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This is a genuine late Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"565\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"581\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e, the final full year of German wartime ammunition production.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"1223\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"656\"\u003ekam\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"770\"\u003eHASAG (Hugo Schneider AG), Eisen- und Metallwerke GmbH., Werk Skarżysko-Kamienna\u003c\/strong\u003e, located in \u003cstrong data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"802\"\u003eoccupied Poland\u003c\/strong\u003e. Originally established as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"902\"\u003ePolish State Ammunition Factory (Państwowa Wytwórnia Uzbrojenia)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the plant was seized following the German invasion of Poland in 1939 and became one of the Third Reich's largest producers of military ammunition. Millions of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1084\"\u003e9×19mm Parabellum\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003e7.92×57mm Mauser\u003c\/strong\u003e cartridges were manufactured there for the Wehrmacht between 1940 and 1944. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1551\"\u003eThe Skarżysko-Kamienna works are also historically significant because they relied heavily on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003eforced labour\u003c\/strong\u003e. Thousands of prisoners were compelled to manufacture ammunition under brutal conditions, making \u003cstrong data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1441\"\u003ekam\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamps an important part of the history of German wartime industry. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1580\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1580\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ejuryb\" data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1591\"\u003ekam\u003c\/strong\u003e – HASAG (Hugo Schneider AG), Eisen- und Metallwerke GmbH., Werk Skarżysko-Kamienna, occupied Poland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xwbmvu\" data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1723\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"1700\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Steel cartridge case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8stjhr\" data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1750\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003e6\u003c\/strong\u003e – Production Lot 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lrgd9s\" data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1761\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"2054\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"1795\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e marking denotes a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1838\"\u003esteel cartridge case\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduced to conserve brass as Germany's demand for ammunition increased. 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