Original British WWII Vickers Machine Gun Water SHELL MEX BP LTD Spirit Can - Petrol 2 Gallons Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia It fired paper or linen

It fired paper or linen cartridges that were ignited by conventional percussion caps

which makes it heavy and durable

This side cap was originally introduced in early 193os and was worn by Nationalists personnel

It is also possible to find them with regimental markings

The new MkIV was re-stocked with the old MkIII pattern fore-wood and the traditional side fixed bayonet bar was re-installed

Original British WWII Vickers Machine Gun Water SHELL MEX BP LTD Spirit Can - Petrol 2 Gallons Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia It fired paper or linenOriginal Item: Only One Available. Original aviation can showing SHELL MEX "BP" LTD clearly stamped on each side. Originally these WW2 cans were manufactured to contain Petrol (gasoline) and were embossed with a large SHELL logo on the top and: ESSO 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