Tom, as you can imagine, there is no argumentative spirit in my post.
In a way, my enquire could be considered as the typical enquire from the average guy who asks about...a mystery can.
I have no preconceived opinion on the two cans I posted.They are exactly the same cans I enquired about in 2003.
Other guys just borrow pictures around, but never post a picture of their own cans: I snapped those pictures on purpose, so the features could decently show up. No side view of the handle and its attachment to the hump, though. Sorry.
The top pictures shows the pattern of both handles, and the two tabs are also well visible. Same for the two different burp tubes.
The sides of the cans are visible in the shelf picture.Second and third from left.
If there is any more feature you need to give a closer assessment, I will try to oblige.
What prompted you to suggest they are american made? The shape of the handle stamping?
That was my idea, when I excluded they might be british made. But the Conco tabs have a centered hole, and this left me puzzled.
Can we try to consider my enquire as an enquire from an average newbie, and use it as an exercise?
P.S. : The grey can appears as originally painted in that yellowish tan color reported by many enquirers in the past years.
The O.D. can is a quick respray, but the base color, again, is in that yellowish tan color.
The same color that someone suggested as possible "
camoflague"...
Everyone needed to remember - A can is what it is, not what you believe or want it to be.
Agreed 100%!