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A different P-38

longknife

longknife

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Do you have one? Question from The other P-38 | Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid

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I would love to get my hands on one.
 
Of course I have one. You should be able to get one at pretty much any camping store or military surplus store.
 
Yes, I have a couple - somewhere.

Oh Lord but these were awesome in the field with K-Rations [that's how old I am]!
 
I have always had one attached to my key ring for decades. And they are great tools.

Screwdriver, box cutter, awl, just about anything I need I can do with one of these.

Even open cans. And many times after a move or when camping, my wife or I realize that we can't find a can opener.
 
Oozlefinch said:
I have always had one attached to my key ring for decades. And they are great tools.

Screwdriver, box cutter, awl, just about anything I need I can do with one of these.

Even open cans. And many times after a move or when camping, my wife or I realize that we can't find a can opener.
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They ARE great tools, but they can cut the hell out of you- I learned this by shedding blood. ;)
 
I still have the original P-38 that I used when I ate my first C-rats during ITR in 69. it's been on my key chain for over 43 years and I use it often, opening cans, cutting fishing line and as a screw driver.

But don't ever try boarding a plane with a P-38 on yourself. Janet Napolitano (Big Sis) considers the P-38 equivalent to an assault weapon. I #### you not.
 
lizzie said:
They ARE great tools, but they can cut the hell out of you- I learned this by shedding blood. ;)
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I'm surprised that John Kerry didn't try that one in Vietnam. Cut yourself with a P-38 and put yourself in for a Purple Heart.
 
OOOOOHHHHH KAY, meanwhile back in good old fond memories land, my time in the service was MCI, still called C-rats. I went through many P38s in my time, they were not 'special' and mine soon grew too dull and 'wobbily' to be kept for sentimental reasons. Did find a bigger version called the P51 I was told the Canadians used and that became my favorite. Never wore mine on the dog tags, spent too much time diving for or crawling along the ground and if the blade was open the feeling wasn't pleasant. :shock:

It was a tool, not much more and I can't say I fondly remember C-rats with it's accompanying tree bark shredding elimination :3oops:
 
Oozlefinch said:
I have always had one attached to my key ring for decades. And they are great tools.

Screwdriver, box cutter, awl, just about anything I need I can do with one of these.

Even open cans. And many times after a move or when camping, my wife or I realize that we can't find a can opener.
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I've bought a number of fine-looking can opener's that wouldn't really open every can, but I've still got an c.50-year old P-38 that always gets the job done.

The P-38 is a fine, well-designed, tool that works.
 
longknife said:
Yes, I have a couple - somewhere.

Oh Lord but these were awesome in the field with K-Rations [that's how old I am]!
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I have several.

I used them with C-Rats.

If you used them with K-Rats, you probably got Lucky Strike Green cigarettes in some of your meal packs. We always heard rumors that someone got Lucky Strike Green in their C-Rats, but I think it was bull****. K-Rats? Maybe. I never had any K-Rats.
 
notquiteright said:
It was a tool, not much more and I can't say I fondly remember C-rats with it's accompanying tree bark shredding elimination :3oops:
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You must be talking about "Ham & Mother****ers". You'd have to be damned hungry to ever eat them a second time. Usually, it was the FNGs who didn't know any better. Everybody would grab something else, anything else, LOL! and not say a word when the only choice the FNGs got was Ham & Mother****ers. Or somebody would grab one tell and tell an FNG, "Hey man, I'm going to look out for you. You're new, right? Here, grab one quick before they get gone because everybody loves 'em. These bastards will snake this right out of here and leave you eating the bad ****, man. This is the best there is. Take it, my man. You'll thank me later." :lamo
 
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Never knew that was called a p-38 before
 
It wasn't long ago that out local commissary was selling the new MREs. They weren't around when I was in the service so we bought a few just to try out. A whole lot different than what we had in the 70's! Really not that bad. Especially with plenty of Tabasco Sauce. :2razz:
 
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