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P-38-5-6879 – Bulk packed boxes
We get a lot of questions about boxes of P-38 can openers marked with stenciling that says: OPENER, CANNED RATION P-38-5-6879 People contact us wanting to know are these military issue? Well the short anwser is yes and NO. The military nomenclature for the P-38 can opener is: OPENER, CAN, HAND, FOLDING, TYPE I National […]
Vet Acknowledged P-51 – Fielded in Vietnam
This week I was visting with a vendor – Canada Plating of Dallas, Texas. Roscoe and his two son’s Randy and Larry have been provides anodizing services for my company for years. Being in the metals finishing business and an expert on color anodizing I decided to visit with Randy about aluminum military dog tags. While […]
Androck P-38
Well while strolling through the Market Hall Dallas Arms Collectors gun show today I f0und a new P-38 for my collection. It is a ANDROCK P-38. It is marked US ANDROCK. Check back soon we will be posting a photo of this elusive can opener. P-38 Staff ###
Photo Gallery on the way
We are very excited to announce that we are pressing forward with this web site. We have let this site be pushed to the back burner and now we are moving to start updating and chaning this site. The first new enhancement will be a PHOTO Gallery we have installed and are currently configuring. Once […]
P-38’s clean fingernails !!!
As I enter into the world of blogging with my new P-38.net blog I look down at my fingers and I notice I need to clean my fingernails. Whola – I have my trusty P-38 can opener on my key chain. I wonder from time to time just how many people have used a P-38 […]