68. Bar Mine 44 (Riegelmine 44; R.Mi. 44)

This bar mine 44 is a late World War II modification of the bar mine 43 (par. 66), being similar in appearance but simpler in construction. It has no tray or lid. It has five fuze wells, one at each end, one in the center of the top of the mine, and two in the bottom of the mine. The bottom fuze wells are the main fuze wells. They are for Tellermine fuzes 42 or 43 which are inserted upside down and covered by a pressure plate. The mine was produced only as an experimental model.