{"product_id":"original-inert-wwii-german-9mm-parabellum-cartridge-am-st-26-1943-gustloff-werke-hirtenberg","title":"Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – am St 26 1943 – Gustloff-Werke Hirtenberg","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"652\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"433\"\u003einert German 9×19mm Parabellum\u003c\/strong\u003e cartridge bearing the \u003cstrong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"473\"\u003eam St 26 1943\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp. This is a genuine Second World War military cartridge produced for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"569\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"585\"\u003e1943\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the busiest years of German wartime ammunition production.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"1171\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"664\"\u003eam\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"743\"\u003eGustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik\u003c\/strong\u003e, located at \u003cstrong data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"799\"\u003eHirtenberg, Lower Austria (Niederdonau)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Following the \u003cstrong data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"828\"\u003eAnschluss\u003c\/strong\u003e of Austria in 1938, the former \u003cstrong data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"927\"\u003eHirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.G.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1200\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1200\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1379\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1umsufd\" data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1285\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003eam\u003c\/strong\u003e – Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik, Hirtenberg, Lower Austria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xwbmvu\" data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Steel cartridge case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"113y1e7\" data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1346\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1326\"\u003e26\u003c\/strong\u003e – Production Lot 26\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"9svsvr\" data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1379\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003e1943\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1622\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1391\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e marking denotes a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1434\"\u003esteel cartridge case\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduced to conserve brass during wartime. By 1943, steel-cased 9mm ammunition had become standard for the majority of German military production. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003eThis cartridge would have been issued for use in many of Germany's standard 9mm service weapons, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jqohjt\" data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003eP08 Luger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2euqjm\" data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1766\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1766\"\u003eWalther P38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"386xfi\" data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003eMP38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"381eq9\" 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