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German TMi42 igniter

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Fuzeman

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German TMi Z 42 Igniter on the Left and TMi Z 43 on the Right
Note different length
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I know reading an old ww2 booby trap manual that i have that belonged to a mine clearing engineer that these TMi43 fuze's were a real problem, he noted that nothing could be done to disarm a mine fitted with a Tm43 fuse and had to be blown, as you set it off just before it unscrewed.
 
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