Original German WWII Deutsche Reichsbahn Marked 25L Galvanized Steel Kerosene Fuel Can Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice German WWII Deutsche Reichsbahn 25L kerosene can, which measures approximately 19 inches (48cm) high with a 12 1/2 inch (32cm) diameter. Made of galvanized steel, it has a sturdy carry handle on the top, and a brass screw caps on the pouring spout and filling hole. We assume it was used to fill the many kerosene lanterns in use on trains of the period.

The side of the can is marked 25l over the Deutsche Reichsbahn D R with eagle and swas emblem. Below this is a maker mark, which we unfortunately do not recognize. Overall condition is very good with the expected dents, dings, and scratches from service during a war. Both screw caps still function correctly, and have their securing chains still intact.

A very nice example, ready to display!

The Deutsche Reichsbahn or the German National Railway, also referred to as German Reich Railway, and the German Imperial Railway, was the name of the German national railway system created after the end of World War I from the regional railways of the individual states of the German Empire. The company was founded in 1920 as the Deutsche Reichseisenbahnen (Reich Railways), and changed its name to German National Railway (Deutsche Reichsbahn) on 27 June 1921.

DR was founded when the Weimar Republic, formally known as Deutsches Reich (German Reich, hence the usage of the Reich in the name of the railway), took national control of the German railways, which had previously been run by the German states. In 1924 it was reorganised under the aegis of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG), a nominally private railway company, which was 100% owned by the German state. In 1937 the railway was reorganised again as a state authority and given the name Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRB). After the Anschluss in 1938 the DR also took over the Bundesbahn Österreich (BBÖ, Federal Railway of Austria)