Was going through an old box and found these...carried one like the one on the left for many years...Attachment 499841
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Was going through an old box and found these...carried one like the one on the left for many years...Attachment 499841
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I still have a couple in my kit.
Been a long time since I seen one of those.
I’ve never used one like that.
P-38 used em a bunch in scouts.
Don’t get rid of em.
I still have one in my pocket right now .... it is about 20 years old and my 2nd one ... been carrying one since 1975 or so.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one! It’s just a knife?
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My grandfather taught us how to use them. He had one he used in WWII.
P38 I he several
No, it's not a "knife" ... it's a "can opener" (military issue)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lund
The P-38 (larger variant known as the P-51) is a small can opener that was issued with canned United States military rations from its introduction in 1942 to the end of canned ration issuance in the 1980s. Originally designed for and distributed in the K-ration, it was later included in the C-ration.