Dark Green Plastic Bren Oil Bottle

[Flying10uk]

Does anyone know the origin of these dark green plastic oil bottles, please? This example appears to have no markings which I am able to see. I have seen, some time ago, an unconfirmed suggestion that they are of Australian manufacture/use. Is anyone able to confirm/correct this, please? Thanks for any information.

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[Peter Laidler]

I used to see a sandy coloured version of this in the old L4 CES so I'm wondering if this is yet another variation.

[peregrinvs]

I believe it's Canadian. They seemed to like plastic stuff - there was a partially plastic variation of the Enfield No.2 cleaning rod.

[browningautorifle]

I believe it's Canadian

I haven't seen that one, I'd think I would have. Ours, like that one...were solid not opaque. Different color too.

[Flying10uk]

Yes, I have the lighter sandy coloured plastic version you mention, Peter, which is maker marked and I think that it is generally accepted that the sandy coloured version is Canadian. This differs in that it doesn't have a maker's mark and also, obviously, the colour difference.

[boristhepig]

I also have one of these green oil bottles the same as Flying10uk, but mine is marked on the base with with the Canadian Ordnance mark (C with a Broad Arrow inside)

[browningautorifle]

one of these green oil bottles

Is it opaque or solid color? Can we have a look? We had solid-no-seethrough types in the LAR kits.

[boristhepig]

Mine is opaque identical to the picture in Flying10uk thread, will try and sort out a picture asap.

[Flying10uk]

Here is my other version of the plastic oil bottle which does have a maker's mark on the top and which I understood to be of Canadian origin but am open to be corrected. Is this the type that you had in mind, Jim? Were the plastic bottles more common than the steel version in the Canadian army?

[browningautorifle]

Were the plastic bottles more common than the steel version in the Canadian army?

I don't recall metal ones in the LAR kits. I thought they were olive green. But not seethrough...