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Original WW2 German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – ak 1945 – Sellier & Bellot – Inert

Original WW2 German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – ak 1945 – Sellier & Bellot – Inert

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Product Description

Original 1945-dated 9mm Parabellum cartridge manufactured by Sellier & Bellot at Vlašim, Czechoslovakia, during the final year of the Second World War.

This example features an olive-green lacquered steel cartridge case with a copper-coloured round-nosed projectile. The cartridge retains its original wartime appearance, with age-related patina and minor surface marks.

Headstamp Identification

  • ak – Sellier & Bellot, Vlašim, Czechoslovakia

  • St+ – Improved-strength steel cartridge case

  • 5 – Manufacturing lot number 5

  • 45 – Year of manufacture, 1945

Manufacturer History

Sellier & Bellot was established in Prague in 1825 and became one of Europe's important ammunition manufacturers.

Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, the Vlašim factory was incorporated into the German wartime ammunition supply system and assigned the manufacturer's identification code ak.

The factory manufactured ammunition for German military use, including the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge employed in the P08 Luger, Walther P38 and MP38/MP40 submachine guns.

The 1945 date makes this a particularly interesting late-war example. Some 1945-dated production may have been completed after liberation using existing German components, so the precise assembly date cannot be established from the headstamp alone.

Collector Details

  • Country: German-occupied Czechoslovakia

  • Period: Second World War / 1945

  • Calibre: 9×19mm Parabellum

  • Manufacturer: Sellier & Bellot

  • Factory: Vlašim

  • Headstamp: ak / St+ / 5 / 45

  • Case: Olive-green lacquered steel

  • Projectile: Copper-coloured round-nosed

  • Condition: Original example with light age-related wear

An interesting example of late-war ammunition production at one of Germany's principal occupied European ammunition factories.