Original WWII German Glass Mine with Lid and Bakelite Charge Box - Glasmine 43 Russian Maxim 1910 Also the edge of the

Also the edge of the cross guard next to the portepee has lost most of the plating due to wear

It was initially activated as the 16th Division

The front toggle link features the code S/42

There is some significant pitting to the butt plate

before moving next door to Okinawa on Ie Shima

Original WWII German Glass Mine with Lid and Bakelite Charge Box - Glasmine 43 Russian Maxim 1910 Also the edge of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Glasmine 43 was an anti personnel mine with a glass body used by the Germans during World War II. This mine was an early form of minimum metal mine, designed to with the minimum amount of metal to reduce the likelihood of detection by the Polish mine detector then in use by Allied forces. The reduced use metal was beneficial because it saved this valuable war resource for other uses. The mine consists of a glass