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Original Item: Only One Available. Now this was a fantastic discovery! Finding wooden munitions crates from the WWII era are extremely difficult to come across in today’s market. This one fortunately has a partial faint stencil which confirms this was used for Panzerfausts!
The crate measures approximately 17 ½” x 7” x 43” and is in excellent condition. The crate still retains the original latches as well as the ropes on the sides that were used as carry handles. The dividers present on the inside are homemade reproductions to give it a better display appearance and fit Panzerfausts perfectly.
The included Panzerfaust is in wonderful condition and is a new made reproduction.
Comes more than ready for further research and display.
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 was a development family of single-shot man-portable anti-tank systems developed by Germany during World War II. The weapons were the first single-use light anti-tank weapons based on a pre-loaded disposable launch tube, a weapon configuration which is still used today (two modern examples being the AT4 and NLAW).
The Panzerfaust-design consisted of a light recoilless launcher tube outfitted with a single pre-loaded high-explosive anti-tank warhead protruding from the muzzle. It was an inexpensive, easy-to-use anti-tank weapon for the common infantry man, being issued as a single unit of ammunition meant to be operated by a single soldier. Firing was done from under the arm at an upward angle as the effective firing range was barely beyond that of hand grenades (30–60 m (98–197 ft) max). After use the launcher was disposed of, much like the safety pin in hand grenades.
Development of the Panzerfaust started in 1942. The initial design was dubbed Faustpatrone (lit. "fist-cartridge") and was smaller than the later designs. Later dubbed Panzerfaust Klein ("tank-fist small"), it entered service in 1943, the larger design being named Panzerfaust Gross ("tank-fist big") and entering service in mid to late 1944. All types saw service with Germany until the end of the war, with the design continuing to see service outside of Germany for a number of years after the war.
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