Original Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine German WWII manufactured T.Mi.35 S (Stahl) mine with original fuse and multiple German wartime markings. It is BATF compliant and totally inert. Also included is an original fuse that can be removed from the mine by unscrewing. Comes complete with carry handle and base plate. The base plate is detached, and can be removed to view the interior of the mine. This is the first example we have offered of the T.Mi.35 S. Like all deactivated ordnance, this mine is Not Available for Export.
Overall condition is very good, with the fuse marked on top:
ЯR344-40
(WAFFEN STAMP)
WaA264
The double R marking with one reversed is the logo of Richard Rinker G.m.b.H. in Menden/Iserlohn, the sole manufacturer allowed by the Treaty of Versailles to make grenades after WW1. Once rearmament was underway, they had many subcontractors, and 344 may indicate which factory produced this mine. The fuse indicates 1940 manufacture by another Richard Rinker Factory. There is also a Waffenamt proof on the top of the fuse below this marking.
The body of the mine is stamped in black ink, heavily faded, reading Se ?? 43De. We are unsure which maker this indicates, but it does indicate manufacture in 1943.
The mine does have areas of rust and pitting but is totally solid. There are very faint markings on the top in white which have been obfuscated by the rust and wear. The handle is well-retained but also shows heavy oxidation and wear. Typically only U.S, made training mines have been available on the market, so this is a rare opportunity to own a genuine late-war Steel German manufactured teller mine!
The Tellermine 35 (steel) (fig. 67) is 12 1/2 inches in diameter and 3 1/2 inches in high. It weighs 19 pounds, including 11 pounds of explosive. It differs from the Tellermine 35 in that it has a fluted pressure plate to keep the sand covering from blow-ing off in desert areas; booster charges surround the fuze wells; and a threaded pressure plug conceals the main fuze, if it is a Tellermine fuze 42 (par. 16) or 43 (par 33). This pressure plug is not used if the mine is fitted with the Tellermine fuze 35 (par. 15).
This mine is used in road blocks and defense systems. It was specifically designed for use in desert countries where prevailing winds shift the sandy soil. A pressure of 200 pounds, or more, on the pressure plug or the pressure plate actuates the fuze and fires the detonator, the booster charge, and the main char-ge. Unscrewing the pressure plug will also cause the mine to function.
