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Title:
Can opener from United States Army 'C' ration, 1950 (c)
Object name(s):
opener
Brief description:
Can opener from United States Army 'C' ration, 1950 (c). This can opener was used by Corporal D F Barrett of 1st Battalion The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) during the Korean War (1950-1953). Many soldiers kept these can openers and hung them with a string from their neck, so that they would always have one on hand if needed.
Collection:
National Army Museum
Associated concept:
Equipment, general
Current location:
National Army Museum, Soldier Gallery
Object name:
opener
Object number:
NAM. 2003-03-609-1
Right type:
National Army Museum Copyright

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2ae4eda6-ea8e-3d27-91d0-7724402cbf14

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2ae4eda6-ea8e-3d27-91d0-7724402cbf14, National Army Museum, CC BY-NC

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