British made cans

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Re: British made cans

Post by tipdog » Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:11 pm

FOUND IT!

http://ww2jerrycans.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Somehwere out there in cyberland is a website that shows examples of the various British can manufacturers, including flimsies. Anybody have an idea?


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Re: British made cans

Post by Radek-Austin » Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:48 am

here are british makers tags
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Re: British made cans

Post by Radek-Austin » Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:08 am

Here are my two british made waters cans and one canadian.
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Re: British made cans

Post by Radek-Austin » Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:09 am

ups only 3 pictures per post :D
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Re: British made cans

Post by Johan WILLAERT » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:48 am

Today I was given a 1943 BMB made British Jerry Can.
It is rusted and in need of a new paint job.

What would have been the original color?

Sand yellow or rather green?

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Re: British made cans

Post by lightningdivision » Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:30 am

Hi Johan,

I got a couple of '43 dated British jerrycans.All of them are sand yellow.One has the green color underneath.
So I would go with sand yellow.

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Re: British made cans

Post by Johan WILLAERT » Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:09 am

Thanks Stijn!
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Huffman D50546 (1942)
Westfield Columbia MG138969 & MG140418 (1943)
HD 42WLA31854 (1943)
Ford GPW272xxx (1945)
Bantam T3 56433(Est) (1945)
John Wood M3A4 17564 (1943)
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Re: British made cans

Post by JeeperFIN » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:43 am

Johan WILLAERT wrote:Today I was given a 1943 BMB made British Jerry Can.
It is rusted and in need of a new paint job.

What would have been the original color?

Sand yellow or rather green?

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My -43 British cans, Sand yellow are W&W and BMB and dark green is BMB

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Re: British made cans

Post by Johan WILLAERT » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:58 am

Thank you!
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Huffman D50546 (1942)
Westfield Columbia MG138969 & MG140418 (1943)
HD 42WLA31854 (1943)
Ford GPW272xxx (1945)
Bantam T3 56433(Est) (1945)
John Wood M3A4 17564 (1943)
Johnston Lawn Mower Co RL35-A 1255 (1944)
BSA Mark V* T136102 (1944)
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Re: British made cans

Post by Feuergefärlich » Fri May 18, 2012 11:53 am

please update the list...

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Post by Akiss » Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:48 am

lucakiki wrote:So do I
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Re: British made cans

Post by Akiss » Sat Sep 15, 2012 2:01 am

I found this Jerry can in Corfu at a friends place, now it belongs to me :). It has the W^D inthe middle and not higher like all the others I have seen. Any info about it will be appreciated... :)
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Re: British made cans

Post by gerrykan » Sat Sep 15, 2012 3:32 am

Akiss,
Page three of the following topic has some information regarding the V80 marking:
http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.ph ... 5&start=30" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: British made cans

Post by Akiss » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:01 am

gerrykan wrote:Akiss,
Page three of the following topic has some information regarding the V80 marking:
http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.ph ... 5&start=30" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thanx GerryKan So I take it is a WWII Jerrycan with V80 octane gas inside. right?

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Re: British made cans

Post by gerrykan » Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:12 pm

Akiss,
The only picture of this type W^D can that Philippe Leger shows in his book is dated 1943.

Look for a date in the area of the red circle.
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