German soldier posing aside a Belgian Cr42 upside down. Effects of the Luftwaffe bombings over the Belgian Air Force airfields. May 1940. DVX

Kaputt

Late (1945) 'photo of a Panzerschreck 54 in firing position.  This clearly shows the removable side-mounting of the blast shield, and the swinging tab that formed part of the mechanism allowing the removal of the mica aiming window for cleaning.  The latter feature was important, as it proved difficult in practice to clean the window in situ, and the window was prone to become obscured by the filth, propellant gases and so on contained in the backblast, requiring regular cleaning.  Best regards, JR.

Panzerschreck 54.

Other German soldiers inspecting the wreck of another Belgian Cr 42. DVX