Original Stock Mine 43 w/ Fuse and Repro Display Charge US We come across a fair

We come across a fair few needle tins but virtually never an almost mint condition full tin with its original paper seal

The charm has the 1914 Iron Cross on one side with the words "Gott Sei Mit Uns" and leaves on the other side

but the pattern hides them pretty well

Nice looking pin in overall good condition

Original Stock Mine 43 w/ Fuse and Repro Display Charge US We come across a fairOriginal stock mine 43 or stick mine 1943, literally a mine on a stick. This was intended to function as a sort of simplified S mine because the mine body remained a few inches above the ground while being held in place by the stick. When a tripwire was pulled, the explosion and shrapnel would go in all directions much like the result of a bouncing mine but without the complexity. Simple, cheap, effective; everything Germany needed in the later stages