{"product_id":"inert-7-92-57mm-mauser-round-auv-st-1944-polte-german-ww2-steel-case","title":"Inert 7.92×57mm Mauser Round – auv St 1944 – Polte German WW2 Steel Case","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"688\"\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"569\"\u003eWW2-era inert 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"590\"\u003eauv St 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e headstamp, manufactured by \u003cstrong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"687\"\u003ePolte Armaturen- und Maschinenfabrik AG (Werk Grüneberg), Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"935\"\u003eDated \u003cstrong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"704\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e, this round represents \u003cstrong data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"758\"\u003elate-war German production\u003c\/strong\u003e, when material shortages led to widespread use of \u003cstrong data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"837\"\u003esteel cases (Stahlhülse)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Polte was one of the primary suppliers of 7.92mm ammunition to German forces throughout the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1113\"\u003eThis cartridge would have been standard issue for use in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1043\"\u003eKar98k rifle, MG34, and MG42 machine guns\u003c\/strong\u003e, forming part of the backbone of German small arms ammunition supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1310\"\u003eThe headstamp is \u003cstrong data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003eclear and well defined\u003c\/strong\u003e, making this an excellent \u003cstrong data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003ecollector’s piece, display round, or headstamp reference example\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly for those focusing on late-war production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003e✔ Dated 1944 (late WW2 production)\u003cbr data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1349\"\u003e✔ Polte manufacture (auv code)\u003cbr data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003e✔ Steel case (St)\u003cbr data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1402\"\u003e✔ Standard German service ammunition\u003cbr data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1441\"\u003e✔ Fully inert – no live components\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1567\"\u003eA solid collectible example of late-war German ammunition from a major wartime producer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57073959928183,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_4850.jpg?v=1778086571","url":"https:\/\/tommies-militaria-and-collectables.myshopify.com\/products\/inert-7-92-57mm-mauser-round-auv-st-1944-polte-german-ww2-steel-case","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}