Waffen ss gas can,

[waffen9909]

Hi,

i was bought bounch of junk,,there was also this can

can i ask your opinion?

Thx.dan

[waffen9909]

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[222R]

Good find

That is a nice looking can, the manufacture's name at the bottom appears to have only made these cans for the Waffen SS. Harry

[dougieboy1]

if i recall, these cans were remade after the war using the original press. However, I think there is a difference in the breather pipe arrangement in the neck. If you show a photo of that part of the can, you can tell if it is wartime or not. Wartime is round, post war isnt

[colt45s]

had one of those, hard to sell.. everyone said post war junk, they never had SS on their gas cans in the war?

[Aktivisti]

Looks ok to me.

I don't have one, but many similar SS-marked (mfg Sandrik) Jerry-cans have been found in the Finnish Lapland - left there by the 6.-SS-Gebirgs-Division.

Here's one for you to compare:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...005028wz2.jpg/

[waffen9909]

Thank you guys,,,and thanks for fotos,,looks same

hopefuly its good one couse i got mix junk with good items from this seller

best regards
Daniel

[Panzerknacker12]

I have looked for years for a wartime photo of an SS gas can. Has anyone had luck with this?

[Quest Master]

Yes, the one pictured looks to be a correct one. The post war cans have two tell tale details that they got wrong when they reproduced them: The weld/angle of the handles that connects to the can and second there is a sunburst or daisy stamp on the top of the pouring spout. Yours looks correct.

[Hans Zeug]

ss cans.

Yes, the one pictured looks to be a correct one. The post war cans have two tell tale details that they got wrong when they reproduced them: The weld/angle of the handles that connects to the can and second there is a sunburst or daisy stamp on the top of the pouring spout. Yours looks correct.

Plus the lid is different with a different rib on top and I think the hole on the lid lip is on the wrong side.I read on the net that they fill the unmarked modern can with water then freeze it to stamp in the ss runes and sandrik markings onto it so the can dosn't bulge inwards when struck.Regards David.

[Bob Carter]

I have looked for years for a wartime photo of an SS gas can. Has anyone had luck with this?

There are pics from the Fuhrer Bunker showing where Hitler's and Eva's bodies were burned - they clearly show SS marked gascans - look at the beginning and 2:30 mark of this youtube clip - blow it up for clarity, There are better pics of them as well but I'll have to search for them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-nDI...eature=related

[Bob Carter]

[Panzerknacker12]

Thanks Bob. Now I can put one on the back of my 250/9. First one ive seen wartime photographed.

[Benny]

There are more wartime pictures around with SS Kanister. Sometimes people try to make a good deal and tell the fake story, "it is a post war copy". Of course, there are many fakes, but also original ones.

[Panzerknacker12]

There are more wartime pictures around with SS Kanister. Sometimes people try to make a good deal and tell the fake story, "it is a post war copy". Of course, there are many fakes, but also original ones.

Can you site some references? Ive been in the hobby 27 years and have seen 1 to date.