P38 can opener. Introduced in 1942, it was carried by thousands of GIs throughout the Second World War.
This tiny, lightweight, P-38 collapsible can opener was developed during World War II, reported to have been a rapid 30 days design project in the summer of 1942 by the U.S. Army Subsistence Research Laboratory in Chicago, IL. The origin of the name is not clear, like the jeep. Some claim it required exactly 38 punctures around a can to open it. Others say it performed with the speed of a P-38 fighter plane. Whatever the case, it is clear this little device has to be considered one of the most perfect inventions ever designed for use in combat.
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the Rangers who climbed the Pointe du Hoc on D-Day.
On June 19, 1942 the 1st Ranger Battalion was sanctioned, recruited, and began training in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. Eighty percent of the original Rangers came from the 34th Infantry Division.
A select fifty or so of the first U.S. Rangers were dispersed through the British Commandos for the Dieppe Raid in August 1942; these were the first American soldiers to see ground combat in the European theater.
Together with the ensuing 3rd and 4th Ranger Battalions they fought in North Africa and Italy until the Battle of Cisterna when most of the Rangers of the 1st and 3rd Battalions were captured. The remaining Rangers were absorbed into the Canadian-American First Special Service Force under Brigadier General Robert T. Frederick.
Before the 5th Ranger Battalion landing on Dog White sector on Omaha Beach, during the Invasion of Normandy, the 2nd Ranger Battalion scaled the 90-foot (27 m) cliffs of Pointe du Hoc.
Nice full-size replica of the USM1A1 folding-stock carbine used by US paratroops, metal and wood, delivered with a magazine.
This replica fits in the canvas USM1A1 carbine case.
Weathered to enhance realism.
ITEM NOT SHIPPED OUTSIDE EUROPEAN UNION AND SWITZERLAND .
Perfect reproduction of the type K ration, Dinner.
Perfect for your reenactment impression, foxholes, march etc ...
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