Mk 2 Carrier water can

[Ed Storey]

Yes, colours were standardized. Originally water cans were white with black lettering, this was changed in 1943 to grey with white lettering although you will see both types in use up to the end of WWII.

Petrol Cans were khaki drab with white lettering. I don't know if they were ever manufactured in stone colour for the desert.

Here is a Canadian manufactured Water can for the Russians.

ED

[Robert Bergeron]

Thank-you Ed.

I will take a picture of the dates on my cans.

My screen does not allow me to fully appreciate the colour of your can.

Could you describe it please ?

White would be kind of conspicuous on the batlefield would it not ?

How about gas and oil cans ?

[Radek]

I have this one

[Robert Bergeron]

Thanks for your input Radek, very gracious of you.

My computer screen does not give full credit to your picture colours Radek but that looks like Olive green/ drab .

That's a new one on me again.

So we have white, grey, black and Olive Drab for Canadian GSW water cans .

Anyone else ?

[Stewart Loy]

Robert,

I have them dated 1940 and 41 also.

Most of mine have the bails to hold the cap - where do those bits go to?


Stewart

[Lynn Eades]

Photo Stewart? What do you mean by "bails"?

[Stewart Loy]

I thought that they were called 'bails'.

The thingermagigger that holds the cap to the can - so it is there when you are done pouring the gas out. The cotter pin holds the chain to the can, and the flip up 'bail' allows the cap to rotate. A small washer passes thru the bail and is captivated by another cotter pin.

I have attached a snap of the 2 in the basement.


Stewart