If you keep your eyes open and suspect everything unusual, mines rapidly be-come merely a nuisance. It's onyl when you become careless that you are asking for trouble.

Look carefully all round a mine or booby trap before starting to work on it.

Handle all mines, fuzes, igniters and switches with care at all time.

Never use force. If a thing will not come undone gently by hand, leave it.

It generally takes only one man to work on a mine – others keep off and lie down.

Look out for booby traps (see next page).

Never pull a slack wire and never cut a taut one. Look at both ends of any wire be-fore you touch it.

Safety-pin anti-personnel mines before you lift them.

If you have to leave a mine or trap unlifted mark it obviously.

If you find any mine or mechanism not described in this booklet, or anything you are not confident you understand, leave it alone, mark it obviously and inform the sappers.

Don't be fooled by the name "anti-tank" mine. It blows up anything on wheels just as well as it does a tank.

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with tops ???? with the ground surface. They will frequently be boobytrapped to catch the clumsy and incautions lifter.

Traps will normally be in the form or another charge underneath the mine, set off by a pull igniter attached to the mine by a wire.

The Tellermine is designed for booby trapping, but all mines can be booby-trap-ped.

Therefore always suspect a booby trap.

1. Feel carefully all round and underneath the mine for wires and igniters.

2. Neutralize each igniter as you come to it.

3. Examine both ends of any wire for igniters.

4. Don't lift mine until you are sure it is clear.

Note. – In special circumstances, when speed is vital, pulling clear with-out searching for booby traps may be ordered.

This order will not be given by anyone below Divisional Commander.