British MkIII Clam mine

Fragman

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• Nov 8, 2008

• #1

British MkII Clam mine

Hi, The photo shows two of several clam mines found in New Zealand back in the early eighties. Whilst they have no markings I "believe" they are of British manufacture. They show no evidence of having ever been loaded. I hope they are of some interest to you.

 

Last edited: Feb 26, 2010

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UBIQUE

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• Nov 8, 2008

• #2

Thanks for showing these photos,ive found Mk1 and mkIII clams but only seen drawings of the MkII .

 

bombmonki

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• Nov 8, 2008

• #3

Some information on the MK III here: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=98585f6ccc8ba9fdab1eab3e9fa335ca0165013f8c6ca011

 

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UBIQUE

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• Nov 8, 2008

• #4

Ive just noticed the clams are described as MkIIIs ,as you can see from my earlier post i responded about MkIIs.Im sure the clams shown are MkIIs having the smaller magnets unlike the MkIII which used a single magnet at each end
theres some more info on the clam here http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/clam-mine-t3371.html?t=3371&highlight=clam

 

Last edited: Nov 8, 2008

Fragman

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• Nov 9, 2008

• #5

Hi, Thanks for the information (joining BOCN has paid off already). My original identification came from this photo I got off Daves web site. I have made the appropriate changes to my posting. Cheers

 

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