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This is a genuine Second World War military cartridge produced for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"550\"\u003eWehrmacht\u003c\/strong\u003e during \u003cstrong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"566\"\u003e1942\u003c\/strong\u003e, a period of rapidly expanding German ammunition production.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"1053\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"639\"\u003efb\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"708\"\u003eMansfeld A.G., Werk Schönebeck\/Elbe\u003c\/strong\u003e, Germany. The factory was one of the Wehrmacht's recognised wartime producers of 9mm Parabellum ammunition and supplied millions of cartridges for German military service. Surviving examples show production in both brass- and steel-cased variants, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"968\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e steel cases becoming the standard during 1942. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1n635h4\" data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1082\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1082\"\u003eHeadstamp Breakdown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1231\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tqpm14\" data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1139\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003efb\u003c\/strong\u003e – Mansfeld A.G., Werk Schönebeck\/Elbe, Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xwbmvu\" data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1171\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1148\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Steel cartridge case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"d0i6rz\" data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e – Production Lot 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ccmvjq\" data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1231\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003e1942\u003c\/strong\u003e – Year of manufacture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1471\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1243\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e marking denotes a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1286\"\u003esteel cartridge case\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduced to reduce the use of strategic brass supplies. By 1942, steel-cased 9mm ammunition had become common across German wartime production. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003eThis cartridge would have been issued for use in Germany's principal 9mm service weapons, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1700\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jqohjt\" data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1590\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1590\"\u003eP08 Luger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2euqjm\" data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003eWalther P38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"386xfi\" data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1619\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1619\"\u003eMP38\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"381eq9\" data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1630\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1630\"\u003eMP40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"iwbmxk\" data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1700\"\u003eOther German firearms chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"kylm4h\" data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"2091\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gpbqm9\" data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1753\"\u003eOriginal German Wehrmacht issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f261n2\" data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1789\"\u003eInert 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16yw5py\" data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"1816\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1792\" data-end=\"1798\"\u003efb\u003c\/strong\u003e manufacturer code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6mux7m\" data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1874\"\u003eManufactured by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1874\"\u003eMansfeld A.G., Werk Schönebeck\/Elbe\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lu6pkg\" data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1894\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1883\"\u003eSt\u003c\/strong\u003e steel case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1k2r2wf\" data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003eProduction Lot \u003cstrong data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1iqew7u\" data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1942\"\u003eClearly dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"1942\"\u003e1942\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"i9sft6\" data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"1971\"\u003eOriginal projectile fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q6cs3n\" data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"2006\"\u003eGenuine WWII military ammunition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"n76cic\" data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2043\"\u003eExcellent collector's display item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qlqo4s\" data-start=\"2044\" data-end=\"2091\"\u003eUK legal inert collectible (where applicable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2312\"\u003eA desirable wartime German 9mm cartridge from one of the Wehrmacht's established ammunition manufacturers, making it an excellent addition to any \u003cstrong data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2252\"\u003eP08 Luger\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2254\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003eWalther P38\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2271\" data-end=\"2279\"\u003eMP40\u003c\/strong\u003e, or German headstamp collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49597622026559,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/IMG_6655_eea67ab6-5ea1-41a4-a010-04cc0e83a631.jpg?v=1782995102","url":"https:\/\/tommies-militaria-and-collectables.myshopify.com\/products\/original-inert-wwii-german-9mm-parabellum-cartridge-fb-st-3-1942-mansfeld-a-g","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}