Valmara 69

Valmara 69
A Valmara 69 mine during training by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team in Kuwait, 1992.
TypeBouncing anti-personnel mine
Place of originItaly
Specifications
Mass3.2 kg
Height205 mm
Diameter130 mm

FillingComposition B
Filling weight0.42 kg
Detonation
mechanism
10 kg push or 6 kg pull

Valmara 69 or V-69 is an Italian bounding anti-personnel mine manufactured by Valsella. The mine was developed from the V-59 mine, and although the mine is no longer produced in Italy, a number of copies were produced in other countries e.g. the "SPM-1" manufactured by Singapore.

The South African version was called the J-69, and was an identical copy of the Italian version. A single centre prong version was also produced. It is no longer produced by South Africa who are compliant with the Mine Ban Treaty requirements.