FREE: P-38 military issued can opener..neat :)

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During the WWII, Korean and Vietnam Wars when hungry GI's
were ready to dive into their delicious meals of K or C-Rations
they used their trusty P-38s to open the cans. No it wasn't the
famous WWII fighter plane or a German pistol, it was an
amazingly simple little piece of 1-1/2 inch stamped metal that
was developed in just 30 days during the Summer of 1942 by
the Subsistence Research Laboratory in Chicago.
It's official designation is 'US ARMY POCKET CAN OPENER' or
'OPENER, CAN, HAND, FOLDING, TYPE I', but it is more
commonly know by its nickname the P-38 which it supposedly
acquired from the 38 P unctures required to open a C-Ration
can. It is also known by many as a "John Wayne" by those in
the Navy and Marines because he was shown opening a can of
C-Rations using a P-38 in a WWII training film. From then on
Sailors and Marines referred to them as a "John Wayne".
Recently I received emails from two different Vets that referred
to P-38s as 'Dead Dukes' after John Wayne's death.


**ALL INFO TAKEN FROM THE FOLLOWING SITE THERES ALSO INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE IT..PIC UP SOON! ALSO, THIS IS A BRAND NEW ITEM NOT VINTAGE JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. www.georgia-outfitters.com/pages52.shtml.

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this will be mailed out monday morning..:)