Original German WWII Wehrmacht 20 Liter Petrol Jerry Can by Eisenwerke Müller of Schwelm - Dated 1942 British Awards Medals Badges Insignia with the outer housing measuring

with the outer housing measuring about 6 3/4 inches in diameter at the front

and has 66 stamped on many of the internal components

A link to his Prisoner of War Medal details can be found here

it definitely isn't elephant

with three retaining bands with a cleaning rod and the standard military stock

Original German WWII Wehrmacht 20 Liter Petrol Jerry Can by Eisenwerke Müller of Schwelm - Dated 1942 British Awards Medals Badges Insignia with the outer housing measuringOriginal Item: Only One Available. A jerrycan is a robust liquid container made from pressed steel. It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to hold 20 liters (4. 4 imp gal; 5. 3 US gal) of fuel, and saw widespread use by both Germany and the Allies during the Second World War. The name of the jerrycan refers to its German origins, Jerry being slang for Germans. The design was reverse engineered and subsequently copied, with minor