>>Also the p-38 can openers That I got from the same ARMY store work good for some things mentioned BUT really aren't able to open the heavier canned food items of today.<br>I bent 2 tryin to open a can of beans the last time I went out.<br>But they have many other uses.<<<br><br>Not certain what the problem might have been, but are you sure you got the "real thing"? There have been cheap asian knockoffs made of these since at least the early '70s, and those don't hold an edge, and fall apart.<br><br>My impression is that even steel cans were a lot heavier in the period these were designed and used most in than they are now (as were the linings- canned food does not last as long as it used to). I've never had a problem with beans, or Dinty Moore, or dog and catfood, and I did open one #10 restaurant can once.<br><br>The ONLY real problem I've ever had with one is that, after much carry and use, it doesn't "snap" open and closed anymore, it just flops- still works, but it needed a bit of tape or a small rubber band to hold it closed on a keychain so it wouldn't snag stuff.<br><br><br>