German RPG 44 practice rocket?

[Mikey25]

I found this rocket on a fair today. The seller told me it was for a German RPG 44. Can anybody confirm this?

Any information would be welcome!


Text on body:

Uebungsgeraet
Panzerabwehrwaffe
1005-12-182-3985

 

[MT-LB]

It looks like that and also from the writing its what you got told.
Erik

 

[Mikey25]

Hey Erik,


Thanks for the reply. Do you have any more info on the RPG 44 (or is it named Panzerfaust)? Any pictures or something?

The seller told me there's a little subcaliber rocket that gets inserted in the nose. I have that one too. It says: DM38

I will upload a few more pics later today.

 

[Mikey25]

I looked up "Panzerfaust 44" instead of "RPG 44" in Google and I got a few results. Looks like it's a practice round for the PF 44.

http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl31-e.htm

 

[MT-LB]

Mike,
for sure its a practice round and also if you have this subcaliber "rocket" with DM 38 - this is for sure a practice training item - known by the last digit of the DM number beeing a 8 and the item should also be blue.
Erik

 

[Mikey25]

Well, but is that DM38 used in a PF44 training rocket??????

 

[MT-LB]

The DM 38 only denotes that this is the 3rd model of an item, it doesn't specify type or caliber.
For example there is also a training handgrenade DM 38 - see here http://www.lexpev.nl/grenades/europe/germany/dm38.html
Erik

 

[Mikey25]

The DM 38 only denotes that this is the 3rd model of an item, it doesn't specify type or caliber.
For example there is also a training handgrenade DM 38 - see here http://www.lexpev.nl/grenades/europe/germany/dm38.html
Erik

Oh ok. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

The chances of me finding a Panzerfaust 44 are slim so.. I guess I'll hang this item to the wall.

I made some more pictures. The blue rocket fits exactly into the tube.

 

[Mikey25]

I just found out that the tiny DM38 rocket is NOT for the PF44 but for the PF3.
http://www.boekje-pienter.eu/html/p.htm#panzerfaust

Edited to add:
This rocket is for sale for $62 > http://www.e-gunparts.com/DisplayAd.asp?chrProductSKU=1088720&chrSuperSKU=&MC=&CatID=&mySort=

Luckily I paid only $12.

 

[APFSDST]

I never seen subcal device for german PzF3. In my opinion the blue subcal rocket used in PzF44.

 

[blu97]

Here the HEAT DM-32 for the PzF 44

 

[Mikey25]

Thanks for all the info folks.

 

[MT-LB]

I never seen subcal device for german PzF3. In my opinion the blue subcal rocket used in PzF44.

This DM 38 is a training projectile for the Panzerfaust 3 - the PzF44 subcaliber only was DM 18 and DM 28 and the projectile was more pointed.
Erik

 

[Mikey25]

Erik, do you have any pictures? Then I'll know what I have to look for...