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Boomer 
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 Topic: jerry cansPosted: 25 Mar. 2021 at 2:41am |
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going throu my old shop and found about a half dozen jerry cans... some are marked US and a date stamp of 48 some 51 … one of the cans was marked USMC with a date stamp of 51 I tried to post some pics of them but cant seam to do it off my cell phone neeed help with posting pics I guess... I don't ever remember seeing a jerry can that had the usmc markings before are they commom?
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Mark W.
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Posted: 25 Mar. 2021 at 3:05am |
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USMC is the manufacturer. US Metal Container co.
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Posted: 25 Mar. 2021 at 3:08am |
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USMC stamped in the side?
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Mike in AZ
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Posted: 25 Mar. 2021 at 3:25am |
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yes usmc stamped on the side. at first I thought they were built for the marine corp. with a date on the bottom of the can of 51 ,,, so is ther a different stamp for cans that were built for just the military? some of my cans are just marked US with a date stamp on the bottom. a couple of them have no stamps on the face of the cans. my question is witch ones were a true military jerry can
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Michaeltru
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Posted: 25 Mar. 2021 at 4:09am |
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Stamped on the side is for the Marines. According to this website. At least in WWII. Guess they did it for Korea also
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Posted: 25 Mar. 2021 at 4:22am |
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Boomer,
Welcome from Reno. I have a couple vintage as well as more recent incarnations of the Jerry Can. I even have a fairly rare Vietnam vintage USMC aluminum water Jerry can made by Conco. Mark is correct regarding USMC stamped on the bottom. This site is a good reference for Jerry Cans. Modern Jerry Cans have eliminated the air vent hole and make them a little more difficult to pour. So, a good vintage can can have a premium. I think this is thanks to the people who are currently invading our state, Californians.  Micah  |
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Posted: 25 Mar. 2021 at 8:55am |
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A friends father used to run a drag line to clean ditches and he was up to help on a resivoir. They would have a pickup full of GI cans.
Used an Interesting spout, something like a 2" X 10" spout with a vent tube that extended about half way into the can. You could empty a can in less than a minute.
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