P-38 can opener
U.S. military can opener / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The P-38 (larger variant known as the P-51) is a small can opener that was issued with canned United States military rations from its introduction in 1942 to the end of canned ration issuance in the 1980s.[1] Originally designed for and distributed in the K-ration, it was later included in the C-ration. The lightweight, tiny, P-38 foldable military can opener was developed by Chicago’s Subsistence Research Lab in 1942 in only 30 days.[citation needed] As of 2024, it is still in production and sold worldwide.[2]