US Army Land Mine Detector - Vietnam War -
Land mines are one of the most effective and inexpensive
weapons of war. They are easy to plant and fairly difficult to
detect. The US Army developed technology to deal with this problem.
The first mine detector was built in WWII. These machines were used during
the Korean war.
By the time the Vietnam war came the detectors were much
better and lighter than their predecessors. This page features one of
these machines.
The detector came in a metal box. This is the tag found on top of the container.
The tag is helpful because it contains manufacturing information about the
product.
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The controls has a toggle switch to select multiple options. In addition, two knobs allowed
further adjustments of the sensitivity of detection.
This is a picture of the battery. The same type of detector was employed clear
into the 1980's
This is a view of the handle controller. The soldier was able to control
sensitivity of the detector.
This is a view of the internal electronics of the mine detector.
This Vietnam War US military collectible may be currently
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this item.
Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of
the collectible.
If you have an interest is seeing other Vietnam war US military collectibles, you can do so by
going to our
Vietnam War US Military Collectibles Price Guide.
Where we cover items from the Army, Navy, Army Air Force and other organizations.
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