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Replica pressure release switch Improvised Explosive Device (IED), 2013
This is an example of a pressure release switch IED, commonly used by insurgents during the Afghanistan campaign (2001-) to target IED Disposal Operators disarming devices manually. Attractive objects are usually placed on top of the switch to persuade individuals to move the object and cause the device to function.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2013-11-40-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2013-11-40-1