Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 How can you resist this? The next 10 guys who either: 1. sign up at the SASS Vetssite or 2. current SASSVet members who send me a pic and who have not sent a one in yet ..will receive absolutely free a genuine issue made in USA "OPENER, CAN, HAND, FOLDING, TYPE I" P-38 One of the best inventions EVER! How can you resist, you varmints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Everyone needs a genuine John Wayne in their kit. They can prove to be invaluable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I moved 'bout a month and a half ago... still haven't found my kitchen can opener. The P-38 on my key ring has seen a LOT of action the past few weeks...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 No C rats tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 No C rats tho? C-rats, though available, are ungodly expensive as collectors items (I saw a box of Ham steak with a B-2 Unit go for $46.00 on E-bay)and no doubt even more toxic than they were 40 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 UB The HAM ? , was better than the beans and ***** , as I remenber em . With a bit of imagination ya could make a few things that were not tooo BAD . CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouchy Greg, SASS#71981 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Everyone needs a genuine John Wayne in their kit. They can prove to be invaluable. ==================================================== I've been carrying the same 1962 vintage P38 on my key ring since I got it in the P.I. in '65. It's been used hard and for things it was never designed for, and if it ever breaks, I'm gonna bury it in the back yard with full military honors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 ==================================================== I've been carrying the same 1962 vintage P38 on my key ring since I got it in the P.I. in '65. It's been used hard and for things it was never designed for, and if it ever breaks, I'm gonna bury it in the back yard with full military honors. The Infantryman's companion, The Airman's curiosity, The Sailor's souvenir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky Joe, SASS #24061 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 The first P-38 I got with my first c-rat is still on the key ring I carry daily. It's stamped "US G.G. Greene 1956". As anyone who has used these knows, it gets better with age as it self sharpens every time it's used. Got it in basic training at Fort Dix in 1957. Another thing that stayed with me is my serial number. I was told in basic I'd never forget it. Now, 54 years later, I can still rattle it off without a moments hesitation. I was then, and still am, proud that it started with RA. And as far as c-rats, a little Charlie Ration Cook Book was available all over Viet Nam. If I recollect rightly, it was free and distributed by Tabasco, which naturally figured in almost every recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Looks like I will never get a pass again. I forgot my weapon serial number. I remember the other one tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 A sad thought, but one to keep in mind: TSA has been known to confiscate 'em... they're such deadly weepons, don'tcha know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack Saddle Slim, SASS #73122 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 And as far as c-rats, a little Charlie Ration Cook Book was available all over Viet Nam. If I recollect rightly, it was free and distributed by Tabasco, which naturally figured in almost every recipe. And you can't forget the tiny little bottle of Tobasco that was always included. Hmmm. I think I may have one around here someplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complicated Lady Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 My sister told me she wanted an electric can opener for Christmas one year. I got a little envelope and sent her a P 38. She called me and said "what the heck did you send me?" I said, "A can opener....You said you wanted a can opener" She was not amused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTH-PACIFIC,SASS #59402 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 didn't care for the green eggs. the old sea rats were great they were prime snacks in the gator navy. don't know what happened to my john wayne carried it for years on the key ring. would like to find anoter good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Apparently she never sat in a fox hole, with the mess tent ten miles that a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I just finally sent my application in. I will get the pics, unit insignia and ribbons to you ASAP. I hope I was quick enough. I loaned out my P-38 years ago, and it never came home. I remember when they had a can of them at the cash register of the old surplus store I frequented when I was younger. I don't recall how much they were, but they weren't expensive. If only I'd known... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Trying to remenber where my origional is , it should be EASY to find since it is attached to a 50 cal rd with a pull ring from a geranade . I know , I put it where I could find it . CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang, SASS #53480 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 A sign of the times . . . and our ages. . . . . . at the animal shelter where I voluteer . . . a young couple . . he ex marine . . . . . . lost their can opener . . . I sed . . . "don't you have a P-38?" . . . he sed . . "what is a P-38 ?" . . . I sed . . . "the can opener that is used for C-rations." he sed . . . "What are C-rations ? " Whut is the world coming too. . . ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big50 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Completely hi-jacking the thread (but then I have already signed up and sent in my photos) Spooky Joe, At 91 when my father did not recognize many of his "newer" friends and was not able to keep many of his "newer" memories but he could still rattle off his service number and his rifle number. As they say...."Some things you never forget" God rest his soul. And he was not even an infantryman. Tanker/Armor...3rd Armor 32nd Armored Reg (Combat Command A) but he knew his rifle number coming and going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 The first P-38 I got with my first c-rat is still on the key ring I carry daily. It's stamped "US G.G. Greene 1956". As anyone who has used these knows, it gets better with age as it self sharpens every time it's used. Got it in basic training at Fort Dix in 1957. Another thing that stayed with me is my serial number. I was told in basic I'd never forget it. Now, 54 years later, I can still rattle it off without a moments hesitation. I was then, and still am, proud that it started with RA. And as far as c-rats, a little Charlie Ration Cook Book was available all over Viet Nam. If I recollect rightly, it was free and distributed by Tabasco, which naturally figured in almost every recipe. +1 and the battle sight on the M 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 C-rations? One summer job I had after I got out of the army and was putting myself through school was in a meat packing plant. I did odd jobs because the boss found he could give me a task and I'd get'er done (for minimum wage plus a dime, $1.75/hr) so a lot of times I would fill in for someone that didn't show up. Most times it was some manly-manly crap like killing, gutting, boning, hauling beef, loading trucks. But twice it was canning meatballs and beans for the C-rations; the rest of the floor was women. The beans got put into the cans by machine but the half cooked meatballs got put in by hand, half cooked and greasy. After the cans were sealed they were sent to giant pressure cookers that finshed the cooking. So as much as I liked C-rats g mryf them was of making them. Oh, eight meatballs per can, no more, no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 UB The HAM ? , was better than the beans and ***** , as I remenber em . With a bit of imagination ya could make a few things that were not tooo BAD . CB A poke in the eye with a sharp stick was better than Ham and Limas! I suspect tens of thousands of cans of Ham and MFers rusted away unopened in the mud of SE Asia. Probably mutated the plant life too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouchy Greg, SASS#71981 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 The Infantryman's companion, The Airman's curiosity, The Sailor's souvenir. ================================================ My "curiosity" was first used to open the Korean War vintage C-rats that were passed out in our mess hall in the P.I. to take on post with us on evening and midnight shifts. Then we went from C-rats to sandwiches that were delivered by pickup truck. The truck's last stop was the bomb dump, which was mostly dirt roads, and by the time it got to the last few posts, the remaining sandwiches had a dust coating and maybe even a bootprint or two, but if you're hungry, you don't care. From there, we progressed to hot chow that was delivered to posts by an IHC Metro van. The GI hot food containers caused the powdered eggs to turn green, but we ate 'em anyway. The coffee that was brought around was strong and hot, as Air Force coffee always was. Then there was the monsoon season, where everything and everybody, including the food, stayed wet. I tell ya, it was rough duty, but somebody had to do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 5 down, 5 to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Edit: Never mind, I got your e-mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Looks like I will never get a pass again. I forgot my weapon serial number. I remember the other one tho. U. S. rifle caliber 30 M1, air cooled, gas operated, clip fed, semi-automatic shoulder weapon, serial number 5157XX, SIR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 AND DON'T FORGIT YOUR MAILIN ADDRESS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klondike SASS Life #29713 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Beanie Weenies were #1, Scrambled eggs came in second. I don't have enough numbers for Ham and Limas! How about those great crackers that came with everything?? Also I loved the little Cig packs of 5(may have been 4), paper was green and if you had a hammer you could drive them thru a 2X4, but we smoked them anyway!!!! If you got real lucky you got filtered, but at that point we really didn'rt care!! I still love Beanie Weenies. I remember my sevice number, not so much my weapon, we were always changing, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 P38's ain't left hand friendly! I carried a church key around my neck and poked enough overlaping holes until I could peel the top back. Also converted the top into a ninja throwing star. (a little light for anything bigger than a house fly) Bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Neither is the forward bolt assist on an M-16. Hand grenades are ambidextrous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Dern yore ornery hide Bob. I was hoping for one of these or at least one of these. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=p38+walther&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Zbt&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=663&tbm=isch&prmd=ivns&tbnid=-T13UjiI8jlF3M:&imgrefurl=http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg68-e.htm&docid=BiDDaBUtCa3YyM&w=600&h=425&ei=FMNTTuS7C8LlsQLX5LWoBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=188&vpy=105&dur=1536&hovh=189&hovw=267&tx=170&ty=87&page=1&tbnh=144&tbnw=203&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0 I got one of the other ones! JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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