Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very impressive original German WWII Panzerfaust 60 anti-tank launcher assembly, complete with the launcher tube, integrated flip-up sight and trigger mechanism, an original deactivated warhead, and the original wooden tail assembly with remnants of the fins still present. The Panzerfaust 60 was the most widely encountered wartime version of the famous disposable German anti-tank weapon and entered production in late 1944. This example has been restored with a later dunkelgelb finish and should be understood as a restored display piece built around genuine original wartime components.

Used launchers such as this are "expended ordnance" which "are not classified as a "firearm" or "destructive device"" by the BATF once used, and "therefore, they are not subject to GCA or NFA provisions." This example is in total compliance and is NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT. NOT AVAILABLE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS.

Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF-approved manner so that they cannot be used as ammunition components for destructive devices, are NOT considered NFA weapons. This example is in total compliance and is NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT.

The Panzerfaust 60 was the third major version in the Panzerfaust family and represented a substantial improvement over the earlier short-range models.

Its designation referred to its nominal effective range of approximately 60 meters, or about 66 yards.

To reach that distance, the launcher used a larger propellant charge and an improved firing arrangement, while the sighting system was revised to give the operator a more practical aiming reference.

The launcher tube diameter was increased to approximately 5 cm, and the weapon used about 134 grams of propellant.

Muzzle velocity was approximately 45 meters per second, meaning the projectile took roughly 1.3 seconds to reach a target at the full 60 meter range.

The Panzerfaust 60 could penetrate approximately 200 mm of armor, giving an individual infantryman the ability to defeat many Allied tanks at close range.

The launcher was designed to be fired once and then discarded.

Its simple construction made it relatively inexpensive and easy to manufacture at a time when Germany was under increasingly severe pressure on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.

This example retains the complete launcher tube with its integrated leaf sight and trigger mechanism.

The tube has been repainted in a later dunkelgelb, or dark yellow, finish intended to recreate the typical wartime appearance.

The original exterior markings are no longer present.

They appear to have been lost to age, corrosion, and rust deterioration before the restoration took place.

The launcher itself had clearly suffered considerable oxidation prior to refinishing, and the metal remains weakened in areas as a result.

It should therefore be handled with care.

The included warhead is original and has been permanently deactivated to comply with BATF requirements.

It is accompanied by the original wooden tail assembly.

Fragments of the original fins remain attached, which is particularly desirable because these tail components are often missing or heavily deteriorated on surviving examples.

One especially useful identifying feature is the location of the charge retention screw.

On this launcher, the screw is located at approximately the same level as the trigger, directly opposite it.

That placement is consistent with the Panzerfaust 60 configuration.

On the later Panzerfaust 100, the corresponding retention screw is positioned noticeably lower, roughly seven inches below the trigger area.

This difference helps distinguish the two patterns when external markings are absent.

The Panzerfaust was developed from the earlier Faustpatrone, a much shorter-range disposable anti-tank weapon introduced during the war.

The basic idea was simple: provide an ordinary infantryman with a preloaded, single-use launcher capable of firing a shaped-charge warhead powerful enough to defeat armored vehicles.

The warhead protruded from the front of the launcher tube and was fired from under the arm.

The system was recoilless in operation, but it produced a dangerous rearward blast and required substantial open space behind the firer.

After discharge, the empty tube was discarded.

The concept proved highly influential because it combined a powerful shaped-charge warhead with a lightweight disposable launcher that could be issued in large numbers.

That basic idea remains visible in later generations of single-use infantry anti-armor weapons.

The condition of this example reflects both genuine wartime age and later restoration.

The launcher and warhead show evidence of substantial earlier corrosion and rust deterioration.

The modern repaint has improved the visual presentation but does not conceal the underlying age and surface loss.

The tail assembly remains especially interesting because of the surviving wood and fin remnants.

For the collector, the appeal lies in the combination of an original Panzerfaust 60 launcher tube, original deactivated warhead, original wooden tail assembly, surviving fin remnants, functional-style sight and trigger components, and identifiable 60-meter charge retention screw position.

The loss of original markings, heavy earlier rust, and later repaint are fully disclosed.

It would make a very strong addition to a German WWII anti-tank weapon, Panzerfaust, infantry ordnance, late-war equipment, or inert ordnance collection.

Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive device, not available for export. This item is completely legal within the USA. International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and Local laws. Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America.

All deactivated ordnance sold by IMA, Inc is engineered to be inoperable according to guidelines provided by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF).