Original British WWI Vickers Machine Gun Water Can dated October 1917 - Petrol 2 Gallons Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia *Normandy (with arrowhead)

*Normandy (with arrowhead)

1944 41-29599 L/B 391BS Nigg Boots

Ingram in 1982

against the German Army Group C

Original British WWI Vickers Machine Gun Water Can dated October 1917 - Petrol 2 Gallons Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia *Normandy (with arrowhead)Original Item: Only One Available. Originally these WW1 Cans were manufactured to contain Petrol (gasoline) and are embossed on the top: PETROLEUM SPIRIT HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE In short order, however, these were adopted by the Machine Gun Corp to be used as water condensing can with the water cooled Vickers Machine Guns. The rapid Machine gun fire led to overheated barrels that were then liable to distortion so each gun was fitted with a water jacket as