Pomz ?

[jlt1987]

Anyone have a idea what country and era this is from.
Thanks. Charlie

 

[Weasel]

Hi jlt1987,
I would say it looks Vietnamese at a guess, but will wait for conformation from the experts on this one, Best regards Weasel.

 

[ewag2]

This is a WW2 Italian V-1 stake mine. This one is missing the top, which was a simple screw-on lid with a fuze well. It used the same push/pull fuzes as in their type R and RM box mines. The fuzes looked different, but functioned the same as the German ZZ42 and the Russian MUV.

 

[US-Subs]

Ewag has got it right. Mine came with a couple of small spools of wire hanging off the fuze.

 

[stecol]

This is a "V" landmine, not a "V-1".
It's a postwar model.

Regards
stecol

 

[jlt1987]

Anyone have a photo of the missing top piece.
Charlie

 

[ewag2]

I didn't know there was a postwar model. How can you tell the difference between a "V" and a "V-1"?

 

[stecol]

Of course evag2,


You can see the differences between the "V. 1" (1941) and the "V" (1950) from these general layout pictures.



Then I can list the main differences between the models:

1 - The firing devices, integral in "V. 1" and too (and uselessly) complex vs. the simple "Model R" tripwire fuze used by "Mina V";



2 - The fragmentation body, a metallic pipe wrapped in a spiral of square (4x4 mm) iron wire for "V. 1" and cilindrical serrated cast iron body for "V";



3 - The wooden picket, entirely cilindrical for "V. 1" and pointed for "V".

There are other minor differences, such as the firing chain or the safety system, but I can say that the only common component between the two model of landmines is the charge, a cilindrical 100 g TNT cartridge No. 4.

@jlt1987 the missing top piece:



Regards
Stecol

 

[jlt1987]

Thanks Stecol.
Anyone have the top piece.
Thanks again. Charlie

 

[ewag2]

Thank you, Stecol, for your detailed and informative answer.

Best regards,
Rob

 

[stecol]

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