What Does This Come From?

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #1 08-10-10, 16:31

Hi all - help needed again. What is the home for this can? I didn't photograph the front but it appears it had a tap that has been removed and plugged.

Bob

Richard Coutts-Smith · #2 08-10-10, 22:42

Bugger, thought I had this one nailed Bob, but it is a little different:

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...ighlight=jerry

Rich.

Philliphastings · #3 09-10-10, 03:01

It appears to be the crew water container from INSDIDE a british AFV. I have seen a slightly larger and different one here in Perth. My best guess is that it's from a coventry or daimler armoured car. And it's rare.

Cheers

Phill

Scrivo18 · #4 09-10-10, 11:21

Hi Bob

I have one or two of those as well,, i believe crew water container in the stuart as well

Tim

Ganmain Tony · #5 09-10-10, 12:51

Bob - is there anything to indicate what country it originated from???

Its shape and the crease's in the metal make it look awfully like the containers on the rear of some the German tanks - a Panther for one.

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #6 09-10-10, 15:41

Hi guys - thanks for your suggestions to date.

Tim - do yours have taps?

Tony - nothing to indicate a country of origin. The scripting you see on the images is as good as it gets.

Phill - I think we all agree, armoured water container. Big question, from what.

Bob

tankbarrell · #7 09-10-10, 18:42

It's definately British, the Centaur and Cromwell drinking water tanks also have an MC prefix part number. It would have had a tap originally.

It's not Daimler AC or Coventry, Matilda possibly? It's not shown in the instruction book and I don't have a parts list.

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #8 10-10-10, 03:21

Hi all - been trawling an extensive modelling site, Armorama, that show the complete kit componants for their models. Did the Matilda, Centaur, Cromwell, Coventry and Stuart, but no cans of this shape came to light.

HHHHMMMMM

Bob

Dave Page · #9 10-10-10, 03:47

Hi Guys,
having a read it says AUST after some numbers, therefore a, water? container of Australian origin. Interestingly it has what appears to be Melbourne on there and WT, weight? Perhaps it is from an aircraft?
Cheers,
Dave

Scrivo18 · #10 10-10-10, 13:23

Hi Bob

I will check mine this week and see if a tap is present... Got mine on ebay and was sold as being for stuart, the seller had two Stuarts at one time.

Tim

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #11 18-10-10, 07:14

Hi all - well popular belief suggests this is a crew water supply can out of a Stuart Tank. If everybody is happy we will leave that as the result.

Bob

Stuart Kirkham · #12 18-10-10, 11:13

I found this object sitting in a Saracen. Looks very similar although it does appear to hold cables of some type. This may give a clue to it's origin.

Ryan · #13 18-10-10, 11:22

My 2 cents,
Ebay username "Herculesxl" ( or something similar ) from hazelwood in victoria sells these every now and then and lists them as a water container from a stuart or grant tank. He had one up just last week.
Ryan