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500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:54 pm
by mg34nz
Hi All,
This is one that just arrived in the mail from the Netherlands, it was being sold as a MG08 ammo can. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is an oil box and the partition ( sadly removed) would have run across the can rather than length ways and a circular pop up has been added to the lid which I guess would have been to accommodate something tall that fitted in the box.What a lot of effort to make something fit the box! Anyone have a complete box to give me an idea of the original contents? And any indication of weather it is actually a MG08 oil box would be appreciated as Im only guessing that it could be.
Thanks MG34NZ
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:25 am
by alpencorps
Hello,
congaratulation,
realy nice looking Oilchest Mod 1911..
to see a drawing in the German Instructionbook D.V. 89
dated 1915
innsideview Oil-Chest Mod 1911 (Ölkasten 11),
http://www.mg08.de/Zubehoer/Zubehoer.html
my real one,
the Can for RSV (Blankfire-attachment) is the wrong typ,
should bee the early modell..
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:09 pm
by ANR13
Hi Alpencorps,Super Cool post W/Pics.Thanks!!
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:48 pm
by mg34nz
Thank you Alpencorps that is a great help ;-)
Looks like I need some Oil cans and a Glycerin tin !
I should have known to check your superb site for a can like this one !
Regards
Andrew
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:05 am
by alpencorps
thanks for reply,
enclosed, a pic of the Oil / Petroleum Can
contends approx 1 Liter...
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 6:41 pm
by mg34nz
Thanks again alpencorps, that is great. If anyone has a spare oil can like that please let me know.
There is another Oil box on ebay at the moment if it is of use to anyone
http://www.ebay.com/itm/350821477421?ss ... 1423.l2649
Cheers
Andrew
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:46 pm
by MarkFinneran
Good to see you are on trail of one too Andy
I have been looking for the cans for 3 years!!!! Good hunting.
Mark
ps Happy Christmas everyone.
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:27 pm
by dwmmg08
Wow! Really neat oil can, love seeing that!
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:52 am
by LA MITRAILLE
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:38 pm
by mg34nz
Thank you for the pictures David, it is great to see the oil chest in a period photograph. The Oil cans are lovely also,seeing them in the chest is definitely inspiration to try and find some for my own oil chest.
Regards
Andrew
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:29 pm
by MarkFinneran
I have already asked Davidif his spare is for sale!!!!!!
Mark
Re: 500 round MG08 Ammo Can/oil box?
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:31 pm
by dwmmg08
OMG! Seriously? that's great!
