Hi everyone, I have a question about military gas bottles. To the moderator, I recall a post on here a while back about gas bottle history/age but for the life of me I cannot find it. If you know where it is, feel free to point me there and I will move this post there is appropriate.
Almost two years ago I bought a lot of 250 and 300 size gas bottles. What's left are four bottles with military markings on the neck ring. One even says US Army Air Service and was first stamped in 1944. My plan with them is to repaint them (blue, olive drab, etc) with the period correct insignias and sell them locally. When I went to have one hydro tested I was told it needs to have a "SOLD" marking on it. These bottles were in the mix of the lot and the business I bought them from was legit so I assume they came to him on exchange.
I don't want to lose the tanks so I was told to just stamp it myself. I don't want them to look like crap so my question is if anyone has an example of what the sold stamp looks like. i.e. is it just letter stamps, any idea what the size should be. Pics of other military tanks would be great.
Thanks
Scott
Almost two years ago I bought a lot of 250 and 300 size gas bottles. What's left are four bottles with military markings on the neck ring. One even says US Army Air Service and was first stamped in 1944. My plan with them is to repaint them (blue, olive drab, etc) with the period correct insignias and sell them locally. When I went to have one hydro tested I was told it needs to have a "SOLD" marking on it. These bottles were in the mix of the lot and the business I bought them from was legit so I assume they came to him on exchange.
I don't want to lose the tanks so I was told to just stamp it myself. I don't want them to look like crap so my question is if anyone has an example of what the sold stamp looks like. i.e. is it just letter stamps, any idea what the size should be. Pics of other military tanks would be great.
Thanks
Scott