Original British WWI February 1918 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons British Uniform New Made Item: Issued to

New Made Item: Issued to all Junior Officers

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

The British Ordnance part number is B3/BC 13A

Publisher: SARP/ Small-Arms Research Publ

with eagle and "US / WM

Original British WWI February 1918 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons British Uniform New Made Item: Issued toOriginal 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