LarryH57 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 What was the earliest point in WW2 when a Jerrycan would be seem on a British & Commonwealth military vehicle? Was it early 1942? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Degsy Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 The first ones would probably have been seen on vehicles in North Africa during 1941 having been captured from the Afrika Korps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LarryH57 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Degsy, thanks, however I have realised I should have said British & Commonwealth made Jerrycans! Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lauren Child Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 At a guess I'd say 1943. 1942 sounds a bit early to me, and I can see a 1943 one on a quick google search. There's a definite switchover point that you can see on CMP vehicles where the POW can holder changed to a universal type that could hold the old style cans and jerricans depending on what was around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wally dugan Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 l think you will find that by 1942 the british were manufacturing there own jerry cans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lauren Child Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Ah yup - theres a 1942 one photographed here http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/equipment-field-gear/british-1942-jerry-can-436393/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LarryH57 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Presumably British & Commonwealth vehicle photos can be dated as such if they show Jerrycan holders rather than the ones for flimsy cans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard Farrant Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Presumably British & Commonwealth vehicle photos can be dated as such if they show Jerrycan holders rather than the ones for flimsy cans? Larry, There were no holders for "flimsy" cans. There were holders for the standard 2 gallon can, which dates back to pre-WW1. The so called flimsy was a four gallon can and for bulk transport of petrol. The smaller vehicles continued right through after the war with only holders for 2 gallon cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 David B. Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 The smaller vehicles continued right through after the war with only holders for 2 gallon cans. Some larger vehicles also had revised partitions in their 2 gallon racks later in the war in order to accommodate jerrycans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LarryH57 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Richard; my error as I thought all British cans were called flimsies. Interesting to note that flimsy can holders were still being produced on British vehicles until after WW2. Does that mean that the Jerrycan holders I see on MVs at shows are a post-war mod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lauren Child Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Richard; my error as I thought all British cans were called flimsies. Interesting to note that flimsy can holders were still being produced on British vehicles until after WW2. Does that mean that the Jerrycan holders I see on MVs at shows are a post-war mod? No, there was a mix. The jerry can is a better design but it wasn't universally introduced, so both types of can were in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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