Original British WWI February 1918 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons British Uniform 65 bore instead of

65 bore instead of

mounts are all brass

all in the WW1 period and again in the Russo/Finnish Winter War of 1939/40

and a late version constructed from a single piece of stamped steel

Original British WWI February 1918 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons British Uniform 65 bore instead ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Originally these WW1 Cans were manufactured to contain Petrol (gasoline) and are embossed on the top: PETROLEUM SPIRIT, HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE In short order, however, these were adopted by the Machine Gun Corp to be used as water condensing can with the water cooled Vickers Machine Guns. The rapid Machine gun fire led to overheated barrels that were then liable to distortion so each gun was fitted with a water jacket as