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    Steel Beer Cans

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    I found an old style out on my property the other day that was opened with a can opener. I Gave it to my pop’s. I’m sure there’s quite a few more out there. My old neighbors neighbors dumped a lot trash out there before I bought the property...I’m guessing before I was old enough to hunt. One day (month) I’ll have to clean it up. I found a lot of cool stuff in that pile. Old bottles, coffee pots, ect. No pewter yet. Found an old bike and a 2bbl carburetor as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Traffer View Post
    Yes regular old can opener. …
    It's like now when people say wow way back when they had rotary dial phones... Some of us had crank phones with 8 other families on the same line. I guess the good old days are going to have to be qualified now as to just when those "good old days actually occurred. hahahahaha
    And now they pay per minute for “talk lines” with other “sexy singles”!


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    Shoot, tell the young'uns we used the church keys to dial the rotary phones - infest 'em with confusion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JonB_in_Glencoe View Post
    Or a church key.
    You beat me to the draw on whether the younger generation would know what a church key is. Soon they won’t know what a can opener is, let alone a P-38.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomme boy View Post
    Same as using non US made ammo. IE... Most of Europe. Heck, Most of the US made military ammo up to a few years ago were steel jacketed. M80 still might be.
    It is.

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    This generation doesn’t even know what a regular can opener is!


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    Quote Originally Posted by gwpercle View Post
    What brand ? I haven't seen a steel beer can in 40 years . The old steel beer can that I do have is Jax Beer ... but it's from the 1960's .
    They had cool commericals ... " Jax the beal jeer ! "
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    Over in Vietnam I remember seeing cans of Carling Black Label beer rusting away. Maybe the Canadians are still using steel for their beer cans.

    ps....yes I still have my P38!
    pss...a couple weeks ago I asked a young lady at a party if she had a church key....got a blank look
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    Quote Originally Posted by atr View Post
    Over in Vietnam I remember seeing cans of Carling Black Label beer rusting away. Maybe the Canadians are still using steel for their beer cans.

    ps....yes I still have my P38!
    pss...a couple weeks ago I asked a young lady at a party if she had a church key....got a blank look
    Pabst Blue Ribbon also..

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    How many under 30 have ever seen a winder key like on the old SPAM cans or how to open a can that the winder was AWOL.
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    A good knife will open any classic tin can, if you know how to use it. Not the best for the sharpness of the blade, but it will do the job.

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