| Accession Number | P04669.727 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Gibbons, Denis Stanley |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Ingleburn |
| Date made | late December 1966 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
An instructor at the Australian Army's Infantry Centre demonstrates a replica of a Viet Cong ...
Description
An instructor at the Australian Army's Infantry Centre demonstrates a replica of a Viet Cong booby trap that is used as an aid in the instruction of Infantry Corps trainees. The improvised weapon consists of short lengths of timber joined together and infixed with sharpened bamboo spikes called punji sticks. It is spring-loaded and is designed to swing forward and smash into an unwary soldier walking along a track.