PFM-1 anti-personnel mine
Country of Origin: Russia
description
The PFM-1 is a palm-sized pressure-sensitive blast mine. The plastic casings are painted sand-brown, green or white.
The explosive is maintained in a liquid state before detonation. It is also known as a "butterfly" or "birdmine" device because of its irregular shape and the way it "flutters" to earth after air deployment.
The small size and irregular "butterfly" shape of the PFM-1 and its plastic casing made the mine attractive to children in deployment areas during the...
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