Original British WWI Vickers Machine Gun Water Can dated October 1917 - Petrol 2 Gallons Untouched Antique Guns The obverse blade is still

The obverse blade is still bright and does have traces of the original grain in the surfaces

All steel butt plate with brass trigger guard

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The second wound

The neck immediately under the ball for a depth of almost 4" is bound in neatly woven fine copper wire

Original British WWI Vickers Machine Gun Water Can dated October 1917 - Petrol 2 Gallons Untouched Antique Guns The obverse blade is stillOriginal 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