marvinthemartian Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I've had this can for around 11 years just chucked round the back of the shed, I'm having a bit of a garden clear up to regravel. It's got a good coating of tar over some of it, and rust, but can't find any obvious pin/rust holes so seems to be fairly intact. Done a quick search on internet and it appears to be a mystery can most probably used by the USMC. There are no markings on it. Anyone else ever had/got one like it? As you can see the stiffening cross is different to normal cans, the handle has small differences and the cap is the usual type. I've also got an Ameri can too, screw top, but the bottom has rusted out of that, date unknown as yet. Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 see a few like this recently......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I've got one of those. I bought it in France in the 1970s. I have heard that they may be British, before the standard Jerrycan was produced - anyone else know any details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Just checked out the book 'JERRYCAN' '70 year-old and still in service' Pages 104-108 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Just checked out the book 'JERRYCAN' '70 year-old and still in service' Pages 104-108 Yes, its in the book as a unknown one. So I say save it. These may be early war copies of the early German type. Any markings on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinthemartian Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 No markings whatsoever, did peruse the G503 forum which goes into a lot of detail about these so called mystery cans, most likely early American. I'm going to keep it, have got most of the tar off, by blowtorch and finishing of with Nitromors, a wash off with diesel and then petrol, didn't look too bad. Now sent off to sandblasters to clean rust off. Also sent a 1943 Ameri can, with solid sides but the bottom was rusted out, will weld a new bottom piece in, shouldn't look too bad, managed to save the bottom piece with the ICC markings on, so i'll make that part of the new infill piece. The Ameri can. The original bottom, rusted out. A view inside after I cut out the rusty bottom. Still signs of the original red oxide, or would it have been red lead? Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I would say that the can was an American can modified by the French post war to have a British top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinthemartian Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 This is the web page that I first looked at for information. Does sound plausible. http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=168675 Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMP-1SP2 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hello, here a page with good informations http://sdkfz7.free.fr/ejerrycan.htm Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Hello, here a page with good informations http://sdkfz7.free.fr/ejerrycan.htm Erik Wow that looks spot on - it looks just like the early german can and the markings could be painted rather than pressed! It also looks like the early Italian one on the same site - http://sdkfz7.free.fr/eitalie.htm EDIT: Reading further it must be the Italian one as the early german ones still had some pressings. Nice one Erik! Edited January 7, 2014 by Lauren Child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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