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| MINES AND BOOBY TRAPS |
| MILITARY TRAINING PAMPHLET No. 40 |
| Part I (All Arms) - How to deal with individual mechanism |
| CHAPTER I - SECTION 2. - ANTI PERSONNEL MINE |
| BRITISH SHRAPNELL MINE, MK I |
| Size. – Cylindrical, about 6 ins high and 3 ins diameter. |
| Weight. – About 10 lb (containing about 1 lb of explosive) |
| Safety device. – TWO safety pins. |
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Description. – The mine is designed to jump a few feet in the air before bursting. Frag-mentation of the thick casing produces the anti-personnel effect. It is set off by a trip wire. The mine has two projections on the top. The taller one in the "cartridge pistol" for projecting the mine into the air. The other one is the "detonator pistol" for exploding the mine in the air, and consists of a release mechanism similar to that on a mills bomb (Gre-nade 36 m). |
| The lever arm slides in a slot in the outer casing in which the mine sits. |
| To arm |
| i. |
Ensure that BOTH pistols have SAFETY PINS IN PLACE. |
| ii. |
Remove cartridge pistol (the larger projection) and inspect hole to see that it is clear. |
| iii. |
Insert a cartridge and replace pistol, screwing up tight with tool provided. |
| iv. |
Remove detonator pistol by turning knurled ring clockwise and inspect hole to see that it is clear. |
| v. |
Insert a detonator, small end downwards. Shake gently to ensure the cap head rests on shoulder in the hole. |
| vi. |
Replace detonator pistol with lever down the slot in the outer casing and screw up knurled ring anti-clockwise. |
| vii. |
Check both safety pins. |
| viii. |
Lay mine and attach trip wire to the trip plate on the trip plate on the top of the cartridge pistol. Too much tension will cause safety pin to jump. |
| ix. |
Remove safety pin of cartridge pistol. |
| x. |
Remove safety pin of detonator pistol, being careful not to distrub the mine. |
| To disarm |
| i. | Replace detonator pistol safety pin. |
| ii. | Replace cartridge pistol safety pin. |
| iii. | Cut trip wire. |
| iv. |
Disarm mine by reversing procedure for arming and removing the detonator and cartridge. |
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MK II |
| Almost exactly the same, but the lever arm of the detonator pistol is longer. |
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British shrapnell mine, Mk I |
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| Size. – About 7 ins by 4 ins. |
| Weight. – About 8 lb (containing about 1 lb of explosive). |
| Safety device. – Safety pin in the igniter. |
| Description. – This mine is similar in action to the British Shrapnel mine. |
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The firing device can be operated either by pulling on a trip wire or by pressure on the knob. |
| To neutralize |
| i. | Place a nail or piece of strong wire in the safety pin hole in the igniter. |
| ii. | Cut the trip wire or remove pressure knob (whichever applies). |
| iii. | Unscrew the igniter. |
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American Mk 2 |
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