I don't think you read his post completely. They are original WWII United
Stated Marine Corps. Gas cans. They have a spout like a "Jerry can (German
WWII) and have U.S.M.C embossed at the bottom edge of the can. The make was
CONICO and dated 20-5-42. The USMC (mfg) you are referring to was not around
during WWII (to my knowledge) or at least they did not make Gas or Water
cans. PS. any of those cans for sale???
Dan Parmley Jr.
Tactical Vehicle Depot
artillerydan@prodigy.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: Raimondo L. Torelli <thealamo@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] jerry cans
>
> To: dirtman42GPW@webtv.net (mil-veh@mil-veh.org)
> From: "Raimondo L. Torelli" <thealamo@iigbna.iigb.na.cnr.it>
> Subject: Re: [MV] jerry cans
> >
> >At 01.21 07/01/01 -0800, DIRTMAN wrote:
> >All,
> >They have embossed on the side at the bottom "U.S.M.C." Is
> >this for sure the abbreviation for the semperfie crowd? Or am I miss
> >reading it? AND as this type of can is not very common, how many were
> >made and during what time period? Any expert out there? Oh and I have 3
> >and all are "CONICO 20-5-42". Tks K
>
> Jan 8 2001
>
> Sorry! But they are not Semper Fidelis ones! The "U.S.M.C." acronym
> meaning escapes me at the moment but it is a jerry can manufacturer! In a
> previous posting (IIRC, at the beginning of last year) there was a listing
> of the many manufacturers including it.
> Give me some time and I shall try to find it for you.
> Perhaps, in the meantime, some member will come out.
>
> Regards and
> Keep Them Rolling!
>
> Raimondo - MVPA 15878 & IMPS 2320
>
>
>
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