Any bomb disposal experts? Help please!
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Went for a walk in the woods yesterday and came across this, uncovered by recent heavy rains.
Foolishly I picked it up
and it weighed around a kilo or so. Then realised stupidity of aforesaid action and put it down carefully.
Obviously a Claymore anti-personnel mine, but is this one live??
Area was used for training US troops in infantry jungle warfare about 30 years ago.
Foolishly I picked it up
and it weighed around a kilo or so. Then realised stupidity of aforesaid action and put it down carefully.Obviously a Claymore anti-personnel mine, but is this one live??
Area was used for training US troops in infantry jungle warfare about 30 years ago.
waits to be informedLooks to me like the rear plate with the C4 has been taken off.
Leaving you with the front plate with the now rusty ball bearings.
The cylinder at the top protruding into the space left by back plate could be a det, dangerous enough in their own right, particularly when left in a damp state for some time. But as long as you are not holding it should not cause too much damage.
The piece towards the bottom is one of the legs used to pin it into the deck.
I'd leave well alone, mark it, and report to whomever deals with these things wherever you found it.
Leaving you with the front plate with the now rusty ball bearings.
The cylinder at the top protruding into the space left by back plate could be a det, dangerous enough in their own right, particularly when left in a damp state for some time. But as long as you are not holding it should not cause too much damage.
The piece towards the bottom is one of the legs used to pin it into the deck.
I'd leave well alone, mark it, and report to whomever deals with these things wherever you found it.
). Take it to the police station, plonk it on the desk and ask to report found property.
Someone call me?
Thats an M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine. The blue marking would indicate that its a practice version (the M33A1) however markings are notoriously unreliable. As has been said, the filling, be it C4 high explosives or a substitute, has been removed, leaving the ball bearing matrix in place. The silver coloured tube is the detonator channel. If there is nothing in it you could have a nice souvenir (depending on where you live and the local laws). If there is something in there, or you're not sure, you have the potential for unpleasantness. Where abouts are you?
ETA I see you're in 'Dodgy parts of Latin America'.
Thats an M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine. The blue marking would indicate that its a practice version (the M33A1) however markings are notoriously unreliable. As has been said, the filling, be it C4 high explosives or a substitute, has been removed, leaving the ball bearing matrix in place. The silver coloured tube is the detonator channel. If there is nothing in it you could have a nice souvenir (depending on where you live and the local laws). If there is something in there, or you're not sure, you have the potential for unpleasantness. Where abouts are you?
ETA I see you're in 'Dodgy parts of Latin America'.
Edited by BruceV8 on Sunday 10th October 16:25
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