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This is a genuine Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"571\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"587\"\u003e1943\u003c\/strong\u003e, when German ammunition production was at its peak.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"651\"\u003eam\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"730\"\u003eGustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik\u003c\/strong\u003e, located at \u003cstrong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"786\"\u003eHirtenberg, Niederdonau (Lower Austria)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Originally known as \u003cstrong data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eHirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.G.\u003c\/strong\u003e, the factory came under German control following the \u003cstrong data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"942\"\u003eAnschluss\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1938 and became part of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"992\"\u003eGustloff-Werke\u003c\/strong\u003e armaments group. 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