Replica Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bottle switch, 2013.
Example of a command pull IED, commonly used by insurgents during the Afghanistan campaign. It is normally used to initiate Directional Fragmenting Charges (DFCs) targeting foot patrols. Insurgents pull the ‘command’ string, causing the metal contacts on the clothes peg to come together and initiating the device.
Associated with Operation HERRICK, Afghanistan (2002-2014) 2004- .