Thoughts and collective wisdom sought
I recently got this 2 gallon can. It started out as a Canadian GSW 'Petroleum Spirit' (gas) can dated 1940 and painted standard khaki. Then it received a very well done coat of red paint with the lettering in metallic silver stenciled on one side as shown.
I read:
.R.C.O.C. (iffy on the "O")
- M ? - (second letter not round, maybe T or P but very illegible)
So is this a military painted can to the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corp or some post war civilian repaint? If military I would refinish it as-is. Otherwise it gets painted khaki and loaded into a vehicle rack.
What do you think?
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