Re: [MV] Nazi fuel cans

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Sep 12 2003 - 05:47:44 PDT


At 7:16 PM -0400 9/11/03, J. Forster wrote:
>International Movie Services wrote:
>
>> Actually that's Britspeak for War Department 1944-It is a copy of the
>> "Jerry" cans that were so superior to the original Btitish and Canadian
>> "flimsies".
>> Cheers!
>> Ian
>
>I believe the flimsy cans were based on nothing but the standard one use fuel
>and oil tins used by the oil companies like Shell pre-war and re-used for a
>myriad of purposes all over the world.

Not unlike modern F cans, but more flimsy and prone to leakage. There
were several types, one was square in plan and held 5 gallons. The F
can style (with a diagonal handle, was in 1 or 2 Imperial gallon
sizes). There were also smaller sized "flimsies" for oil and other
fluids.

Something like 30% of flimsies leaked in transit. They make great
stoves though.

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