[Army_soldat]

Hi guys. Can someone tell you how much it will cost in such a configuration? Thank you

 

[Rescue190]

I have not seen one with a clear lid. I have not seen them all.
John

 

[Quailridge]

Hi guys. Can someone tell you how much it will cost in such a configuration? Thank you

What is it? Jeff

 

[merrick]

What is it? Jeff

anti-personnel mine

 

[bodes]

anti-personnel mine

Made of glass to keep from being detected by mine detectors....Bodes

 

[JosephB]

I'd guess around $300-$375 is the norm. I don't collect these but I see them occasionally listed by my German ordnance collector friends.

 

[NimrodMRA4]

I have not seen one with a clear lid.

If you are looking at the 3rd pic, it's the base by the look of it, not the lid.

 

[BigBear72]

The example of the Glasmine 43 you have pictured is missing a few parts. The only parts shown in the pictures are the main glass bowl and the glass pressure plate. The first missing part is the glass sheer plate. This would be placed on top of the glass bowl and glued into place (making a waterproof seal for the mine). The next missing part is the metal fuze holder plate. This part goes inside the main bowl and rests on the inner lip. As the name states it holds the fuze assembly. The last missing part (other than the explosive charge itself) is the fuze. Four different fuze types were used in the Glasmine 43. There was the Fuze 44 (lever style), Buck Fuze (chemical style), SF-6 (friction type), and the SF-18 (chemical type). The SF-18 (chemical type) had its own integral fuze holder so did not require a separate part. Each fuze had its own purpose for use in water or on land.
The main glass bowl has a recessed bottom which held the explosive charge in place.
The circular pattern of ridges on the glass pressure plate is designed to help hold sand or dirt on the surface. This helps prevent the mine being located. This feature also helped retain the debris on the pressure plate surface during vibration. Same thought and concept they put into the Tellermine top ridges. There are two long groves running on the bottom of the pressure plate. These long grooves were designed to have a wire safety device put into them. The glass pressure plate was intended to be glued to the thin glass sheer plate (which is glued to the main glass bowl). The wire safety device prevented a premature breaking of the glass sheer plate (only took around twenty pounds of pressure to break the sheer plate). The wire safety device could be easily removed once the mine was set in place. Wooden sticks were sometimes used for this task. Most of the pressure plates I have come across have been clear. Some, however, are made of brown glass.
These mines do not come up for sale often. Many times, there are chips, cracks, or other issues which come into play which influence the value. My two cents, for whatever its worth, I think JosephB is close on his value of $300-$375. As we know though, it is all up to the buyer for the value.

Bear

 

[panzerfaust44]

The example of the Glasmine 43 you have pictured is missing a few parts. The only parts shown in the pictures are the main glass bowl and the glass pressure plate. The first missing part is the glass sheer plate. This would be placed on top of the glass bowl and glued into place (making a waterproof seal for the mine). The next missing part is the metal fuze holder plate. This part goes inside the main bowl and rests on the inner lip. As the name states it holds the fuze assembly. The last missing part (other than the explosive charge itself) is the fuze. Four different fuze types were used in the Glasmine 43. There was the Fuze 44 (lever style), Buck Fuze (chemical style), SF-6 (friction type), and the SF-18 (chemical type). The SF-18 (chemical type) had its own integral fuze holder so did not require a separate part. Each fuze had its own purpose for use in water or on land.
The main glass bowl has a recessed bottom which held the explosive charge in place.
The circular pattern of ridges on the glass pressure plate is designed to help hold sand or dirt on the surface. This helps prevent the mine being located. This feature also helped retain the debris on the pressure plate surface during vibration. Same thought and concept they put into the Tellermine top ridges. There are two long groves running on the bottom of the pressure plate. These long grooves were designed to have a wire safety device put into them. The glass pressure plate was intended to be glued to the thin glass sheer plate (which is glued to the main glass bowl). The wire safety device prevented a premature breaking of the glass sheer plate (only took around twenty pounds of pressure to break the sheer plate). The wire safety device could be easily removed once the mine was set in place. Wooden sticks were sometimes used for this task. Most of the pressure plates I have come across have been clear. Some, however, are made of brown glass.
These mines do not come up for sale often. Many times, there are chips, cracks, or other issues which come into play which influence the value. My two cents, for whatever its worth, I think JosephB is close on his value of $300-$375. As we know though, it is all up to the buyer for the value.

Bear

I'll have to get my Glasmine 43 out and post some pictures of it.