Original British WWI February 1918 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons Cannons Lancashire Fusiliers – 'the six

Lancashire Fusiliers – 'the six VCs before breakfast'

a further six battalions were raised and the regiment saw action on the Western Front

during the German "Operation Northwind" offensive

New Made Item: A beautiful reproduction of this famous M-1850 model sword that saw so much use in the Civil War

It was thereby possible to subject them to the will of one man

Original British WWI February 1918 Dated Vickers Machine Gun Water Can - Petrol 2 Gallons Cannons Lancashire Fusiliers – 'the sixOriginal 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