Original British WWI 1918 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons Field Gear Olive Rioux 21 Middle St

Olive Rioux 21 Middle St

New Made Item: Every Vickers gun was supplied with a plug assembly to close the steam escape tube when the gun is not firing

but none saw service

Helmet is nicely marked U

Original British WWI 1918 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons Field Gear Olive Rioux 21 Middle StOriginal 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