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My father has tens of british WWII jerrycans marked W^D (war department) and
dated. I clearly remenber that some of them have the little red plate you're
speaking. I am sure they have never been through german hands so it's
probably an original british accessory.
Raphael
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From: Renaud OLGIATI <rolgiati@conexion.com.py>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 12:51 PM
Subject: [MV] Jerrycan query
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> I own a jerrycan, ex British Army (marked with the Broad Arrow, dated
1943)
> which my father liberated in 1944 from a German Army depot at the
> liberation of France.
>
> It bears a little (1" x 1") sheet-metal plaque, painted red, clamped to
the
> front of the carrying handle with "80" in a circle.
> I think this is an indication of the octane-rating of the content.
>
> Question: was this add-on plaque a British or German accessory ?
>
> TIA,
>
> Ron the Frog, on the banks of the Paraguay River.
>
> You were only young once, but you can be immature forever.
> -- http://personales.conexion.com.py/~rolgiati/ --
>
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