Call us (908) 903-1200

British Oil Container: Can, Oil, Small Arms, Mk III (Alternate-Steel)


Item: MB4504 Price
$14.95

Be the first to review this product

$14.95

Availability: In stock

      Rollover to Zoom         Click to view Larger
DESCRIPTION

Product Description

Original Item: The following oil containers were issued for use with British machine guns during the first and second world wars.  All are original issue.  (See Dolf Goldsmith, The Grand Old Lady Of No Mans Land, page 506.)


Can, Oil, Small Arms, Mk III (Alternate-Steel).  This oiler is made of stamped, plated steel and includes a brush attached to the cap.  Introduced to reduce requirements for critical material and machine tool time compared with the brass Mk III.  These are marked with the wartime secret manufacturers? code M617, which stands for Illingsworth & Co., Mansfield, G.B.  For use with the Bren LMG, but also issued with Vickers and all other British machine guns of the period.  This oiler is correct for the Bren spare barrel carrier and tool wallet.

Shipping Restrictions
This product is available for international shipping.
Payment Options
The following payment Options are available for this item:
Visa: available
Mastercard: available
Discover: available
American Express: available
Google checkout: available
Paypal: available.
Legal Information

Product Tags

Use spaces to separate tags. Use single quotes (') for phrases.