YOU SHOULD HAVE A P38 ON YOUR KEYCHAIN!

It’s small enough to keep on a keychain yet big enough to really help in an emergency!

The P-38 is known as a "John Wayne" by the United States Marine Corps. United States Army sources indicate that the origin of the name is rooted in the 38 punctures around the circumference of a C-ration can required for opening. Plus, the P-38 is 38 mm (1.5 in) long.

Other uses given by the Pentagon: Can opener, Seam ripper, Screwdriver, Clean fingernails, Cut fishing line, Open paint cans, Window scraper, Reach in and clean out small cracks, Scrape around edge of boots, Bottle opener, Gut fish/Scale fish, Test for 'doneness' when baking on a camp fire, Prying items, Strip wire, Scrape pans in the field, Lift key on flip top cans, Chisel, Marking tool, Deflating tires, Clean sole of boot/shoe, Striking flint, Puncturing plastic coating, Box cutter, Opening letters, Write emergency messages, Bee sting removal tool (scrape off with blade) and more…

Check out this simple instructional video.