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landmine / 9th Brigade, 1st Eastern Division, I.R.A, 1920

Concrete land mine case, c. 1920. Made by H. Fairtlough. This was the early type of mine used for blowing up Military Lorries and was used during the "Black and Tan War". It usually had 2 feet of road surface over it. This type of mine could be left buried in the ground for about a year. The reason...

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