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Re: oil can
Nice Find !!!
I really like the shape of the spout
Thanks
Dave
I really like the shape of the spout
Thanks
Dave
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Hi Khakiweb
Nice find you got there
Cheers From The Cold North
Nikko
Nice find you got there
Cheers From The Cold North
Nikko
1943 GPW 135099
1949 Spen 1/4 t trailer S/N 158
and a lot of nuts and bolts
1949 Spen 1/4 t trailer S/N 158
and a lot of nuts and bolts
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Re: oil can
I like the OD paint as well! As others have mentioned on this site, we should take the Raritan figures with a pinch of salt, but they used a similar shaped spout in one of their publications. I followed suit:
MB 298781 DoD: est. 01-19-44 (ex British Army 1958)
T1 Trailer: "Transportation Equipment Co."
MVMTS toolboxes & tools
T1 Trailer: "Transportation Equipment Co."
MVMTS toolboxes & tools
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That's good spotting, Cliff. I've had a couple of oilers with those spouts.
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I wonder what an oiler with that style of spout was ordered for?
2nd/3rd Echelon tool kit or some type of vehicle?
2nd/3rd Echelon tool kit or some type of vehicle?
Chuck Lutz
GPW 17963 4/24/42 Chester, PA. USA 20113473 (USA est./Tom W.)
Bantam T3-C 1947
GPW 17963 4/24/42 Chester, PA. USA 20113473 (USA est./Tom W.)
Bantam T3-C 1947
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Appears to be standard spout modified with some copper tubing added. Perhaps the mechanic wanted a faster way to squirt GO-90 into JEEP steering gears.
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Nice find. Would love to have one also.
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Looked again this AM and guess what,the WWII surplus GEM setting on my shelf has that same necked down spout and is painted Ford Gray. couldn't quite make out khakiweb's photo before. Cataract surgery changed all that. 20/20 now These gray Gem oilers appear to have brushed on paint.
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When looking fir a correct G503 or GMTK oiler you need to be careful that you are getting one from the original manufacturer and not a reproduction. On the first picture below, all of the oilers are original except the repro on the left. Watch for a crimped bottom on the repro rather than a welded bottom on the original. The second picture is a group of various reproduction tools.
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Am confused, have two Gems in front of me that were surplused during immediate post war period and have been on the MV parts shelf since then. Both have crimped in bottoms.
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Pictures? All of the repro oilers that I've seen have been marked Eagle. The crimping is visible from the top. The threads for the spouts are slightly different as well. Your Gem marked oilers are likely original.
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And I realize we may have a slight difference in terminology. Have two or three others under the hoods of my CCKW, MB, etc. All were surplus or removed from surplus WWII MV's we bought from Uncle Sam approximately 45-55 period.
No flea market stuff.
No flea market stuff.
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Re: oil can
I am convinced that on Eagle oilers the feature distnguishing originals from repros is the way the base was crimped. If the crimping is visible when the oiler is standing on a flat surface, then you are looking at a repro.
Luca
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WillysMB#344142 6-19-44 Navy N.S.Blue Grey
45 Bantam T-3 #57248 1-10-45
42 Willys MB-T #13560 11-42
43 Willys MB-T # 25417 4-43
Way too many WWII military tools,hopefully thinning down,and way too many posts...
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