Opinions & Info-Soviet PMD-6 & PMD-7

[pat]

Another amazing found today; a Finnish 1943 dated manual about Russian mines and igniters.
This manual mentions only the large PMD 6, with 200 grams TNT-charge. So, nothing about the glass bottle. However it shows in attached picture a 50mm mortar shell used as a charge in this mine. I wonder if the shell fits inside the normal height PMD 6 ??

this mortar shell is not model 5cm but the model 3,7 cm

[Tmine35]

this mortar shell is not model 5cm but the model 3,7 cm

Correct, the tail looked a bit strange to me but didn't think about this. Then it fits in the box easily.
BTW, does anyone have this soviet 37mm mortar shell for spade mortar? I know one spade mortar in a collection here.

[EOD]

this mortar shell is not model 5cm but the model 3,7 cm

The 37mm looked somewhat different from the one in the drawing.
Besides that the mine body there is not the regular one of a PMD-6. Means what ever mortar shell it is it is likely that the mine body got adapted to the size of the shell.

[Tmine35]

Hard to say about dimensions of the mine box as the drawing is schematic only. So far I have seen a lot of captured Russian WW2 mine boxes but they all have been the same size.
An interesting question is that what shell could it be then if not Russian 50mm or 37mm?

[EOD]

Polish 47mm ?

[Kilroy was Here]

this mortar shell is not model 5cm but the model 3,7 cm

Hello Pat, Thank you, very good info to add to the thread.

Regards, Steve

[Kilroy was Here]

Means what ever mortar shell it is it is likely that the mine body got adapted to the size of the shell.

I agree, the Soviets made many different sized mine boxes. Like the ones I showed from the museum in St. Petersburg earlier in thread. Some are taller/deeper or longer etc. When you look at all the St.Pete museum mine photos, It makes you think the Russians had a box mine for everything.

Regards, Steve

[Kilroy was Here]

One day I for sure find a manual and it will light up the questions.

Reino, you could not have said it better when you said "will light up the questions"

These manuals you have shown, and the info in this thread have surely lit up brightly all these unknown questions about Finnish box mines
Thank you very much.

Regards, Steve