The Schu-mine 42 was a German

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 anti-personnel blast landmine used during the Second World War. It consisted of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid containing a 200 g block of cast TNT. A slot in the lid pressed down on the striker retaining pin, sufficient pressure on the lid caused the pin to move, releasing the striker which triggered the detonator. The mine was cheap to produce, and its wooden body made it more difficult to detect with early metal detectors.

Similar mines

• PP Mi-D
  PP Mi-D mine
  The PP Mi-D mine is a Czech copy of the German Second World War Schu-mine 42 anti-personnel mine.It consists of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid that acts as the trigger mechanism. A slot is cut into the side of the lid which rests on the striker retaining pin...
  
  , PMD-6, PMD-7, PMD-57, Type 59, PMD-1