File:Scissors Device (-174), March 1966.jpg

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English: "A Viet Cong Scissors device. After we started using metal inserts in the soles of our shoes, the Viet Cong realized the punji stakes were no longer nearly as effective so they developed this device. Originally the barbed sides were opened to the outside of the hole. An individual stepping on the trigger mechanism in the middle forces the jaws closed driving the barbs into the leg above the protection of the boot. The harder he steps, the harder it pushes the barbs in - March 1966."

From the Frank Harris Collection (COLL/3731) at the Marine Corps History Division

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