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![]() From a point of history, here's a photo (July '44, in Normandy) of the white cans in action behind a Bedford MWC. Were the white cans retained for use away from the front lines? And note the black jerrycans too. And still on the subject of water cans, how would the troops in the field know if the water in the cans was safe to drink? I've never seen a 2 gallon can marked 'drinking water'. ![]() Just my thoughts.. Owen.
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All good questions my friend !
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Some information about water cans from the XIIMD War Diary but this info should also apply for other units.
Marco
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Nice Marco , very nice information ! Thank-you
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One of my friends sent me a picture of an original red 2 Gal can .
Could you post it here please Michael R ? Thanks.
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Picked this can up the other day, never paid attention until I got it beside another one. The common one on the left has rounded corners and the usual markings, the mystery one has sharp corners and no markings that I can find.Any info would be appreciated. Thanks K Armitage
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While not specifically a military POL can, the area of petrol companies who also used these types of cans is an active and lucrative area of collecting, and so you can now buy "NEW" cans to fill your needs. I wonder if Kirk's find is somebody's attempt to fill a need for a hard to find can? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GOLDEN-F...4AAOSwcw1ejnLK |
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