The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This Italian booby trap, known as IK B IV was used in the Western Desert. I t was exploded by pressure against a trip wire which released a lever of the mouse-trap type and allowed the plunger to strike the detonator cap. The charge was contained in the base of the mine and could be removed by unscrewing the plug in the bottom. Spikes on the side of the trap allowed the mine to be stuck on a wall or behind a door.
This German Teller mine was used extensively in the Tobruk area. The wire acted as trip to set the mine off. As a double menace, pull type igniters were often placed under the mine so that when it w
A No 36M Mark 1 HE (high explosive) grenade for booby trap use. The No 36M grenade is essentially the same as a No 36 HE grenade except the 36M was fitted with an instantaneous detonator rather than t
Switch, booby trap, Combination (Murray) Mk II (Aust.). The switch consists of a hollow cylindrical body made from die-cast metal with a screw cap at one end (missing from this example) inside of whi
Switch, booby trap, combination Murray Mk 1 (Aust.) as used by the Australian Army during the Second World War. The switch consists of a hollow cylindrical body made from die-cast metal with a screw
A No 36M Mark 1 HE (high explosive) grenade for booby trap use. The No 36M grenade is essentially the same as a No 36 HE grenade except the 36M was fitted with an instantaneous detonator rather than t
SINGLETON, AUSTRALIA. 1943-01. SNAP SAMPLING APPARATUS USED IN TESTING DEGREE OF CONTAMINATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE BY GAS IN CHEMICAL WARFARE. IT CONSISTS OF A 3 3/4 RUBBER BUNG, PRESSURE TUBING AND SEA
