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This is a genuine late Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"570\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"586\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"1070\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"599\"\u003eak\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"734\"\u003eMunitionsfabriken (formerly Sellier \u0026amp; Bellot), Vlašim (Wlaschim), Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia\u003c\/strong\u003e. Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, the famous Sellier \u0026amp; Bellot factory was taken over and became one of the Wehrmacht's principal producers of 9mm Parabellum ammunition. The factory supplied millions of cartridges for German pistols and submachine guns throughout the war. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1099\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1099\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"37lmfe\" data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1165\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003eak\u003c\/strong\u003e – Munitionsfabriken (formerly Sellier \u0026amp; Bellot), Vlašim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xwbmvu\" data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1197\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1174\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Steel cartridge case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2rznbj\" data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1206\"\u003e17\u003c\/strong\u003e – Production Lot 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lrgd9s\" data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1237\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1516\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1271\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e marking denotes a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003esteel cartridge case\u003c\/strong\u003e, adopted to conserve brass as Germany's demand for ammunition increased. 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If your cartridge is clearly marked \u003cstrong data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2397\"\u003eak St 17 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is a particularly interesting late-war variation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tommies Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44296812364095,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_6685_c7c2349a-7230-4996-b0a9-6086f31aa4db.jpg?v=1782996789","url":"https:\/\/tjsmilitaria.co.uk\/products\/original-inert-wwii-german-9mm-parabellum-cartridge-ak-st-17-1944-sellier-bellot-vlasim","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}