===American and South Vietnamese mines===

The [[M14 mine]] blast-type [[anti-personnel mine]] used by the United States during the Vietnam War was known as the "[[toe popper]]."<ref>John L. Plaster ''SOG: the secret wars of America's commandos in Vietnam '' 1997 "Mining a back trail was easy using the M-14 "toe popper," a mine that was the diameter of a soda can but only one-third as long ... Designed to injure one foot — hence its nickname — the toe popper was compact and carried by the dozen."</ref> Earlier examples of the toe-popper were the Soviet-made PMK-40<ref>The Rotarian - Feb 2011 - Page 34 Vol. 189, No. 8 "The M14 blast-type anti-personnel mine used by the United States during the Vietnam War was known as the "toe-popper." Earlier examples of the toe-popper were the Soviet-made PMK-40 and the British-made "ointment box."</ref> and the WWII "[[ointment box]]."<ref> Marvin G. Jensen ''Strike swiftly!: the 70th Tank Battalion from North Africa to to Normandy to Germany'' 1997 "(Shermans with drums protruding in front with heavy chains that "flailed" the ground, exploding mines close to the surface.) Also there were "ointment box" mines, so called because that was what they resembled."</ref>

===North Vietnamese mines===

The North Vietnamese forces made extensive use of a variety of homemade booby traps including the old French [[trou de loup]] set with Bengali [[punji stick]]s.