Original German WWII Panzerfaust 30 Klein Anti-Tank Launcher and Rocket - INERT
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Original Item: Only One Available. Panzerfaust 30 klein ("small") or Faustpatrone (Translated literally to mean: Tank Fist Small) was the original version of the Panzerfaust. First delivered in August 1943 with a total weight of 3.2 kilograms (7.1 lb) and overall length of 98.5 cm (38.8 in). The 30 was indicative of the nominal maximum range of 30 m (33 yd). It had a 3.3 cm (1.3 in) diameter tube containing 54 grams (1.9 oz) of black powder propellant launching a 10 cm (3.9 in) warhead carrying 400 g (14 oz) of explosive. The projectile traveled at just 30 m (98 ft) per second and could penetrate 140 mm (5.5 in) of armor.
This ingenious throw away Rocket and Launcher was one of AH's last ditch weapons adopted by the NSDAPs to try and repel the invading Allies on both the Eastern and Western fronts. "Most authors agree that production of the Panzerfaust Klein was halted somewhere in early 1944, due to its insufficient penetration of armor and replaced by the larger model."
Per previous owner testimony, this relic was recovered by scuba divers from the bottom of Lake Toplitz, near the village of Olmutz, in the Austrian Alps. Lake Toplitz was the site of an NSDAP German Naval testing station where German scientists would test different types of explosives. Most interestingly, the water of the lake below a depth of 20 meters contains no oxygen which stops any oxidation from items below that mark. This would explain the good condition of this tube for being recovered from the water.
The Panzerfaust and rocket have both been demilitarized according to specifications by the BATF. It still retains some of its original paint, including remnants of the original early style painted rocket label and some of the original red stenciling on the body of the launcher tube.
The original leaf sight and plunger trigger assembly are still present. The rocket head has been emptied of explosive and the propellant, as found in the tube, has been discarded. One of the delicate sprung steel fins of the rocket is present and still attached.
Here is a very rare chance to own an original panzerfaust 30 klein rocket and launcher set.
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