punji stick

The punji sticks or punji stake is a type of booby trapped stake. It is a simple spike, made out of wood or bamboo, which is sharpened, heated, and usually set in a hole. They are banned by the Geneva Convention. Punji sticks are usually deployed in substantial numbers. The Oxford English Dictionary lists less frequent, earlier spellings for "punji stake ": panja, panjee, panjie, panji, and punge.

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367 - Vietnamese Weapons and Traps – 1966 - April 15, 1966 - DPLA - 362e3d4b34e56f1e991f9feef7e18367

360 - Viet Cong Tunnels and Caves - 1966 - April 9, 1966 - DPLA - f198000871ba2189798326aeef8034dc

367 - Vietnamese Weapons and Traps – 1966 - August 22, 1966 - DPLA - f2fbc31291494ae7c38dd9f7238b62ea

Volunteers drive punji stakes in the ground which surrounds a strategic hamlet

M113 of the 4th.19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse defends a village in War Zone D, August 1965

1RAR radioman and Vietnamese interpreter inspect a punji trap

A186576

A186718

Punji stake pit exhibit

A variety of punji sticks (MIS 72-9987-22), National Museum of Health and Medicine (4944691131)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		367 - Vietnamese Weapons and Traps – 1966 - April 15, 1966 - DPLA - 362e3d4b34e56f1e991f9feef7e18367		Commons
commons	image		360 - Viet Cong Tunnels and Caves - 1966 - April 9, 1966 - DPLA - f198000871ba2189798326aeef8034dc		Commons
commons	image		367 - Vietnamese Weapons and Traps – 1966 - August 22, 1966 - DPLA - f2fbc31291494ae7c38dd9f7238b62ea		Commons
commons	image		Volunteers drive punji stakes in the ground which surrounds a strategic hamlet		Commons
commons	image		M113 of the 4th.19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse defends a village in War Zone D, August 1965		Commons
commons	image		1RAR radioman and Vietnamese interpreter inspect a punji trap		Commons
commons	image		A186576		Commons
commons	image		A186718		Commons
commons	image		Punji stake pit exhibit		Commons
commons	image		A variety of punji sticks (MIS 72-9987-22), National Museum of Health and Medicine (4944691131)		Commons