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Unknown Swedish Mine
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Eggburt1969
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As 'sgdbdr' mentions, a Stridsvagnsmina 5 (English; Tank Mine 5), though a dummy or training version.
These are, as far as I can tell, respectively referred to as a 'Blind stridsvagnsmina 5' and a Övningsstridsvagnsmina 5.
As far as I can tell, and in a military/munitions context, Blind = Dummy and Övnings = Practice.
Övningsstridsvagnsmina 5. Stridsvagnsmina 5 med bryttändare.
Miliseum - Photographer Okänd
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Eggburt1969
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Does it just have just a central main upper fuze well, or does it have secondary (side and base) fuze wells?
As far as I can tell, the code Mi 101 (Mi-101, etc.) is a Bofors (factory) designation, not the adopted Sweden military designation.
There were also the Mi-102 and Mi-103 mines, with the Mi-103 being adopted as the Stridsvagnsmina 5.
The Mi-101 and Mi-102 also had secondary fuze wells for booby-trapping. If the mine shown has secondary fuze wells it is not an Mi 103/Stridsvagnsmina 5.
I can have a look in the office on Wednesday to see if we have any official documentation, as all I've got at hand is for the Stridsvagnsmina 5 and other mines.
Examples of Mi102 and Mi103 here (4 pages) : http://smhs.com.dinstudio.se/gallery_170.html
Eggburt1969
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The images are very useful, but the data is from a Swedish manual that I already have.
The first set of images seem to show an 'Mi102 C', which is presumably the Bofors code for the cut (sectioned) dummy version? These aren't of course the Mi 103, adopted as the Stridsvagnsmina 5, as only the Mi101 and Mi102 are supposed to have a base fuze well for an anti-lift device.
The later inert Mi 103 shown would be equivalent to the dummy (inert) 'Blind Stridsvagnsmina 5'.
This all leads back to my question to Joe (Vollenberg)...is the mine you have in your collection fitted with a base fuze well?
There are no side/secondary fuze well. Nothing on the base either.
Joe
Joe
Eggburt1969
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Then it's most likely an inert dummy Mi 103/Stridsvagnsmina 5.