Punji stick
（重定向自Punji stake）
![Punji stake pit exhibit, from the National Museum of the Marine Corps](/Images/godic/202502/05/Punji_stake_pit5621.jpg")
![Punji sticks used during Vietnam War, photo from 1966](/Images/godic/202502/05/lossy-page1-220px-Vietnam....Marines_of_Company_H,_2nd_Battalion,_4th_Regiment,_walk_through_a_punji-staked_gully._-_NARA_-_532439.tif5621.jpg")
The Punji stick or Punji stake is a type of booby trapped stake. It is a simple spike, made out of wood or bamboo, generally placed upright in the ground. Punji sticks are usually deployed in substantial numbers.