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This is a genuine late-Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"550\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during the final months of the war.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"962\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"598\"\u003eak\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"704\"\u003eSellier \u0026amp; Bellot, Vlašim (Wlaschim), Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia\u003c\/strong\u003e. After the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, the Sellier \u0026amp; Bellot factory was taken over and incorporated into the German war economy, becoming a major supplier of 9mm Parabellum ammunition for the Wehrmacht. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"991\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"991\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1131\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1k2tw7q\" data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1001\"\u003eak\u003c\/strong\u003e – Sellier \u0026amp; Bellot, Vlašim (Wlaschim)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xwbmvu\" data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1048\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Steel cartridge case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8stjhr\" data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1098\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1079\"\u003e6\u003c\/strong\u003e – Production Lot 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11u5ddd\" data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1131\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003e1945\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1143\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e marking indicates a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1188\"\u003esteel cartridge case\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduced to conserve brass during the latter years of the war. By 1945, the majority of German 9mm military ammunition was produced with steel cases due to shortages of strategic materials. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003eThis cartridge would have been issued for use in Germany's principal 9mm service weapons, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1647\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jqohjt\" data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003eP08 Luger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2euqjm\" data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1556\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1556\"\u003eWalther P38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"386xfi\" data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1567\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1567\"\u003eMP38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"381eq9\" data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003eMP40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"lhnonw\" data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1647\"\u003eOther German weapons chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"2004\"\u003eLate-war \u003cstrong data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"1666\"\u003e1945\u003c\/strong\u003e dated cartridges are particularly desirable because they represent the final period of German ammunition production before the collapse of the Third Reich. Production at the Vlašim factory continued briefly after liberation using remaining German components before reverting to Czechoslovak control. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"kylm4h\" data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2022\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2022\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2380\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gpbqm9\" data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2057\"\u003eOriginal German Wehrmacht issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f261n2\" data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2093\"\u003eInert 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"fpr14\" data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2120\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2102\"\u003eak\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"xln96a\" data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2167\"\u003eManufactured by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2167\"\u003eSellier \u0026amp; Bellot, Vlašim\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"fo4iwh\" data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2189\"\u003eSteel (\u003cstrong data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2183\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e) case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1k2qx2i\" data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2212\"\u003eProduction Lot \u003cstrong data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2212\"\u003e6\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1iqex7h\" data-start=\"2213\" data-end=\"2237\"\u003eClearly dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2229\" data-end=\"2237\"\u003e1945\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"m6hig5\" data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2267\"\u003eGenuine late-war production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"i9sft6\" data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2296\"\u003eOriginal projectile fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cvilun\" data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2332\"\u003eExcellent historical display item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qlqo4s\" data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2380\"\u003eUK legal inert collectible (where applicable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2382\" data-end=\"2614\"\u003eA scarce late-war German 9mm cartridge from one of the Wehrmacht's most important occupied-factory ammunition producers, making it an excellent addition to any \u003cstrong data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2555\"\u003eP08 Luger\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2557\" data-end=\"2572\"\u003eWalther P38\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2574\" data-end=\"2582\"\u003eMP40\u003c\/strong\u003e, or WWII ammunition collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tommies Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49314707538239,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_6639_19891687-a32e-4f81-a63a-b0a21cd91f43.jpg?v=1782994211","url":"https:\/\/tommies-militaria-and-collectables.myshopify.com\/products\/original-inert-wwii-german-9mm-parabellum-cartridge-ak-st-6-1944-sellier-bellot","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}