{"product_id":"original-inert-wwii-german-9mm-parabellum-cartridge-fb-st-5-1944-mansfeld-a-g","title":"Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – fb St 5 1944 – Mansfeld A.G.","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"629\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"389\"\u003einert German 9×19mm Parabellum\u003c\/strong\u003e cartridge bearing the \u003cstrong data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"428\"\u003efb St 5 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp. This is a genuine late Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"533\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"549\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e, when German ammunition production was operating under intense wartime demands.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"641\"\u003efb\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"710\"\u003eMansfeld A.G., Werk Schönebeck\/Elbe\u003c\/strong\u003e, Germany. Mansfeld A.G. was an important producer of military small-arms ammunition and cartridge cases for the Wehrmacht. The factory manufactured millions of 9×19mm Parabellum cartridges between 1941 and 1945, producing a variety of ball, iron-core (\u003cstrong data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"969\"\u003emE\u003c\/strong\u003e) and special-purpose loads. Collector research documents continuous \u003cstrong data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003efb\u003c\/strong\u003e production through 1944, including steel-cased cartridges with production lot numbers extending well into the year. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1376\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tqpm14\" data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1237\"\u003efb\u003c\/strong\u003e – Mansfeld A.G., Werk Schönebeck\/Elbe, Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xwbmvu\" data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1316\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1293\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Steel cartridge case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1t61nv3\" data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1343\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1324\"\u003e5\u003c\/strong\u003e – Production Lot 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lrgd9s\" data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1376\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1655\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1388\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e marking denotes a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1431\"\u003esteel cartridge case\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduced to conserve strategic brass supplies. By 1944, virtually all standard German 9mm military ammunition was produced with steel cases to maximise wartime production efficiency. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1757\"\u003eThis cartridge would have been issued for use in Germany's principal 9mm service weapons, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jqohjt\" data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1774\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1761\" data-end=\"1774\"\u003eP08 Luger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2euqjm\" data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1792\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1792\"\u003eWalther P38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"386xfi\" data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003eMP38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"381eq9\" data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1814\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1814\"\u003eMP40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"381fio\" data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1825\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1825\"\u003eMP41\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cqocf5\" data-start=\"1826\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003eOther German firearms chambered for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003e9×19mm Parabellum\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"kylm4h\" data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1907\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1907\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1909\" data-end=\"2280\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gpbqm9\" data-start=\"1909\" data-end=\"1942\"\u003eOriginal German Wehrmacht issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f261n2\" data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"1978\"\u003eInert 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16yw5py\" data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"2005\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"1987\"\u003efb\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6mux7m\" data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2063\"\u003eManufactured by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2063\"\u003eMansfeld A.G., Werk Schönebeck\/Elbe\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lu6pkg\" data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2066\" data-end=\"2072\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e steel case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1k2qxyh\" data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003eProduction Lot \u003cstrong data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003e5\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1iqexzw\" data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2131\"\u003eClearly dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2131\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"i9sft6\" data-start=\"2132\" data-end=\"2160\"\u003eOriginal projectile fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q6cs3n\" data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2195\"\u003eGenuine WWII military ammunition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"n76cic\" data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2232\"\u003eExcellent collector's display item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qlqo4s\" data-start=\"2233\" data-end=\"2280\"\u003eUK legal inert collectible (where applicable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2584\"\u003eManufactured during the final full year of the Second World War, this \u003cstrong data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2368\"\u003efb St 5 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e cartridge is an excellent example from one of Germany's recognised wartime ammunition manufacturers. 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