Original Chinese GWOT Inert Type 72 Anti-Personnel Mine - U.S. Soldier Afghanistan Bringback
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Original Item. Only One Available. The Type 72 anti-personnel blast mine is a small plastic mine made in China. It is known to have been used in Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, China, Eritrea, Iraq, Kurdistan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Thailand. The mine is green with a green rubber inset on the top. This is a minimum-metal mine and can be very difficult to detect.This example is totally inert and is unable to be used as a destructive device. It is completely void of any explosive content and is in direct compliance with the current BATF standards governing ownership of inert ordnance. Not Available For Export.This is an interesting Chinese mine brought back during the War in Afghanistan. This example has a modern label wrapped around the body which could be removed. The bottom of the mine is marked 087-85-9352. It measures roughly 3” in diameter and 1⅝” tall.The rubber top of the mine has some cracks as shown along with some very small areas of dry rot. The top of the mine can be unscrewed to inspect the interior. There are two discs left inside, but all other internals appear to be gone. This is the first example of this mine we’ve offered.Comes ready for further research and display.The Type 72a is operated by applying pressure which causes a non-metallic belville spring to 'click-through'. A metal pin in the centre of the belville spring strikes a small aluminium cased pyrotechnic, which fires the detonator that is beneath it inside an RDX booster. The booster detonates and its shock-wave initiates the 50g TNT main charge in the mine.
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Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive device, not available for export. This item is completely legal within the USA. International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and Local laws. Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America.
All deactivated ordnance sold by IMA, Inc is engineered to be inoperable according to guidelines provided by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF).
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