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This is a genuine Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"558\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"574\"\u003e1942\u003c\/strong\u003e, when German ammunition production was rapidly expanding to support operations on all fronts.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"1176\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"681\"\u003ednh\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"774\"\u003eRheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.G. (RWS), Werk Durlach\u003c\/strong\u003e, near \u003cstrong data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"803\"\u003eKarlsruhe, Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e. Formerly operated by \u003cstrong data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"858\"\u003eGustav Genschow \u0026amp; Co. (GECO)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Durlach factory became one of Germany's leading producers of military ammunition and adopted the \u003cstrong data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"968\"\u003ednh\u003c\/strong\u003e code as part of the Wehrmacht's three-letter manufacturer coding system. The factory produced millions of 9mm Parabellum cartridges for German forces throughout the war. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1379\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1z0oowj\" data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1216\"\u003ednh\u003c\/strong\u003e – Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff A.G. 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