PzB M.SS.41 Sniper Rifle Word War II

This PzB M.SS.41 sniper rifle is a bit of a mystery weapon; very few German examples survived World War 2, and only a few were ever built in the first place.  There are few written records of them, and even fewer design notes.  It is not  even certain where they were manufactured,  for the surviving examples have very little markings of any sort.  The PzB M.SS.41 sniper rifle is noted for its unusual mechanism;  it is a bullpup bolt-action design where the entire pistol grip and trigger group are used as the charging handle. 

The mechanism is very complicated and was apparently very difficult to manufacture, but  was quite effective in lowering weight and the length of the rifle.  It is also very vulnerable to dirt  in the mechanism.  The PzB M.SS.41 fired the 7.92mm Patronen round, which was in very limited manufacture and even more limited issue.