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Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – am St 16 1944 – Gustloff-Werke Hirtenberg

Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – am St 16 1944 – Gustloff-Werke Hirtenberg

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Product Description

An original inert German 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge bearing the am St 16 1944 headstamp. This is a genuine late Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the Wehrmacht during 1944, when German ammunition production was operating at maximum capacity.

The am manufacturer code identifies Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik, located at Hirtenberg, Lower Austria (Niederdonau). Following the Anschluss in 1938, the former Hirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.G. became part of the Gustloff-Werke armaments group. The factory was one of Germany's largest producers of 9×19mm Parabellum and 7.92×57mm Mauser ammunition and supplied millions of cartridges to the Wehrmacht throughout the war.

Headstamp Breakdown

  • am – Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik, Hirtenberg, Lower Austria
  • St – Steel cartridge case
  • 16 – Production Lot 16
  • 1944 – Year of manufacture

The St marking indicates a steel cartridge case, introduced to conserve strategic brass supplies. By 1944, steel-cased 9mm ammunition had become standard throughout most German wartime production.

This cartridge would have been issued for use in Germany's principal 9mm service weapons, including:

  • P08 Luger
  • Walther P38
  • MP38
  • MP40
  • MP41
  • Other German firearms chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum

Features

  • Original German Wehrmacht issue
  • Inert 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge
  • am manufacturer code
  • Manufactured by Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik
  • Hirtenberg, Lower Austria
  • St steel case
  • Production Lot 16
  • Clearly dated 1944
  • Original projectile fitted
  • Genuine WWII military ammunition
  • Excellent collector's display item
  • UK legal inert collectible (where applicable)

Produced during the final year of major German wartime ammunition manufacture, this am St 16 1944 cartridge is an excellent collector's piece from one of the Wehrmacht's most important ammunition factories. It is highly desirable for collections relating to the P08 Luger, Walther P38, MP40, and German WWII ammunition.