...and were hoping they would never see another.

I used one of those in the scouts...............old reliable!

Used to carry one of those on my key chain circa 1965.Never let me down.

P-38. I have one or two without the blood stains.

One thing you could say about them; they do work.

Dale

Used to have some that were unfired and in the wrapper..

No clue as to their whereabouts now.

I still have mine from opening searats. Circa 1969

I kept one of these in the kitchen window, just above the sink, for years. Whenever the batteries were down on the electric opener, I'd put it on charge and grab the P-38. I could rip through a can top in nothing flat with it, and it seemed to never get dull.

It just disappeared. Looked almost everywhere for it. I suspect it went down the drain. I missed it so much I even searched Ebay for a replacement. Found one , too, but wouldn't pay the asking price for something we used to get in every single box of C-Rats.

Charlie Noyes

P-38 Bought a 20 lot of those out of a surplus mag for my scout troop awhile back......
lucky no one cut themselves opening chicken noodle......
Charlie..think I got a couple left... unmarked...fit nicely in an envelope...no charge..if interested, until you find one.

Craig

In the Marine Corps they are called a "John Wayne."
A "P-38" is a WWII aircraft!

Semper Fi,
Dale

We still use one around the kitchen for "THAT" can that has a lip that a regular can opener can't grip. And, I might add, "THOSE" cans are becoming more and more prominate.

My dad still has a couple of them and that's all we used when I was little. I had forgotten about those until now, but now I'm going to have to find a couple of my own.

I keep one on the key chain...Im like you TJ, I sometimes find cans like "That" too!