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Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – am St 6 1943 – Gustloff-Werke, Hirtenberg
Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – am St 6 1943 – Gustloff-Werke, Hirtenberg
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Product Description
An original inert German 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge bearing the am St 6 1943 headstamp. This is a genuine Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the Wehrmacht during 1943, when German ammunition production was at its peak.
The am manufacturer code identifies Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik, located at Hirtenberg, Niederdonau (Lower Austria). Originally known as Hirtenberger Patronen-, Zündhütchen- und Metallwarenfabrik A.G., the factory came under German control following the Anschluss in 1938 and became part of the Gustloff-Werke armaments group. It produced millions of 9×19mm Parabellum and 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridges for the Wehrmacht throughout the war.
Headstamp Breakdown
- am – Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik, Hirtenberg, Lower Austria
- St – Steel cartridge case
- 6 – Production Lot 6
- 1943 – Year of manufacture
The St marking denotes a steel cartridge case, introduced to reduce the use of brass as Germany's wartime demand for ammunition increased. By 1943, steel-cased 9mm ammunition had become standard across much of German military production.
This cartridge would have been issued for use in many of Germany's principal 9mm service weapons, including:
- P08 Luger
- Walther P38
- MP38
- MP40
- MP41
- Other German firearms chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum
Features
- Original German Wehrmacht issue
- Inert 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge
- am manufacturer code
- Manufactured by Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt Patronenfabrik
- Hirtenberg, Lower Austria
- St steel case
- Production Lot 6
- Clearly dated 1943
- Original projectile fitted
- Genuine WWII military ammunition
- Excellent collector's display item
- UK legal inert collectible (where applicable)
Manufactured at one of the Wehrmacht's most important ammunition factories, this 1943 am headstamp is highly desirable to collectors of German WWII ammunition, P08 Luger, Walther P38, MP40, and headstamp collections.