The lightweight, tiny, P-38 foldable military can opener was designed and patented by J.W.SPEAKER Corp. (who also designed and patented the "HEATAB" dry fuel tablets used to …

Far down on the list of important inventions essential to victory in World War II is a modest gadget built of stamped metal called the GI Pocket Can Opener—commonly known as the P-38 can …

The P-38 or John Wayne can opener . . . This little device means different things to different people but one thing that is a fact is that this small 1"x1/2" piece of metal is one of the most …

The P-38 pocket can opener of the early World War II era was the solution to opening a can of food and chowing down. Some soldiers and Marines rate the P-38 as one of the handiest …

2024年8月23日 · The story of the P-38 can opener begins in 1942 during World War II when the U.S. military recognized the need for a compact, reliable tool to open canned rations in the …

Virtually anyone who served in the Army or Marine Corps–even Air Force–between World War II and the 1980s is well familiar with the P-38 can opener, perhaps the most versatile and …

2009年8月11日 · The P-38 acquired its infamous nomenclature from the 38 punctures around the C-ration can required for opening and the boast that it performed with the speed of the World …

2013年1月2日 · In 1911, Etienne Marcel Darqué invented a pocket-sized can opener ("ouvre-boite") that was adopted by the French Army in the following year. Similar in appearance to …

2011年8月30日 · The P-38 was originally designed to open the new canned C-rations that were issued in WW2. Designed in the Summer of 1942, these little can openers were included in the …

2018年5月22日 · Far down on the list of important inventions essential to victory in World War II is a modest gadget built of stamped metal called the GI Pocket Can Opener—commonly known …