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  VC punji stick traps

 

Vietnam

A guide in military uniform at the VC war museum near Saigon demonstrates how to set up certain traps based on the principle of punji sticks.

 

This particular trap has a wooden frame covered with metal spikes and a folding mechanism, and is referred to as the klipping aronnit trap.

 

  VC punji stick traps

 

  VC punji stick traps

 

The trap in the photo on the left consists of two wooden planks, each covered with a row of metal spikes on the side.

 

It also has a folding mechanism and is appositely referred as the window trap.

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  VC punji stick traps