Original Items: Only Ones Available. Original WWI German manufacture Water Cans, issued with the MG-08 and the MG-08/15 during the First World War. These cans were acquired by IMA decades ago overseas, and have not been available since the days of the old IMA print catalogs (which has been well over twenty years!). A very limited quantity of the cans were located in a dark dusty corner, long forgotten in the IMA warehouse!

The cans are complete with carrying handle, large brass filler cap (aged reproductions) and brass swing-out water spout. Essential issued with every water cooled Machine Gun fielded by the Central Powers during WWI.

These are in “Grade 2” condition, meaning they originally had some small minor defect which prevented them from being sold decades ago as “Grade I”. Issues included paint finish issues, scratches, dings, small dents, the filled cap spring retainer being missing, and so forth. If you understand that these Cans are well over one hundred years old, and survived two world wars, one would consider these survivors in very good condition!

These have become VERY hard to find in the last several years. This is an absolute necessity for those who own a WWI watercooled Maxim Gun!