Kanisters of the Wehrmacht

[Danmark]

Nice patina on that one Fabe!
Good to see the 20 kg stencil still present.

Cheers, Dan

[LizardKing]

I just love these old canisters!!! I've found one in an old barn in Crete along with two british ones and I was donated another german one from a friend! Sadly the donated one is all painted dark green. I just love them!!!

[Carfin LEWYS]

Hi Fabe,

Agree with Dan, nice patina.
Best regards from Alsace , France.
Carfin.

[Fabe]

just a small update - the can arrived today - along with 2 relics straight from "Stalingrad" ( Volgograd ) - they are "ring protectors" for shipping crates of large shells:



...and an archive photo of the rings:


cheers,
Fabe

[Fabe]

hi guys - just a question:

could this blue-gray paint be original on this can, did anyone has or seen cans with this paint color? It's a '1944 Nirona' lot num: 20 (?) - I do have a '1944 Nirona' lot number: 14 already...

cheers,
Fabe

[Danmark]

It has been repainted Fabe.
Look at the dent to the left side of the Nirona logo - it has paint on it.
Dan

[Fabe]

THX Dan - I was around 90% sure that was a bad paint - no red primer anywhere - etc., but since the seller was insisting that it is original paint, I had to ask.

[Fabe]

Hi All,

i'll be a bit "OFF", but since this one is a super-rare can (and looks like an early German "X" type), I'll show it here...
It's a Hungarian made WW2 can - the maker is "Fülek" - just like my other Hungarian can, see this thread:

WW2 Hungarian gasoline "Jerry" can - FINALLY!

As you can see, they are slightly different - this one has "HONV 20 L" marking (HONV is short for "Honvédség" - means "ARMY" is Hungarian) and seems, that these cans have no lot numbers. I belive, these are "later type", made during the war.

Also, an interesting bit...this one should be painted "yellowish-green" like all other Hungarian metal gear in WW2 (again, see my other thread), but maybe it was made for / used by the Wehrmacht - the paint looks like it's "panzer-grau" - and def. looks original...

Also a sure sign of WW2 made Hungarian item is the "Royal Crown" marking - the seller (or someone) had to make sure it had it, so it was scratched off (which I really hate). I'm sure, that my other green can has it also, but the paint is quite thick on these. (and I won't be scratching off any original paint)

Cheers,
Fabe

[CampX]

I was in the US awhile ago and a friend who is a collector/dealer has 2 small Jerry cans, I wish I had photos, I would think they hold 2 gallons,
Any idea what they might be for?

Dean O
Canada

[Danmark]

Look at my post #106 - I think this is what he has Dean.