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This bounding AP mine devised in India during WWII. Many parts were modified from existing No.36 . Threads are same as 36M. Striker held by ball bearing in a race: pressure forces the race downwards releasing the ball bearing outwards into a recession, freeing the spring loaded striker to...
Had this fuze for 30years or more.
Operation by pressure on the striker forcing the striker flange through an adjustable shearing blade. The deeper the cut the greater the pressure required. Can also be set to also operate on a trip wire (with max. Pressure setting).
With too much retirement...
I was wondering if anyone could identify this piece of metal. It was found many years ago on a local beach alongside a stack of type C Beach Mines. I have been told that it is the top of a 'mess tin mine', a sort of improvised landmine using a standard British army pattern (small) mess tin as...
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