Something different

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Something different
Topic Started: Jun 11 2013, 06:09 AM (226 Views)
pcmustard	Jun 11 2013, 06:09 AM Post #1
Blue Star Member Posts: 1,136 Group: Member Member #781 Joined: June 6, 2010	Something a little different. Who can tell me what this is. Attached to this post: something_different.jpg (134.87 KB)



goldengal	Jun 11 2013, 07:38 AM Post #2
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	Ya got me, but then it don't take much. :sign10: Is it some kind of a lock? Ok I didn't say I am bright and I am bonde (well kinda). Take care, Pat



Bitsy	Jun 11 2013, 08:19 AM Post #3
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener



wildie	Jun 11 2013, 10:21 AM Post #4
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Bitsy Jun 11 2013, 08:19 AM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener Good one Bitsy, I would have guessed it to be a folding box cutter!



Bitsy	Jun 11 2013, 10:37 AM Post #5
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	wildie Jun 11 2013, 10:21 AM Bitsy Jun 11 2013, 08:19 AM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener Good one Bitsy, I would have guessed it to be a folding box cutter! I can't take credit for it, my SIL has one from his boy scout days.



pcmustard	Jun 11 2013, 11:49 AM Post #6
Blue Star Member Posts: 1,136 Group: Member Member #781 Joined: June 6, 2010	Good find, Bitsy. Actually they are a P-51 can opener, which is a bit larger than a P-38 and I have one on a key-chain and have used it when I have trouble opening a can when our regular can-opener gizzmo does not work properly (gonna hafta find a new regular can-opener gizzmo) In the old days of the military we were issued what is called a 5-in-1 ration pack, enough rations to last 5 guys for 1 day. Of course everything was in a can, except crackers (good grief..these things were packed during WWII), a chocolate bar which had turned white, and a 5 pack of ciggy-butts which could be smoked providing you smoked them in a horizontal position, cuz if you held it in a vertical position, you would loose all the tobbaco. Thank goodness someone had forsight to include something to open the cans, otherwise we would have nothing but stale crackers to eat and ciggy-butts that would loose all the tobbaco and......oh yeh...white chocolate bars. Hats off to your SIL!



Alli	Jun 12 2013, 12:08 PM Post #7
Mistress, House of Cats Posts: 4,732 Group: Member Member #711 Joined: March 30, 2010	My ex hubby used to bring those in left over ration packs he would bring to the kids. Not only did they open cans but the boxes the packets of food was kept in... I remember cheeze whiz and peanut butter in a squeeze tube laugh123



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