Original Item: Only One Available. This is an original U.S. M72A2 66mm Light Anti-Armor Weapon, or LAW, launcher tube dated June 1977. The launcher is incomplete, with the sling and end-cap assembly absent, but it retains a number of important original components including the coupler, nozzle wrap, partial front and rear sights, instruction label, safety/cocking lever, rear cap, and retaining pin.

Not Available for Export.

These are timeless in design, which the U.S. Military has tried to replace in the past, but was unable to find anything better than these disposable launchers. This very nice example has the rear sight intact but the front sight’s glass is entirely gone. The frame is still present, but it does not function.

This example still has the original paint stamping:

ROCKET HE 66 MM ANTITANK M72A2
W/ COUPLER & NOZZLE WRAP
LOT LS-220 66 RW 6-77
OPERATING AND STORAGE TEMP.
-40F TO +140F
LIMITED LIGHT SIGHT
CAUTION RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
FRONT SIGHT 3MC PM147
DISPOSE PER AR755-15

The 6-77 marking dates the launcher to June 1977, placing it well within the Cold War period and several years after the end of direct U.S. combat operations in Vietnam. There is a bore-width hole in the side of the launcher as shown.

The wording W/ COUPLER identifies an important modification incorporated into later M72A2 production. Army technical manuals specifically instructed troops to verify that M72A2 launchers carried this marking, as the coupler prevented the inner and outer telescoping tubes from separating and creating a potentially dangerous condition.

This example also retains the original nozzle wrap, another feature specifically identified in the painted nomenclature. Both telescoping launcher tubes remain intact, and the launcher can still be extended into its firing configuration, but there is no sling and end cap assembly, so it can not be fully put back together.

The launcher is in fair overall condition, still extends and will even dry fire. The paint is still overall good and the instruction label is intact as well. Safety handle/cocking lever is still present and functional, but the end caps and sling assembly are entirely absent.

The M72 LAW was developed as a lightweight, disposable anti-armor weapon built around a factory-loaded 66mm rocket contained within a telescoping launcher. The launcher was issued as a complete round of ammunition rather than as a reloadable weapon, and after firing it was not intended for normal field reuse.

The M72A2 remained in service well into the Cold War, and this June 1977 example illustrates the continued production and refinement of the LAW system after Vietnam. The surviving coupler, nozzle wrap, radioactive-sight warning, original nomenclature, functional telescoping tubes, cocking mechanism, and clear 6-77 date make this a useful representative example despite the missing sling and end-cap assembly.

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.

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