On 2016-01-22, Carl Ijames wrote:
"Ignoramus16462" wrote in message
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On 2016-01-22, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus16462 fired this volley in
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I just bought the bayonet style Russian can opener, which I remember
always worked and never needed replacing. It does not require a lip
around the top.

Got pics? Never heard of it.

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/can-opener.jpg

HEH! That's HARDLY a "Russian" (style of) can opener! That's been
around since day-one of metal-canned food! I've got one in my camping
pack, and it's not Russian, I can assure you! G

Lloyd

OK, sorry!!!

I have never seen them sold here...

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According to wikipedia that style was invented in the US and patented in
1858:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_op...pe_can_openers
Of course it could also have been independently invented in Russia and we
just didn't know about it :-).


The Russians think that they invented everything...