This rather handsome .50 caliber cartridge has been carefully converted into a bottle opener, the powder and primer have been removed (thankfully) but the full metal jacket bullet and brass casing remain with a slight modification to allow it to pop bottle caps. The charity Bullets2Bandages sells the bottle opener with a series of other, similar ex-military items and they donate 15% of all revenue to vitally important veteran’s charities in the USA.
The .50 caliber bottle opener sells for just $19.99 apiece and their handmade in the United States, if you’d like to grab one for those summer BBQs, click the link here.
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Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
This is the Rallye Edition of the International Harvester Scout II Pickup, with its distinctive red and white paintwork including the “rallye” logo emblazoned on each front fender. The Scout’s popularity has been skyrocketing in recent years along with the popularity of vintage Broncos, Jeeps, Land Rovers, Range Rovers, and Land Cruisers. Even though over…
Most modern helmets do a good job of absorbing linear impact energy but absorb very little rotational energy – studies are showing that this rotational force can be just as dangerous as linear impacts, sometimes more so. Fluid Inside™ technology consists of a series of fluid filled capsules on the inside of the helmet that…
This is a Shelby GT350 H Junior, it’s almost certainly the cheapest drivable Shelby car in the world, but it’s also designed for children so you won’t be able to use it as a daily driver. That is unless you’re quite small or very good at yoga. The (Full Sized) Shelby GT350-H The original Shelby GT350-H…
This Road Runner was the 1971 NASCAR Grand National championship winning car driven by “The King” Richard Petty, interestingly it was also the last stock car to win a NASCAR Grand National championship using a production-based body and engine. Historically this car is one of the most important American racing cars of its era, not…
This documentary is one of the most remarkable we’ve ever featured, it provides a window into the life of Stew Jones, one of the world’s leading Jaguar restorers who also happens to be completely blind. He suffered a serious car accident many years ago that left him in a coma, and when he woke up…
The Military Watch Company or “MWC” for short makes timepieces for a number of militaries around the world as well as police forces, anti-terrorist units, specialist marine security units, shipping and salvage organisations, and a diverse array of government agencies and departments. Fortunately they also sell watches to regular folks like you and I. The…
