Kanister round 3

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Kanister round 3

Post by majmacs » Sun Oct 30, 2016 8:55 am

Went to the huge militaria show at Ciney in Belgium today. After 2 hours my wife refused to go any further and called her divorce lawyer. Only saw about 1/3 of all the stands and will have to go alone to the next one.
On the way out the door I finally grabbed an affordable solid, no holes German can. Still has all its tan paint under 1 red, 1 silver and 1 orange layer.
Anyone know how to get rid of the other layers without damaging the original?
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Re: Kanister round 3

Post by Rajeee » Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:43 pm

Great Find. RP are a uncommon find .

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Re: Kanister round 3

Post by majmacs » Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:51 pm

Thanks Adam,
The guy I bought it from had 5 or 6 including a very nice tan painted SS can but he wanted 200€ for that one.
There were hundreds of Gerry cans for sale there with very good British cans going for 5-10 €, US and German cans slightly more. If you every plan a visit to Europe to find cans, this show had more than I had ever seen in one place and relatively good deals. They run this show every 6 months.
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Re: Kanister round 3

Post by Chuck Lutz » Thu Nov 03, 2016 2:13 pm

Patrick....what is the date on that can?

Rajeee.... what deos "RP" stand for?
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Re: Kanister round 3

Post by Rajeee » Thu Nov 03, 2016 3:00 pm

Hi

"RP" meant "Reich Post" till 1943 it was "RP OST"

The "RP" cans are very rare cans. I have only seen pictures but never handled and actual can.

Very nice can indeed.

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Re: Kanister round 3

Post by majmacs » Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:35 pm

Chuck Lutz wrote:Patrick....what is the date on that can?

Rajeee.... what deos "RP" stand for?
It's a 1943 can.
I was able blast some of the orange paint off with just a spray hose of water.
Might try something more aggressive to get down to the tan.........

Will have to wait till next weekend though as I am marching with the Canadian Military delegation this weekend in Knokke-Heist to commemorate the battle of the Scheldt. 33 km hike and about 10 stops at cemeteries and memorials.

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Re: Kanister round 3

Post by Rajeee » Fri Nov 04, 2016 2:02 pm

Awesome. I hope you have a great time.

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