[RR] History of the P-38 neat

[Spirit Rider]

This handy tool was developed in the Summer of 1942 by World War II ear Subsistance Research Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois. The can opener was specially designed to open canned rations by US soliders during World War II. It has proven to  be an invluable tool for the  American soldiers during World War II, Korea and Vietnam.   The P-38 has often been called "The Army's Best Invention", It was named the P-38 because its developers found it took 38 punches to open a C-Ration can. It was also called a "GI Can Opener" and "John Wayne" by the soldiers.   The P-38 has became one of the most invaluable tools a sportsman, camper, backpacker, ect. can possess. The P-38 is one of those tools you never want to be without. It's a must for survival kits. Not only is it a can opener, but it has many other uses, i.e. screwdriver,  knife, scraping tool, ect. This durable tool never needs sharping and won't rust or break.   Devotion in this somewhere.   Later, Noel"Sirit Rider"Bell