The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A complete and sectioned example of a Chinese Communist (Chicom) hand thrown anti tank grenade. When the firing ring is removed and the grenade is thrown, a small cloth parachute (visible in the base of the handle) deploys and stabilise's the grenade. The shaped charge within the device is fused to explode on contact and in ideal circumstances can penetrate four inches of steel plate.
A command detonated Chinese Communist (Chicom) Dh10 directional type mine, similar in principal to the US manufactured M18 Claymore mine. The device has been partly sectioned to show the interior whi
A display board showing a range of captured Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army explosive devices. Included, is a range circular shaped command and trip detonated Chinese Communist (Chicom) Dh10 direc
SOUTH VIETNAM. 1967. A SELECTION OF GRENADES USED BY UNITED STATES (US) FORCES, THE VIET CONG (VC) AND THE NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY (NVA). LEFT TO RIGHT: A UNITED STATES MK2 RIFLE GRENADE; AN UNKNOWN TYP
A display board showing a range of explosive devices. Identified from left: A selection of four US smoke and fragmentation grenades; a selection of US 40 mm rounds for use with the M79 and later M203
An example of a booby trapped shaped charge mine that has been placed by Viet Cong fighters and excavated by Sappers from the Royal Australian Engineers. The homemade pressure contact plate (centre) i
Remains of a Garland mortar grenade. It consists of the cast iron case of the grenade, similar in shape to a mushroom. This example retains its shipping plug still screwed in place. Prior to firing, t
