Handmade metal cigarette case in the exact shape of a U.S. Jerry Can gas tank with all details engraved and a spring mechanism to open the case by pressing a small button on the front.
U.S. Jerry Cans were made of steel and painted green during the Second World War. A large «G» for Gasoline was embossed on the top of both sides. Below the two crossed lines, the letters «U.S.A.» were stamped into the steel. On the opposite side, the letters «Q.M.C.» for Quarter Master Corps were stamped into the metal. It is estimated that around 21 million Allied gas cans were produced. They were used in all theaters of war, and the role they played in the Allied victory was acknowledged by President Roosevelt in November 1944 when he declared: «Without these cans it would have been impossible for our armies to have fought their way through France at that speed».
