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This is a genuine late Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"587\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"603\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e, when German ammunition production was operating at maximum capacity. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"1208\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"723\"\u003eam\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"802\"\u003eGustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik\u003c\/strong\u003e, located at \u003cstrong data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"858\"\u003eHirtenberg, Lower Austria (Niederdonau)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Following the \u003cstrong data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"887\"\u003eAnschluss\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1938, the former \u003cstrong data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"975\"\u003eHirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.G.\u003c\/strong\u003e became part of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1013\"\u003eGustloff-Werke\u003c\/strong\u003e armaments group. The factory was one of Germany's largest producers of 9×19mm Parabellum and 7.92×57mm Mauser ammunition and supplied millions of cartridges to the Wehrmacht throughout the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1237\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1237\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1416\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1umsufd\" data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1322\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1247\"\u003eam\u003c\/strong\u003e – Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik, Hirtenberg, Lower Austria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xwbmvu\" data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1331\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Steel cartridge case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1n6j5u7\" data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1383\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1363\"\u003e16\u003c\/strong\u003e – Production Lot 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lrgd9s\" data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1416\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1623\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e marking indicates a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1473\"\u003esteel cartridge case\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduced to conserve strategic brass supplies. By 1944, steel-cased 9mm ammunition had become standard throughout most German wartime production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1725\"\u003eThis cartridge would have been issued for use in Germany's principal 9mm service weapons, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jqohjt\" data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1742\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1742\"\u003eP08 Luger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2euqjm\" data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003eWalther P38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"386xfi\" data-start=\"1761\" data-end=\"1771\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1771\"\u003eMP38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"381eq9\" data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1782\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1782\"\u003eMP40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"381fio\" data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eMP41\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cqocf5\" data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003eOther German firearms chambered for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003e9×19mm Parabellum\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"kylm4h\" data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"1875\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"2287\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gpbqm9\" data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1910\"\u003eOriginal German Wehrmacht issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f261n2\" data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003eInert 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"37fjmm\" data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1973\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1955\"\u003eam\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fa2bp4\" data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"2041\"\u003eManufactured by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2041\"\u003eGustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14927o0\" data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2069\"\u003eHirtenberg, Lower Austria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lu6pkg\" data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2089\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2078\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e steel case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3pv8l7\" data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2113\"\u003eProduction Lot \u003cstrong data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2113\"\u003e16\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1iqexzw\" data-start=\"2114\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003eClearly dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"i9sft6\" data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2167\"\u003eOriginal projectile fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q6cs3n\" data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2202\"\u003eGenuine WWII military ammunition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"n76cic\" data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2239\"\u003eExcellent collector's display item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qlqo4s\" data-start=\"2240\" data-end=\"2287\"\u003eUK legal inert collectible (where applicable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2625\"\u003eProduced during the final year of major German wartime ammunition manufacture, this \u003cstrong data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2390\"\u003eam St 16 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e cartridge is an excellent collector's piece from one of the Wehrmacht's most important ammunition factories. 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