Do you still carry a P-38? And do our newer military Brothers and Sisters know what a P-38 is?

SPC Mark Beard. I always thought it was WWII fighter bomber aircraft . . . but it doubles as a can opener.

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It was also a fine personal side arm . . . WWII or recent vintage . . . Walther P 38 auto ( a good can opener ).

Warmest Regards, Sandy

I carry mine on my key ring. It makes a good screwdriver (both slotted and Phillips) in a pinch, as well as a can opener. I have used it for both, but more frequently as an emergency screwdriver.

SPC Mark Beard I have P-38's and the Larger P-39's.

No, Soldiers these days have no idea what it is or the use.

It is funny because i recently had a conversation with a young Lieutenant and was trying to explain things to him which are not in the ARMY inventory anymore so I had to google them in order to show him what I was talking about.

I still have one I carried in active duty from the 70's had to put it away for safe keeping  and to stop it from always cutting into my leg from inside of my pocket . P38 was more than just a can opener . I used it to scrape stuff or like a screw driver and to open other things like boxes .   Hell it was a symbol of having to have eaten k-rations and c-ration and to lived to tell the tell .

I wish I still had the one I bargained for from an Aussie. The American P38 can't hold up well beyond opening the cans in one C-Rat package. The Aussie version is made of steel and holds up much better. Also, it has a longer handle for better leverage and is fashioned to serve as an eating utensil. Like its American cousin, it had a hole that could be used to hang it on a dog tag chain.

Still on my dog tags!

Active Duty and have one on my key ring.

I carry my trusty Swiss Army Knife. Never fails.

One of these?

I got combined in another q&a I didn't know about