. LAG / evu Lippert & Arnold Metallwarenfabrik Grünhain Sachsen ---------
An other product of this manufacturer for the Wehrmacht, this aluminum storage barrel with a capacity of 50 liters is used for the transport of Sulfittri (TNT or Trinitrotoluene). This explosive, also codified fp02 (Füllpulver 1902 - year of adoption), is a yellowish white crystalline material. Not very sensitive to shock, it is generally packaged in the form of compressed blocks in a cardboard envelope. A tightening belt, absent here, locks the lid to the barrel by a filleted rod system (Stephane Arquille collection). .
Close up on the markings of the high belt (which carry the handles) and low belt of the barrel: they carry the abbreviation WaA for WaffenAmt, the manufacturing year 1939 and the WaffenAmt stamp WaA142 stamped twice in addition to the manufacturer's logo (Stephane Arquille collection). .
Close up on the markings of the lid : they carry the abbreviation WaA for WaffenAmt, the manufacturing year 1938 and the WaffenAmt stamp WaA142 stamped twice in addition to the manufacturer's logo EhA - Ernst Hecker A.-G. Aue i. - SA Metallwarenfabrik. Lu-E marking is unknow. This mismatched lid indicates that another manufacturer of Wehrmacht Kanister has also produced these barrels (Stephane Arquille collection). < |
