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Roy_Lynne
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Sep 27, 2013

I am on a mission!!! I need a can opener that WORKS

I've got a drawer full of can openers that do not work. Last month, hubby took the only one that worked to a picnic and came home with one the same color but that didn't work at all. Today I went to t...
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Tom_Trostel
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Oct 28, 2013
The standard US Army issue can opener for T Ration cans is a modified Swing-A-Way. This has been the standard for more than 20 years. And, it works for me. They used to put P38s in the pack and they work but they're slow. A T ration can is 18" x 12".

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