The Stockmine ("stick mine"), also Betonmine ("concrete mine"), was a German anti-personnel stake mine used during the Second World War. It consisted of a cylindrical concrete main body on top of a short wooden stake. The concrete head contained a small TNT bursting charge, and was embedded with metal fragments. A fuze is fitted to a central fuze well on the top of the mine. It could be used with a range of fuzes including the ZZ 35, ZZ 42 and ZU ZZ 35 that would trigger on either a tripwire pull or release.
Copies of the mine were produced after the war by different countries including the Cuban PMFC-1, the Czechoslovak PP-Mi-Sb, and the Yugoslavian PMR-2 which is found in Bosnia and Croatia.
Specifications Stock Mine PMFC-1 PMR-2 PP Mi-Sb Height (excluding stake) (approx) Diameter Weight Explosive content of TNT of TNT of TNT Operating pressurevarious pull pull
External links
References Brassey's Essential Guide to Anti-Personnel Landmines, Eddie Banks Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance 2005-2006