Original Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine German WWII manufactured T.Mi.35 S (Stahl) mine with original transit plug and some German wartime markings. It is BATF compliant and totally inert. Also included is an original transit plug that can be removed from the mine by unscrewing. Comes complete with carry handle and base plate. The base plate is entirely detached from the mine, and can be moved to view the interior of the mine. It should sit fine on top for display. This is the first example we have offered of the T.Mi.35 S. Like all deactivated ordnance, this mine is Not Available for Export. 

There are no visible markings on the transit plug. The only maker’s mark we could find on the mine was fzi / 43 on the body, for 1943 manufacture by an unidentified maker. There is also a partial white Waffenamt cartouche stamp which was too worn to read fully.

The body of the mine is stamped in black ink, heavily faded, with only a couple of digits still readable, so we cannot discern what it says.

The mine is heavily rusted across with the base-plate entirely detached. The handle is still present but is also heavily oxidized. Typically only U.S, made training mines have been available on the market, so this is a rare opportunity to own a genuine late-war Steel German manufactured teller mine!

The Tellermine 35 (steel) (fig. 67) is 12 1/2 inches in diameter and 3 1/2 inches in high. It weighs 19 pounds, including 11 pounds of explosive. It differs from the Tellermine 35 in that it has a fluted pressure plate to keep the sand covering from blow-ing off in desert areas; booster charges surround the fuze wells; and a threaded pressure plug conceals the main fuze, if it is a Tellermine fuze 42 (par. 16) or 43 (par 33). This pressure plug is not used if the mine is fitted with the Tellermine fuze 35 (par. 15).

This mine is used in road blocks and defense systems. It was specifically designed for use in desert countries where prevailing winds shift the sandy soil. A pressure of 200 pounds, or more, on the pressure plug or the pressure plate actuates the fuze and fires the detonator, the booster charge, and the main charge. Unscrewing the pressure plug will also cause the mine to function.