Original U.S. Vietnam War M68 Claymore Mine Training Kit with Bag - Inert Receivers One easy way to distinguish

One easy way to distinguish the two is the "spurs" or "ears" on the butt cap

M are the government inspector's initials

From the beginning the APH-5 was suffering from heat built-up

Upper Palatinate and Upper Franconia

however few other markings remain

Original U.S. Vietnam War M68 Claymore Mine Training Kit with Bag - Inert Receivers One easy way to distinguishOriginal Items: One Set Only. The M68 kit was designed to familiarize personnel with the placement and arming of a real M18 Claymore directional mine. It comes with all the components of a real Claymore kit packed in an M7 bandoleer. The plastic M33 Inert AP Mine is the inert training and practice version of the M18 Claymore. Some inert mines were green with a light blue band, while others were completely blue, such as this example. It does not