Wooden mine 42 "Schu Mine"

[Frederic H]

Hi,
Please could you give your opinions on this Wooden mine 42 "Schu Mine"

Thanks

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[Frederic H]

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[phil337]

is the marking original? as i thought the 3 letter ordnance code gxy were a leather factory, gxy commonly being found on holsters? i may be wrong just my opinion

[Frederic H]

Hi Phil ,
I find original Glass mine fuze Marked "gxy 44" !

[BrunoH]

Hi,
It seems that is a good one but the wood has been vanish or waxed.
Regards

[type91]

It seems you have a good copy of one. As with markings most were not marked.

[Frederic H]

It seems you have a good copy of one. As with markings most were not marked.

Thanks for the opinion .
What do you think , this is a good copy ?

I found original Schu Mine well marked , just like this one !
Regards
Frederic

[Frederic H]

close up pictures of the marking

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[Hilton]

A very funky look to it. The originals that I have seen of this type with 3 letter codes were all marked eyx 44.

[spitfire-01]

Schu-Mine

The manuafcturers code is indeed "gxy" for Gebruder Klinge, Lederwaren-Fabrick, from Dresden-Lobtau and was used on leather goods.

If I read the Waffenampt correctly it is 866 this inspectors mark doesn't match the manufacturer.

Compared to my Schu-Mine the "tongue and groove are reversed on the sides. The lid nails are also very bright and no rust marks in the plywood.
IMO this a post war unit made for the GI's.
Also the plywood is 5 layer, where the original is 3 layer and much thicker venner used.
Russell

[g43cart]

How much would one of these sell for if a guy happend to come across one sometime?

[supersix]

Hi

Sorry, it's a reproduction.

Best regards

Stef

[type91]

Thanks for the opinion .
What do you think , this is a good copy ?

I found original Schu Mine well marked , just like this one !
Regards
Frederic

Its a good copy. Nothing wrong in having a copy as these mines in original form can be quite delicate to handle. Its nice to show it off to friends to see how it works without knackering the original. Original Schu mines were not treated with varnish or wax etc just plain wood itself.