Schu-mine 42

Schu-mine 42
A Schü-mine 42 with a ZZ 42 detonator; the components of the mine are shown to the left
Type	Anti-personnel blast mine
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
Used by	Germany
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Filling	TNT
Filling weight	200 grams (7.1 oz)
Detonation mechanism	ZZ-42 type detonator, pressure

The Schu-mine 42 (Shoe-mine), also known as the Schützenmine 42, was a German anti-personnel mine used during the Second World War. It consisted of a simple wooden box with a hinged lid containing a 200-gram (7.1 oz) block of cast TNT and a ZZ-42 type detonator. A slot in the lid pressed down on the striker retaining pin, sufficient pressure on the lid caused the pin to move, releasing the striker which triggered the detonator.

The mine was cheap to produce and deployed in large numbers. As an early example of a minimum metal mine, it was difficult to detect with early metal detectors - the only metal present was a small amount in the mine's detonator. During the Normandy Campaign the British resorted to using explosive detection dogs to find them.