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German SF6 chemical igniter with 200gr Box "Tropen" for Glasmine

fkw81

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Here the SF6 with the 200gr. Bakelit Charge Box for use in the Tropen.

INERT!
 

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In my 30 collector years,i never saw this glass cap and think it was very thin and destroyed in the water and ground if it was found?
 
Sf 6

The glas cover is mentioned in several non official sources (Erhard Koch, German EOD-handbook, there called Druckhaube / pressure cover).
I strongly believe these covers are a safety-item, when handling/inserting this highly sensitive fuze (requested pressure weight approx. 12 kg),
especially when used outside of a Glasmine as booby trap-igniter.

SF 5-001.jpg SF 5-002.jpg SF6-Glasminenzünder.jpg

PS: unfortunately the piece in question is a complete replica, including glass cover! :tinysmile_shy_t:
 
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