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14-02-12, 22:43
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The name 'flimsy' was used to describe the four gallon petrol/kerosine tins that these products were supplied in back in the days before bulk handling. They were often pierced to drain the contents and discarded. They were a failure when it came to rough handling in the field.
The two gallon can was far more robust and made as a re-useable, long lived container for on board vehicle use so no surprise that they are still around today. The word BREN is stencilled on the can above the number which seems to further identify the can as belonging to this vehicle. Who among us would not carry extra fuel when in the field and there was no better container at the time except for those in the hands of the enemy. David
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14-02-12, 22:53
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still seems weird... decanting fuel into the can that you stencilled up rather than just pick up another can
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14-02-12, 23:17
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15-02-12, 01:17
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Hi, Its definitely a 'T' because its been painted with the name 'bren' and number both sides, the downward shot is the other side. It will be on its way in the post to me soon, so will check when I receive it. It also has the remains of desert paint on it, it is either from the vehicle or someone has seen that carrier pic many years ago and painted the can to match that carrier say back in the 60's or 70's, it has 64 on it is that a division number?, could be another clue to its authenticity?.
kev.
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15-02-12, 01:49
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64 could be the vehicle designation in the division. That was the number used by the support battalion / machine gun battalion which was carrier based.
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15-02-12, 02:50
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if it is pucker then i would say it was worth a pretty penny to a collector thats for sure
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15-02-12, 03:14
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Just to muddy the waters, I'm almost certain that is a Canadian can. The 'Highly Enflamable' stamping usually dates from 1940 on the similar cans I've seen. The paint is just such that I can't make out the date or absolutely confirm the C broad arrow.
Pic added for comparison. Last edited by Bruce Parker (RIP); 15-02-12 at 03:34. Reason: Pic added
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