A timber rack holding two metal fuel canisters and a coiled hose — the field-engineer kit of a flamethrower or pump-pump position. Period: World War I, 1914-1918.
Front-line sectors with flamethrowers, trench pumps or paraffin-fed lamps kept fuel canisters in dedicated racks at the back of the bay, hose coiled beside them on a wooden peg. This piece fuses the rack, two canisters and the hose coil into one printable unit — drop into an engineer corner or flamethrower team's position.
Painting tips
- Canisters: dull olive or grey-green with a darker recess wash.
- Hose: black rubber, tan leather wrap at the coupling.
- Rack: weathered timber with a sepia wash in the joints.
- Optional: a small painted hazard mark on one canister.
Historical sources & further reading
- French Schilt n°1 logistics
- British Royal Engineers field stores records
⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.





