The Einstossflammenwerfer 46 was a hand held single shot flamethrower designed in Germany during the second half of World War II and introduced in 1944; it was engineered to be both cheap and easily mass-produced. The disposable weapon fired a half-second burst of flame of up to . It was issued to the Volkssturm or the Werwolf movement, but also used by the Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers). It was inspired by the Italian "Lanciafiamme Mod. 41 d'assalto" See also Flammenwerfer 35 Flammenwerfer M.16. Handflammpatrone References External links An original image of the weapon World War II infantry weapons of Germany Flamethrowers Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1944