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| PMD-6 is a wooden-cased, pressure-operated blast anti-personnel mine, based on the German World War II Schu-mine 42. PMD-6M is slightly larger and incorporates a small leaf spring in the lid to increase the operating pressure. The PMD-7 series use cylindrical 75 g TNT blocks. The specifications given below are for PMD-6M.
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The TNT charge is a block wrapped in waxed paper and positioned at the hinged end of the box. The fuze, fitted with a stab-sensitive detonator assembly, is screwed into the TNT block and protrudes through a hole in the front of the box.
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| The mine consists of an explosive charge housed in a wooden box with a hinged lid. A simple MUV-type pull fuze is inserted through a hole in the opening end of the box. The fuze is fitted with a winged retaining pin.
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The mine may be unpainted or painted olive green.
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| The lid of the box rests on the wings of the striker retaining pin, with a slot in the box lid to accommodate the striker shaft. When sufficient pressure is applied to the lid, it forces the winged retaining pin out of the spring-loaded striker, releasing it onto the stab-sensitive detonator assembly.
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