Chinese Mine

[jvollenberg]

Unknown Chinese

Height: 159-MM
Height Min: 133-MM
Width: 288-MM
Length: 322-MM

Joe

 

[MINENAZ16]

Russian TMD-B or a copy (used by Chinese as Type 51, not sure for the designation)

 

[Antoon]

I know this one also as Type 51.

See the picture of two Canadian engineers examine such a mine in Korea in October 1951 (source LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA128849)

 

[sgdbdr]

Russian TMD-B or a copy (used by Chinese as Type 51, not sure for the designation)

Slightly different from the Type 51 in my opinion, but probably a close variant.

 

[The Lieutenant]

I know this one also as Type 51.

See the picture of two Canadian engineers examine such a mine in Korea in October 1951 (source LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA128849)

What is the round box to the left of the mustachioed sapper?

 

[Antoon]

The round box is a tin for British safety fuze

 

[The Lieutenant]

The round box is a tin for British safety fuze

I wonder what the dimensions of the tin were....I'll take a look in the packaging section

 

[Antoon]

I wonder what the dimensions of the tin were....I'll take a look in the packaging section

Hight = 63 mm, diameter = 129 mm

 

[The Lieutenant]

Hight = 63 mm, diameter = 129 mm

Thanks a lot!