00:00If you stepped on a Shumine 42, pressure on the wooden lid would snap a shear pin inside.
00:05This releases a striker which hits a percussion cap.
00:09The cap ignites a tiny flash that instantly triggers the detonator.
00:13The main charge explodes, shattering the wooden case into fragments.
00:18Built almost entirely of wood, it was designed to evade metal detectors.
00:23A simple mechanical pressure switch turning into an instantaneous blast.
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