Although both weapons in image above appear to be of Russian origin, I have included only one for comparison as shown below.


A side by side view of a early/mid 40s era Soviet made Hand Held Rocket Launcher for comparison, Note that although all the peripheral mechanisms shown on the tube of the launcher at left are not precisely mirrored by that which is in front of the unidentified man on the right, this slight difference could be easily accounted for, as there were slight variations (improvements) to the launchers as consecutive models were made over the years. The one I have shown for comparison as example is a Russian RPG-4 model year1943.

Also note that the "Magneto Electric" firing mechanism’s cocking handle is shown in what seems to be the cocked (down) position in image on right.

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