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Libby Glass Company-Land Mine prototype

rldarmstr

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Anyone know what this glass land mine would be worth? Apparently rather rare. Made by the Libby glass company during WWII.
 
Apperently very rare. I've never even heard of this type of mine.
Thanks for posting the pictures.
Regards, DJH
 
Not sure if this is the same mine or not, without close comparison and measurements. My understanding was that it was a glass variation of the WWII M5 Non-magnetic AT mine, which was normally ceramic. Like the other wartime mines, there are numerous variants. All are hard to find, but they are around. I've got one in glass, two in ceramic.

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This mine belongs to a collector friend of mine. He ran it on Gun Broker starting around $600 (I think) but didn't get any hits. I believe that he was basing his price on the "Live Auction" listing of this device which listed the price range of $500 - $1500. The auction closed at $525. In any case, to help him out I listed this mine here and at a couple other forums hoping to get some idea of a fair price for the thing. Is $525 the going price or did someone get a real bargain? Like many other people I had never seen or heard of this mine before.
 
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