoration: 1940 LP1 Bren Gun Carrier 194? 1 Ton Trl Ben Hur 1942 C15A with sunshine cabin MVPA 31338 
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25-02-13, 23:01
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It's a standard 1 gallon Oil can. Standard kit for pretty much any Canadian Army vehicle. They are not as common as the 2 gallon ones. I bought a Cnd made one out of Austrailia years ago for my carrier.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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25-02-13, 23:26
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GSW refers to the manufacturer...General Steel Wares, a prolific producer of Canadian war-time materiel.
Some still refer to this type of container container as a "flimsie", which was a one-time use metal can containing vehicle petrol. When you say "flimsie", pretty well everyone knows what you mean since any original flimsies would have had the the top ripped off, contents poured, and the can discarded. HTH
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