----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Mehlhorn" <a.mehlhorn@t-online.de>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Jerry Can
> Tim schrieb:
>
> > A friend - long term collector of German militaria - has one such can -
> > which he claims to be the first pattern can... the 1936 pattern....
> > un-marked and similar in discription.
> >
> > I have some photos somewhere.... can email them to anyone interested.
>
> Please forward the pictures to
>
> a.mehlhorn@t-online.de
>
> Old German Jerrycans were not marked with the word "WEHRMACHT" but they
were
> marked with a lot of other markings. If you are interested, have a look at
my
> Jerrycan picture at:
>
> http://www.kettenkrad.de/kanister.htm
>
As I thought and suggested several emails ago, it would be totally
inconceivable and unbelievable that German industry of this period would not
stamp jerricans in some manner.
> An unmarked can seems to be China/Taiwan 1996 and not Germany 1936.
>
Most likely.
> Best regards from Germany, home of the Jerrys and the Jerrycans
>
And the Sd.Kfz.2 (NSU HK101) although a Sd.Kfz.181 would be quite cool too.
Richard
Southampton - England
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