P03090.005 Accession Number: P03090.005

Description

A trip wire attachment that can be fitted to a Chinese Communist (Chicom) Dh10 directional type mine.

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Accession Number
P03090.005
Photographer
Colonel John Howard Kemp (Rtd)
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Date Made
c 1967 - 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor J Kemp
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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