Type of explosive: Five blocks picric acid or TNT detonator of igniter inserted in end block.

Description: The mine consists of a wooden box, the sides of which are 0.59 inch thick. A wooden partition block inserted 4.25 inches from the unfilled end of the box serves to hold the five blocks of explosive in place and also to secure the igniter in position. To the igniter is attached a trip wire which extends out through the end of the box and is secu-red to a tree or other suitable object. A safety device, the exact nature of which is un-known but reported to consist of a bottle cap, is incorporated on the outside of the box at a point of egress of the trip wire. The antilifting device consists of a wire attachment which passes through the base of the box and is secured to a peg driven in the ground.

Employment: The mine is buried 1 to 2 inches below the surface and used as either an antitank or antipersonnel mine.

Operation: The mine can function by either a tension exerted on the trip wire or by lift-ing the mine to operate the antilifting device. In both instances the pull igniter is fired which in turn detonates the explosive charge.

Figure 164 – Friction Fuzed Land Mine.