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This is a genuine Second World War military cartridge produced for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"566\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"582\"\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=\"636\" data-end=\"1099\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"647\"\u003ehla\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"736\"\u003eMetallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen GmbH, Werk Sebaldushof\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Germany's principal wartime producers of small arms ammunition and cartridge cases. 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