Dark Green Plastic Bren Oil Bottle

[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?

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[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...

[tankhunter]

The Canadian bottle colour you chaps refer to is: Bottle Green. Quite a dark green colour.

The Opaque versions are bordering on grey in my Opinion. Some may term this a 'Dirty White' even.

[Flying10uk]

I found this picture online which was described as being of Canadian origin and it does look more "green" than the example in my 2nd picture.

[tankhunter]

I found this picture online which was described as being of Canadian origin and it does look more "green" than the example in my 2nd picture.

F10, That is DEFINATELY the Opaque/ 'Dirty White' variation. The Bottle Green Oil Bot. Is EXTREMELY noticeably different in colour! There is NO WAY you could mistake it as any other colour!

As Peter has said, whoever made it was of no concern. The colours did not matter either. ALL that was required, was an oil Bottle to do the job.
These details only are of interest to collectors these days.

The metal tins were far superior, & there are ALSO differing variants of those as well!...........