Original British WWI June 1917 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts That's about as close as

That's about as close as it came to seeming like Xmas

These Vickers accessories are very hard to find

The crossguard reflects a series of feather like devices and ends in a quillon with a swirl

a correct Browning M2

The grip was composed of tightly wrapped silver wire

Original British WWI June 1917 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts That's about as close asOriginal 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