Basically it was a kitchen version of the famous P-38 GI can opener shown below: I have no idea where we got it, but it's possible that my parents kept it when they moved from England to the US ...

Recently found in the Vigo County History Center collections was a Koolaire military “P-38” can opener. The P-38 can opener was issued in World War II ration packages, so soldiers could open ...

Best for camping Though it is not an official US Army-issued item, the P-38 and P-51 can openers have been used by our armed forces since they were first introduced in 1942. Nicknamed the "John ...

I received a P-38 can opener some time during my seventh grade of school. I can’t remember exactly why they were given to us (I think my whole class got one, but I’m not sure), nor can I ...

Ever. So I slipped a P-38 can opener into his pants pocket just before they took him away. (memories of a Vietnam Veteran) FORT MONMOUTH, N.J. -- It was invented in just 30 days in the summer of ...

right-hand turn manual opener in the CEO’s armory is more useful since it can be easily stored (and operated by the only non-management employee of the column). The little “P-38’s” that we ...

I would have never thought the day would come where I'd sell my soul for a spoon (or a P-38 can opener for that matter) but come it did when, as a USFS firefighter we were airlifted rations on the ...