Original British WWII Vickers Oil Bottle Body Japanese Field Gear many post-war

many post-war

most were the 1858 model type and manufactured in Richmond Virginia

and shell fragments

Stahlhelm (plural Stahlhelme) is German for "steel helmet"

The case length is 83 mm

Original British WWII Vickers Oil Bottle Body Japanese Field Gear many post-warOriginal Item: In the Vickers gun, the gunner holds two wooden spade type hand grips. The wooden grips are installed over two hollow steel tubes designed to function as oil and solvent bottles. The bottles are closed and externally threaded at the bottom to screw into the lower grip support. The lower end is provided with two recesses for a spanner wrench if removal is necessary. The upper end is threaded internally to accept a cap.