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Cutaway view of an M4 anti-tank mine showing integral firing pin
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Gyata-64 anti-personnel mine
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PM-79 antipersonnel mine
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Valmara 59 bounding mine
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MD-82 mine (Vietnamese near-copy of the M14 mine)
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Military boobytrap firing device from USSR (normally connected to a tripwire) showing integral striker. The detonator on the end is inserted into a block of explosive e.g. Semtex
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USSR booby trap firing device - pull fuze: normally connected to a tripwire
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USSR boobytrap firing device - pressure fuze: victim steps on loose floorboard with fuze concealed underneath.
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