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[25thapril]

heres a few pic's of other mines I have would love a correct identification on the brown plastic one I have been told that it is Eygptian but would love to know for sure
Regards Daryl

 

[Fjordhouse]

It could be but also Pakistan is possibel, regards Ben

 

[ammocat]

Mine ID

Can you post a side view photo of the mine and provide some measurements and information such as number of fuze wells, secondary wells, markings, etc.

 

[blu97]

It was produced in egypt under license of italy. The italian one is the SACI-54 serie the egeptian designation is unkwon

 

[ammocat]

SACI 54 AT Mine

I looked the SACI 54 Series of AT Mines in Janes and according to the write up Egypt produced the SACI 54/7 with a 7kg main charge under licence and designated it B Mk 1.

The attached diagram is from Janes.

 

[bar5428]

SACI is an obsolete minimum-metal Anti-Tank (AT) blast mine that has been manufactured in several variants. The specifications given below are for the SACI 54/7, which was copied by Egypt as the B Mk 1. The mines have a Bakelite casing in the shape of an inverted truncated cone, which is filled with TNT. This is covered by a dished plate in which there are three evenly spaced threaded fuze wells; a variant has different sized threads and an additional central well. Beneath each of the wells is a cylindrical booster with a central cavity to accept a stab-sensitive detonator. Two types of fuzes were made (see diagram), both using strikers retained by circular shear disks encapsulated in thin plastic domes; one type also has a striker spring. The fuzes are covered by a pressure plate, which may either be thin Bakelite with three prominent ribs, or hard rubber with a raised cruciform shape. The mine has 2 auxiliary fuze wells, one in the base and one in the side. A rope carrying handle is attached through lugs near the base and a retaining strap is sometimes present across the pressure plate. The majority of the casing is the brown colour of unpainted Bakelite.

Specifications

Weight
8.23 kg
Diameter
282 mm
Explosive weight
7 kg
Height
205 mm
Explosive type
TNT
Operating pressure
100-200 kg (estimated)

General information
Used in
Jordan, Nicaragua, Somalia
Emplacement
Manual
Detectability
Difficult to detect with minimum-metal fuze
Anti-handling
Yes; auxiliary fuze wells in side and base
Blast resistance
Susceptible to overpressure
Cross reference
Also produced in Egypt as the B Mk 1.

 

[HAZORD]

I have one of these that I bought off evilbay a few years back, but it appears that I'm missing the pressure plate to rest on top of the fuzes.

Would anyone have a spare pressure plate by chance?

 

[stecol]

Here are the fuzes used by SACI 54/B Mark I, the S.1 and the AC 52.

Ciao
stecol