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This is a genuine Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"573\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"589\"\u003e1941\u003c\/strong\u003e, the first full year in which the German three-letter manufacturer code system came into widespread use. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"745\"\u003ehla\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"834\"\u003eMetallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen GmbH, Werk Sebaldushof\u003c\/strong\u003e, located at \u003cstrong data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"900\"\u003eSebaldushof, Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e. The factory had previously produced ammunition under the \u003cstrong data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"966\"\u003eP25\u003c\/strong\u003e code before changing to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1002\"\u003ehla\u003c\/strong\u003e code as part of the Wehrmacht's security programme to conceal the identities of military contractors. Treuenbrietzen was one of Germany's largest producers of small-arms ammunition and cartridge cases throughout the war. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jacym8\" data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1359\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003ehla\u003c\/strong\u003e – Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen GmbH, Werk Sebaldushof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xwbmvu\" data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1391\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1362\" data-end=\"1368\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Steel cartridge case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"skmdan\" data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1420\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003e13\u003c\/strong\u003e – Production Lot 13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1s37wtx\" data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1431\"\u003e1941\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1739\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1465\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e marking indicates a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1510\"\u003esteel cartridge case\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduced to reduce the use of brass as Germany's wartime demand for ammunition increased. By 1941, steel-cased 9mm ammunition was becoming increasingly common across Wehrmacht production. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1841\"\u003eThis cartridge would have been issued for use in Germany's principal 9mm service weapons, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1962\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jqohjt\" data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1858\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1858\"\u003eP08 Luger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2euqjm\" data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1876\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1876\"\u003eWalther P38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"386xfi\" data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1887\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1887\"\u003eMP38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"381eq9\" data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"1898\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"1898\"\u003eMP40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cqocf5\" data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1962\"\u003eOther German firearms chambered for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"1962\"\u003e9×19mm Parabellum\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"kylm4h\" data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1980\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"1980\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1982\" data-end=\"2375\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gpbqm9\" data-start=\"1982\" data-end=\"2015\"\u003eOriginal German Wehrmacht issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f261n2\" data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2051\"\u003eInert 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6q89cn\" data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2079\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2061\"\u003ehla\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ve5ei4\" data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2157\"\u003eManufactured by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2098\" data-end=\"2157\"\u003eMetallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen GmbH, Werk Sebaldushof\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lu6pkg\" data-start=\"2158\" data-end=\"2177\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2160\" data-end=\"2166\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e steel case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3pv9ha\" data-start=\"2178\" data-end=\"2201\"\u003eProduction Lot \u003cstrong data-start=\"2195\" data-end=\"2201\"\u003e13\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1iqetuh\" data-start=\"2202\" data-end=\"2226\"\u003eClearly dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2226\"\u003e1941\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"i9sft6\" data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2255\"\u003eOriginal projectile fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q6cs3n\" data-start=\"2256\" data-end=\"2290\"\u003eGenuine WWII military ammunition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"n76cic\" data-start=\"2291\" data-end=\"2327\"\u003eExcellent collector's display item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qlqo4s\" data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2375\"\u003eUK legal inert collectible (where applicable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2377\" data-end=\"2673\"\u003eA desirable early-war \u003cstrong data-start=\"2399\" data-end=\"2407\"\u003e1941\u003c\/strong\u003e example from one of Germany's principal ammunition manufacturers. 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