WW2 Chemical Mine 1942

[Gspragge]

A friend of mine (sorry) had one of these a few years back which I sold for him. The same guy that had the previous one had another which I obtained. This one is not repainted and has some of the original stencil left. These are a galvanized milk can sort of thing and paint doesn't stick that well and I doubt these were ever anything but white for training purposes. The top unscrews on it to reveal nothing. One of the wilder ww2 items. If interested contact me.

 

[spotter]

Mine chemical No1 Mk1
Height...20inches
width....11.25inches
Filling....contains 3.75galls/47lb of chemical agent,the neck contains the burster charge
Fuzing...Match composition head and fuze electric no14
Filled weight...60lbs

 

[Gspragge]

This one is pretty good and I hope a BOCN member would like it before I try ebay or maybe GB and go through all that nonsense.

One of the handles has a broad arrow stamp on it.

 

[BMG50]

Never knew that we had such a device. What type of chemical would have been used? some of the WW1 type chemicals ie mustard gas etc.

 

[peteblight]

Of all the countries that had CW programs, the UK developed the largest range of devices to deliver agent. Everything from a range of grenades through to 1500lb spray tanks. They had some strange devices such as the squirt, (a cyanide filled sprayer similar to a fire extinguisher designed for use against tanks) and the flying cow (a 400lb bomb/spray tank that threw mustard everywhere as it fell from the aircraft). The No1 chemical mine was filled with mustard and designed as a contamination device, leave a few of these in a position you plan to vacate and then fire them once you leave.
We very rarely found complete examples of these, because the thin steel rusted away.


Pete

 

[Gspragge]

It has found a good home~