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Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – am St 26 1943 – Gustloff-Werke Hirtenberg
Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – am St 26 1943 – Gustloff-Werke Hirtenberg
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Product Description
An original inert German 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge bearing the am St 26 1943 headstamp. This is a genuine Second World War military cartridge produced for the Wehrmacht during 1943, one of the busiest years of German wartime ammunition production.
The am manufacturer code identifies Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik, located at Hirtenberg, Lower Austria (Niederdonau). Following the Anschluss of Austria in 1938, the former Hirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.G. was incorporated into the German war economy under the Gustloff-Werke organisation. The factory became one of Germany's major producers of 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition for the Wehrmacht throughout the war.
Headstamp Breakdown
- am – Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik, Hirtenberg, Lower Austria
- St – Steel cartridge case
- 26 – Production Lot 26
- 1943 – Year of manufacture
The St marking denotes a steel cartridge case, introduced to conserve brass during wartime. By 1943, steel-cased 9mm ammunition had become standard for the majority of German military production.
This cartridge would have been issued for use in many of Germany's standard 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 26
- Clearly dated 1943
- Original projectile fitted
- Genuine WWII military ammunition
- Excellent collector's display item
- UK legal inert collectible (where applicable)
Manufactured by one of the Third Reich's most important ammunition producers, this 1943 am headstamp is a desirable collector's piece representing wartime production for the Wehrmacht.