M18 Claymore Mine - National Copies

National Copies

A number of licensed and unlicensed copies of the mine have been produced.

  • Chile: M18
  • China: Type 66
  • Finland: Viuhkapanos VP 88 and "heavier" VP 84
  • Hungary: IHR-60
  • Italy: VS-DAFM 7
  • Pakistan: P5 Mk1
  • Philippines: M18A2
  • Poland: M18 Claymore
  • Russia: MON-50
  • South Africa: Shrapnel mine No 2
  • South Korea:
K440, slightly smaller than the Claymore with 770 fragments.
KM18A1
  • Sweden:
FFV-013
Försvarsladdning 21
LI-12/Truppmina 12
  • Turkey: M18 AP Mine
  • United States: Arms-Tech MM-1 "Minimore", a smaller variant conceived for Special Forces use
  • Vietnam: MDH-C40
  • Yugoslavia: MRUD (Mina Rasprskavajuća Usmerenog Dejstva)

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