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Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – hla St 13 1941 – Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen
Original Inert WWII German 9mm Parabellum Cartridge – hla St 13 1941 – Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen
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Product Description
An original inert German 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge bearing the hla St 13 1941 headstamp. This is a genuine Second World War military cartridge manufactured for the Wehrmacht during 1941, the first full year in which the German three-letter manufacturer code system came into widespread use.
The hla manufacturer code identifies Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen GmbH, Werk Sebaldushof, located at Sebaldushof, Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, Germany. The factory had previously produced ammunition under the P25 code before changing to the hla code as part of the Wehrmacht's security programme to conceal the identities of military contractors. Treuenbrietzen was one of Germany's largest producers of small-arms ammunition and cartridge cases throughout the war.
Headstamp Breakdown
- hla – Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen GmbH, Werk Sebaldushof
- St – Steel cartridge case
- 13 – Production Lot 13
- 1941 – Year of manufacture
The St marking indicates a steel cartridge case, introduced to reduce the use of brass as Germany's wartime demand for ammunition increased. By 1941, steel-cased 9mm ammunition was becoming increasingly common across Wehrmacht production.
This cartridge would have been issued for use in Germany's principal 9mm service weapons, including:
- P08 Luger
- Walther P38
- MP38
- MP40
- Other German firearms chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum
Features
- Original German Wehrmacht issue
- Inert 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge
- hla manufacturer code
- Manufactured by Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen GmbH, Werk Sebaldushof
- St steel case
- Production Lot 13
- Clearly dated 1941
- Original projectile fitted
- Genuine WWII military ammunition
- Excellent collector's display item
- UK legal inert collectible (where applicable)
A desirable early-war 1941 example from one of Germany's principal ammunition manufacturers. The hla headstamp is popular with collectors because it marks the transition from the earlier P25 factory code to the wartime three-letter coding system