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Firing Device, Pressure Release

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1519-067

Description

The body is of metal with a pin as a safety device. This is a copy of the British No. 6, Mk 1 pressure release switch.  

This is a boobytrap firing device and may also be used as a pin withdrawal mechanism by the attachment of a tripwire to the safety pin at (1).

Functioning

No information about functioning.

See Also

Firing Device, Pressure Release, No. 6 Mk 1

Source(s)

TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (chg 1, 1971)