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The factory, formerly \u003cstrong data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"808\"\u003eHirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.G.\u003c\/strong\u003e, came under German control following the Anschluss in 1938 and became a major producer of military ammunition for the German armed forces. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1014\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1014\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"45zvmy\" data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1024\"\u003eam\u003c\/strong\u003e – Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik, Hirtenberg, Austria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"keqz73\" data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1101\"\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e – Production Lot 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1s37wtx\" data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1131\"\u003e1941\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003eProduced in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003e1941\u003c\/strong\u003e, this cartridge would have been issued for use in many of Germany's standard 9mm service weapons, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jqohjt\" data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003eP08 Luger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2euqjm\" data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1319\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1319\"\u003eWalther P38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"386xfi\" data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1330\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1330\"\u003eMP38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"381eq9\" data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1341\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1341\"\u003eMP40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"lhnonw\" data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003eOther German weapons chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1672\"\u003eBy 1941, Germany had adopted the three-letter manufacturer code system to conceal the identity of its military contractors. 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