Need help identifying the weapon in this image...

[seekwhence]

I have a collection of b/w negatives and color slides from the 6th SS Mountain Division while they were in Finland and Norway in 1944. This particular image caught my eye because it shows an unusual type of rifle mounted on a motorcycle sidecar. I'm not familiar with it but maybe a weapons expert in this forum can identify what type it is.
Thanx in advance!

seekwhence

[Mainemilitaria]

The odd weapon in question is an anti-Tank rifle..... Pz.B 38 or 39....which fired a 13mm steel core cartridge necked down to 7.92mm and could penetrate 25mm of armour at 300 meters.....

Largely obsolete by the time it came into production for it's intended purpose, it still saw limited use against soft-skin vehicles and lt. armour.....most were eventually converted to firing a "rifle grenade".....

See Pg. 360-364 "Uniforms & Traditions of the German Army 1933-45 Vol. 3" by Angolia/Schlicht.

John G.

[12thPanzer]

correct. this is also pretty rare to find in photos. Great pic!

[jmark]

this is also pretty rare to find in photos

Particularly in 1944

[woodie]

Here's a few photos...thought you might enjoy..









The Granatbüchse 39 grenade launcher version of the PzB 39

[Mil-Archive]

Here are another couple of Wehrmacht ones :





You can see the man behind examining the round, also they are all wearing ear-protection.

[Simon O.]

That's a great 'Nord' photo.